Q. 1 جَعْفَدَةٌ جعفده جعفدة [inf. n. of جَعْفَدَ] a compound word from the phrase جَعَلَنِى ا@للّٰهُ فِدَاكَ [May God make me thy ransom]. (Ibn-Dihyeh, TA.) [You say, جَعْفَدَهُ, meaning He said to him جعلنى اللّٰه فداك.]
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