جَعْفَدَةٌ
Root: جعفد
Form: Q. 1
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جَعْفَدَةٌ
[Verbal.Noun of جَعْفَدَ] a compound word from the phrase جَعَلَنِى ٱللّٰهُ فِدَاكَ [May God make me thy ransom]. [You say, جَعْفَدَهُ, meaning He said to him
جعلنى اللّٰه
فداك.]
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