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أَجْنَفُ ذ [fem. جَنْفَآءُ] Inclining [to a wrong course], or declining [from the right course], or acting wrongfully or unjustly, [absolutely, as also ↓ جَنِفٌ and ↓ جَانِفٌ and ↓ مِجْنَفٌ , or peculiarly] in his testament. (K.) You say, صَادَفَهُ فِى حُكْمِهِ ↓ جَنِفًا [He found him to be one who deviated from the right way in his judgment; who acted wrongfully, unjustly, injuriously, or tyrannically, therein]. (K.) And ↓ خَصْمٌ مِجْنَفٌ An adversary who inclines [to a wrong course], or declines [from the right course]; (K;) who acts wrongfully, unjustly, injuriously, or tyrannically. (TA.) ― -b2- Inclining; [or pendulous;] applied to a penis. (TA.) ― -b3- Having a bending back; (S, K;) applied to a man. (S.) ― -b4- See also 1, last sentence. ― -b5- Big, or large; applied to a bowl (قَدَح). (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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