ج ر ف

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 (ʾajrafa, “to reach and wash against”)
  • Verbal noun: إِجْرَاف‎ (ʾijrāf)
  • 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”)