جفف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ف ف (j-f-f).

Pronunciation

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Verb

جَفَّفَ • (jaffafa) II (non-past يُجَفِّفُ (yujaffifu), verbal noun تَجْفِيف (tajfīf))

1. to dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate
   • 2014 March 19, “بحث حول النظافة”, in Bayt Al-Maʿrafa‎^[1], archived from the original on 2017-10-16:

     تجنبي قرض أظافرك بأسنانك واهتمي بدعكها بالفرجون والماء والصابون ثم اشطفيها وجففيها جيداً.

     Avoid gnawing your nails with your teeth and take care to scrub them with the brush and the water and the soap and then rinse and dry them well.