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كفء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

3 كافأهُ عَلَى شَىْءِ ذ , inf. n. مُكَافَأَةُ and كِفَأءٌ, He requited, compensated, or recompensed, him for a thing. (S, K.) ― -b2- مَا لِى بِهِ قِبَلٌ وَلَا كِفَاآءٌ I have not power to requite him. (S.) ― -b3- كافأه, (K,) inf. n. مُكَافَأَةٌ and كِفَاآءٌ, (TA,) He was like him; was equal to him; equalled him. (K.) -A2- كافأه He watched him; observed him. (K.) -A3- كافأ, (K,) inf. n. مُكَافَأَةٌ, (TA,) He repelled; turned, or put away; kept away, or off; withstood, or resisted. (K, TA.) ― -b2- كافأ بَيْنَ فَارِسَيْنِ بِرُمْحِهِ He thrust this horseman, and then that, with his spear. (K, TA.) ― -b3- كافأ بين البَعِيرَيْنِ He stabbed this camel, and then that. (Z.) -A4- لَا مُكَافَأَةَ عِنْدِى فِى كَذَا There is no concealment with me in respect of such a thing; as also لا مُحَاجَاةَ. (TA in art. حجو.)

Derived headwords

كافأهُ عَلَى شَىْءِverb
  1. 1.
مَا لِى بِهِ قِبَلٌ وَلَا كِفَاآءٌ
كافأ بَيْنَ
فَارِسَيْنِ بِرُمْحِهِ
كافأ بين
لَا مُكَافَأَةَ عِنْدِى فِى كَذَا
لا مُحَاجَاةَ