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كفت
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaكِفْتٌ ذ (S, Z, K, &c.) and ↓ كَفْتٌ (Fr. K) and ↓ كَفِتٌ (Z) A small cooking-pot. (S, K, &c.) It is said, in a proverb, كِفْتٌ اـِلَى وَئِيَّةٍ [ A small cooking-pot ( put ) next to a large one ]: i.e. a calamity next to which is another calamity. (S, TA.) Applied to him who oppresses a man, and compels him to do that which is disagreeable to him, and then adds to his oppression of him. (A 'Obeyd.) [See also Freytag, Arab. Prov. ii. 349.] -A2- See كَفِيتٌ.
Derived headwords
كِفْتٌ
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كِفْتٌ اـِلَى وَئِيَّةٍ