إِرْجَافٌ

verbal noun of 4 [q. v.]. (Msb.) [And hence, as a simple subst.,] singular of [أَرَاجِيفُ in the phrase] أَرَاجِيفُ الأَخْبَارِ [meaning Tales without truth, or reality: or evil tales, and discordant lies, uttered in order that people may become in a state of commotion, agitation, convulsion, tumult, or disturbance, in consequence thereof: see 4]. (S.) You say, وَقَعُوا فِى أَرَاجِيفَ [They fell into convulsing perplexities, arising from evil and discordant and false rumours or the like]. (AA, S and K in article تع.)