جفت

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جفت¹

  • /d͡ʒaft/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian جفت (jaft).

noun جَفْت · jaft · الْجَفْت · جَفْتٌ

  1. obsolete, possibly, of بَلُّوط (ballūṭ, “acorn”) grilled inner skin سفوف ممسك للبول سعد سنبل أسطوخوذس كندر قشار الكندر جفت البلوط مشوي أجزاء سواء يدق ويجمع ويتناول منه بالغدوات مثقال وآخر النهار مثقال

جفت²

  • /d͡ʒift/

Where it comes from

From Palestinian dialects, borrowed from Aramaic גיפתא (gip̄tā).

noun جِفْت · jift · الْجِفْت · جِفْتٌ

  1. amurca, pomace of olives

جفت³

  • /d͡ʒift/
  • /d͡ʒaft/

Where it comes from

From Egyptian dialects, borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چفت (çift).

noun جِفْت · jift · جُفُوت · الْجِفْت

  1. forceps, tweezers; clamp; inset (especially in a medical context)
  2. eaves of a roof

    Similar: سَقِيفَة

  3. double-barreled shotgun

In English

  • pomace pulp or pulplike matter remaining from a substance pressed to extract its juice

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جفت},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%81%D8%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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