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جُفَآءٌ

Root: جفو

Full Definition

جُفَآءٌ The rubbish and scum cast forth by the torrent of a valley, and by a cooking-pot. [See also art. جفأ.]
2 And hence, as being likened to the جُفَآء of the torrent, The first, or foremost, of men, or people. [But see art. جفأ.]
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