ج • ع • ف • د

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