ج ر ف

Arabic

Etymology

Compare the Syriac root ܓ-ܪ-ܦ (ɡ-r-p) with analogous usage.

Root

ج ر ف • (j-r-f)

1. related to sweeping

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: جَرَفَ (jarafa, “to sweep; to shovel”)
  • Verbal noun: جَرْف (jarf)
  • Active participle: جَارِف (jārif)
  • Passive participle: مَجْرُوف (majrūf)
• Form II: جَرَّفَ (jarrafa, “to dredge; to curette”)
  • Verbal noun: تَجْرِيف (tajrīf)
  • Active participle: مُجَرِّف (mujarrif)
  • Passive participle: مُجَرَّف (mujarraf)
• Form IV: أَجْرَفَ (ʔajrafa, “to reach and wash against”)
  • Verbal noun: إِجْرَاف (ʔijrāf)
  • Active participle: مُجْرِف (mujrif)
  • Passive participle: مُجْرَف (mujraf)
• Form V: تَجَرَّفَ (tajarrafa, “to take much and carry off”)
  • Verbal noun: تَجَرُّف (tajarruf)
  • Active participle: مُتَجَرِّف (mutajarrif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَجَرَّف (mutajarraf)
• Form VII: اِنْجَرَفَ (injarafa, “to be swept off; to be abraded, to erode”)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْجِرَاف (injirāf)
  • Active participle: مُنْجَرِف (munjarif)
• Form VIII: اِجْتَرَفَ (ijtarafa, “to take away”)
  • Verbal noun: اِجْتِرَاف (ijtirāf)
  • Active participle: مُجْتَرِف (mujtarif)
  • Passive participle: مُجْتَرَف (mujtaraf)

Nouns

• مِجْرَاف m (mijrāf, “shovel”)
• مِجْرَفَة f (mijrafa, “shovel; curette”)
• جَرَّافَة f (jarrāfa, “rake; dredge”)
• مَجْرَف m (majraf, “current”)