The triliteral root jīm fā wāw (ج ف و) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form I verb tatajāfā (تَتَجَافَىٰ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to forsake
| (32:16:1) tatajāfā | Forsake | تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
