جفن
See also: خفن and حقن
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ج ف ن (j-f-n). Cognate to Hebrew גֶּפֶן (gép̄en, “vine”), Classical Syriac ܓܦܢܬܐ (gəp̄entā, “vine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒafn/
- (Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪfɪn/
- (Hejazi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒifin/
Noun
جَفْن • (jafn) m (plural جُفُون (jufūn) or أَجْفَان (ʾajfān))
- eyelid
- (archaic) vat, tub
- (archaic) vine, grapevine
- (archaic) enceinte, close, buildings of fortification surrounding an area
- 1355, Ibn Baṭṭūṭa, Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, editor, تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار [tuḥfat an-nuẓẓār fī ḡarāʾib al-ʾamṣār wa ʿajāʾib al-ʾasfār], volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, lines 4–7, page 351:
- 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.
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- (archaic) a kind of round ship
- 1355, Ibn Baṭṭūṭa, Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, editor, تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار [tuḥfat an-nuẓẓār fī ḡarāʾib al-ʾamṣār wa ʿajāʾib al-ʾasfār], volume II, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1854, line 1 a fine, page 234:
- 1355, Ibn Baṭṭūṭa, Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, editor, تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار [tuḥfat an-nuẓẓār fī ḡarāʾib al-ʾamṣār wa ʿajāʾib al-ʾasfār], volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, line 2, page 105:
- 1355, Ibn Baṭṭūṭa, Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, editor, تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار [tuḥfat an-nuẓẓār fī ḡarāʾib al-ʾamṣār wa ʿajāʾib al-ʾasfār], volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, line 3 a fine, page 271:
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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; ʾajfān | الْجُفُون; الْأَجْفَان al-jufūn; al-ʾajfān | جُفُون; أَجْفَان jufūn; ʾajfān |
| Nominative | جُفُونٌ; أَجْفَانٌ jufūnun; ʾajfānun | الْجُفُونُ; الْأَجْفَانُ al-jufūnu; al-ʾajfānu | جُفُونُ; أَجْفَانُ jufūnu; ʾajfānu |
| Accusative | جُفُونًا; أَجْفَانًا jufūnan; ʾajfānan | الْجُفُونَ; الْأَجْفَانَ al-jufūna; al-ʾajfāna | جُفُونَ; أَجْفَانَ jufūna; ʾajfāna |
| Genitive | جُفُونٍ; أَجْفَانٍ jufūnin; ʾajfānin | الْجُفُونِ; الْأَجْفَانِ al-jufūni; al-ʾajfāni | جُفُونِ; أَجْفَانِ jufūni; ʾajfāni |
Derived terms
- جَفْنَة (jafna)
Descendants
- Maltese: ġifen
- → Azerbaijani: cəfn
- → Persian: جفن (jafn)
- → Ottoman Turkish: جفن (cefn)
- →⇒? Middle Armenian: ճփնի (čpʿni)
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
From Arabic جَفْن (jafn).
Noun
جفن • (gifn) m (plural جفون (gufū́n))
- eyelid
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic جَفْن (jafn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒifn/, [ˈʒɪ.f(ɪ)n]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
جفن • (jifn) m (plural جفون (jfūn) or جفونة (jfūne))
- eyelid