جفن
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Arabic
Etymology
From the root ج ف ن (j-f-n). Cognate to Hebrew גֶּפֶן (gép̄en, “vine”), Classical Syriac ܓܦܢܬܐ (gəp̄entā, “vine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
جَفْن • (jafn) m (plural جُفُون (jufūn) or أَجْفَان (ʔajfān))
- eyelid
- (archaic) vat, tub
- (archaic) vine, grapevine
- (archaic) enceinte, close, buildings of fortification surrounding an area
- 1355, اِبْن بَطُّوطَة, edited by Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, تُحْفَةُ ٱلنُّظَّارِ فِي غَرَائِبِ ٱلْأَمْصَارِ وَعَجَائِبِ ٱلْأَسْفَارِ, volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, page 351, lines 4–7:
- وممّا شاع من أفعال مولانا أيده الله في الجهاد إنشاؤه الأجفان بجميع السواحل واستكثاره من عُدَد البحر وهذا في زمان الصلح والمُهادنة إعْدادًا لأيّام القِرة وأخذًا بالحزم في قطع أَطْماع الكفّار.
- One of the most notable deeds of our master (God assist him!) of struggle is his engineering of enceintes on all shores, and his manifold provisions in naval matters, in time of peace and armistice to prepare for days of war, to shortcircuit the cravings of the infidels resolutely.
- (archaic) a kind of round ship
- 1355, اِبْن بَطُّوطَة, edited by Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, تُحْفَةُ ٱلنُّظَّارِ فِي غَرَائِبِ ٱلْأَمْصَارِ وَعَجَائِبِ ٱلْأَسْفَارِ, volume II, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1854, page 234, line 1 a fine:
- 1355, اِبْن بَطُّوطَة, edited by Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, تُحْفَةُ ٱلنُّظَّارِ فِي غَرَائِبِ ٱلْأَمْصَارِ وَعَجَائِبِ ٱلْأَسْفَارِ, volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, page 105, line 2:
- 1355, اِبْن بَطُّوطَة, edited by Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, تُحْفَةُ ٱلنُّظَّارِ فِي غَرَائِبِ ٱلْأَمْصَارِ وَعَجَائِبِ ٱلْأَسْفَارِ, volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, page 271, line 3 a fine:
Declension
Declension of noun جَفْن (jafn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَفْن jafn |
الْجَفْن al-jafn |
جَفْن jafn |
| Nominative | جَفْنٌ jafnun |
الْجَفْنُ al-jafnu |
جَفْنُ jafnu |
| Accusative | جَفْنًا jafnan |
الْجَفْنَ al-jafna |
جَفْنَ jafna |
| Genitive | جَفْنٍ jafnin |
الْجَفْنِ al-jafni |
جَفْنِ jafni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جَفْنَيْن jafnayn |
الْجَفْنَيْن al-jafnayn |
جَفْنَيْ jafnay |
| Nominative | جَفْنَانِ jafnāni |
الْجَفْنَانِ al-jafnāni |
جَفْنَا jafnā |
| Accusative | جَفْنَيْنِ jafnayni |
الْجَفْنَيْنِ al-jafnayni |
جَفْنَيْ jafnay |
| Genitive | جَفْنَيْنِ jafnayni |
الْجَفْنَيْنِ al-jafnayni |
جَفْنَيْ jafnay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جُفُون; أَجْفَان jufūn; ʔajfān |
الْجُفُون; الْأَجْفَان al-jufūn; al-ʔajfān |
جُفُون; أَجْفَان jufūn; ʔajfān |
| Nominative | جُفُونٌ; أَجْفَانٌ jufūnun; ʔajfānun |
الْجُفُونُ; الْأَجْفَانُ al-jufūnu; al-ʔajfānu |
جُفُونُ; أَجْفَانُ jufūnu; ʔajfānu |
| Accusative | جُفُونًا; أَجْفَانًا jufūnan; ʔajfānan |
الْجُفُونَ; الْأَجْفَانَ al-jufūna; al-ʔajfāna |
جُفُونَ; أَجْفَانَ jufūna; ʔajfāna |
| Genitive | جُفُونٍ; أَجْفَانٍ jufūnin; ʔajfānin |
الْجُفُونِ; الْأَجْفَانِ al-jufūni; al-ʔajfāni |
جُفُونِ; أَجْفَانِ jufūni; ʔajfāni |
Derived terms
- جَفْنَة (jafna)
Descendants
- Maltese: ġifen
- → Azerbaijani: cəfn
- → Persian: جفن (jafn)
- → Ottoman Turkish: جفن (cefn)
- Turkish: cefn
- →⇒? Middle Armenian: ճփնի (čpʻni)
References
- Agius, Dionisius A. (2008) Classic Ships of Islam. From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 92), Leiden: Brill, pages 338–340
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “جفن”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 201
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
جفن • (gifn) m (plural جفون (gufū́n))
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ج ف ن |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
جفن • (jifin) m (construct state جِفْن (jifn), plural جُفُون (jufūn) or أَجْفَان (ʔajfān))
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جَفْن (jafn, “eyelid”).
Noun
جفن • (cefn) (plural اجفان (ecfan))
- eyelid, a thin skin membrane that covers the eye
- Synonym: گوز قپاغی (göz kapağı)
- scabbard, the sheath of a sword or knife
Descendants
- Turkish: cefn
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “cefn”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 768
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جفن”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 442
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “جفن”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 1626
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جفن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 666