جرف

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ر ف (j-r-f). Compare Classical Syriac ܓܪܰܦ (grap̱, to rush as a flood, to overflow, to carry away), Classical Syriac ܓܪܦܐ (garpā, flood).

Verb

جَرَفَ (jarafa) I (non-past يَجْرُفُ (yajrufu), verbal noun جَرْف (jarf))

  1. to sweep away, to flush
  2. to shovel, to dig

Conjugation

Verb

جَرَّفَ (jarrafa) II (non-past يُجَرِّفُ (yujarrifu), verbal noun تَجْرِيف (tajrīf))

  1. to dredge, to shovel away, to spade away, to bulldoze
  2. to curette

Conjugation

Noun

جُرُف

جَرْف (jarfm

  1. verbal noun of جَرَفَ (jarafa) (form I)

Declension

Noun

جُرْف or جُرُف (jurf or jurufm (plural أَجْرَاف (ʔajrāf) or جُرُوف (jurūf))

  1. shore undercut by floods, bluff, cliff

Declension