Ma'anar ƙamus na "jifan" ya dogara da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi. Anan ga wasu ma'anoni kaɗan masu yiwuwa: A cikin sakawa, "sifa akan" yana nufin tsarin ƙirƙirar layin farko na ɗinki akan allura kafin fara aikin sakawa. A cikin mahallin kamun kifi, “jifa” na nufin aikin jifa da layin kamun kifi ko kutsawa cikin ruwa. > A cikin shirye-shiryen wasan kwaikwayo, "cast on" yana nufin tsarin zaɓe da ɗaukar 'yan wasan kwaikwayo don ayyuka daban-daban a cikin wasan kwaikwayo. " yana nufin tsarin zuba narkakkar karfe a cikin wani mold don ƙirƙirar takamaiman siffa ko wani abu. " ana magana a kai.