Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

جَفِيفٌ

Root: جف

Full Definition

جَفِيفٌ Dry herbs or herbage: or dry leguminous plants or herbs, of the kind that are eaten without being cooked: or of this kind and of such as are thick and inclining to bitterness; as also قَفِيفٌ: (TA in art. قف:) or, as some say, ما ضمنت من الريح.


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