جَالِفٌ
1.
[act. particle n. of جَلَفَ].
2.
جَالِفَةٌ [or شَجَّةٌ
جَالِفَةٌ] A wound of the head that peels off the skin with the flesh: (S, K:) or that peels off the skin but does not penetrate into the interior. (Msb.) And طَعْنَةٌ جَالِفَةٌ
A spear-wound, or the like, that does not penetrate into the interior; (S, K;) opposed to جَايءِفَةٌ. (S.)
3.
زَمَانٌ جَايءِفٌ
i. q.
جَارِفٌ [A time, or season, that sweeps away, or destroys, the cattle]. (TA.) See also جَلِيفٌ.