Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

جَذَفَهُ

Root: جذف

Form: 1

Full Definition

جَذَفَهُI , Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun جَذْفٌ, He cut it; or cut it off: and so with د.

def.2 جَدَفَ said of a bird, a dial. var. of جَدَفَ: both signify He went quickly with his wings; generally, when one of the wings had been shortened; as also and : and so, both of these, with د.
2 [Hence, جَذَفَ بِالمِجْذَافِ; and جَذَفَ بِالسَّفِينَةِ, or السَّفِينَةَ; i. q. جَدَفَ, q. v.]
3 جَذَفَ فِى مِشْيَتِهِ He was quick in his manner of walking: and so with د: (AAF, TA in art. جدف:) as also تجذّف . And جَذَفَتْ She walked like those that are short: and she went with short steps; as also : and so, both, with د.
4 جَذَفَتِ السَّمَآءُ بِالثَّلْجِ The sky cast down snow: and so with د.

def.3 جَذَفَ الشَّىْءَ i. q. جَذَبَهُ.


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