جفاء

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Arabic

Root
ج ف و (j-f-w)

Etymology

Verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā).

Pronunciation

Noun

جَفَاء (jafāʔm

  1. verbal noun of جَفَا (jafā) (form I)
  2. harshness, brusqueness, unkindness, coarseness (treating someone coarsely)
  3. aversion, loathing
  4. estrangement, alienation

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: cəfa
  • Persian: جفا, جفاء (jafâ')
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਜਫਾ (japhā)
      Shahmukhi script: جفا (jafā)
  • Ottoman Turkish: جفا (cefa)
  • Hausa: jafa'i
  • Uzbek: jafo