Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

جَذَفَهُ, (AA, Ṣ, Ḳ,) aor. ـِ {يَجْذِفُ}, (Ḳ,) inf. n. جَذْفٌ, (AA, Ṣ,) He cut it; or cut it off: (AA, Ṣ, Ḳ:) and so with د. (TA.)

جَدَفَ said of a bird, a dial. var. of جَدَفَ: (Ṣ:) both signify He (a bird) went quickly (Ḳ, TA) with his wings; generally, when one of the wings had been shortened; (TA;) as alsoاجذف↓ andانجذف↓: and so, both of these, with د. (Ḳ.)

[Hence, جَذَفَ بِالمِجْذَافِ; and جَذَفَ بِالسَّفِينَةِ, or السَّفِينَةَ; i. q. جَدَفَ, q. v.]

جَذَفَ فِى مِشْيَتِهِ He (a man) was quick in his manner of walking: (AO, Ṣ:) and so with د: (AAF, TA in art. جدف:) as alsoتجذّف↓. (TA.) And جَذَفَتْ She (a woman) walked like those that are short: and she (a gazelle, and a woman, TA) went with short steps; as alsoاجذفت↓: and so, both, with د. (Ḳ.)

جَذَفَتِ السَّمَآءُ بِالثَّلْجِ The sky cast down snow: and so with د. (TA.)

جَذَفَ الشَّىْءَ i. q. جَذَبَهُ. (TA.)

مِجْذَافٌ, (Ṣ, TA,) in the Ḳ مِجْذَافَةٌ↓, but the former is the more proper, (TA,) i. q. مِجْدَافٌ; (Ṣ;) The wing of a bird: and so with د. (Mṣb in art. جدف.)

And [hence, An oar; a paddle;] a certain thing with which a ship, or boat, is propelled. (Ṣ,* TA.)

And hence, as being likened thereto, A whip: (Abu-l-Ghowth, Ṣ:) and so with د. (TA in art. جدف.)

مَجْذُوفٌ A [skin of the kind called] زِقّ having the legs cut off: and so with د. (Ḳ * and TA in this art. and in art. جدف.)