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كفس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific type of physical deviation or crookedness, particularly in the feet. It is associated with a condition where the foot turns inward.

Derived headwords

الكفسnoun
  1. 1.
    Inward turning of the footclassical

    A condition characterized by the foot turning inward, a form of crookedness or deviation in the foot.

كفسverb
  1. 1.
    To be crooked/deviatedclassical

    To have a condition where the foot turns inward; to be crooked or deviated in this manner.

كفساnoun
  1. 1.
    Crookedness/deviationclassical

    The state or condition of being crooked or deviated, specifically referring to the inward turning of the foot.

أكفسadjective
  1. 1.
    Having inward-turned feetclassical

    Describing someone or something that possesses the condition of having feet that turn inward.

Parallel reading

الحنف في بعض اللغات
The inward turning of the foot in some languages.
كفس كفسا
He had inward-turned feet, a condition of crookedness.
وهو أكفس
And he is one who has inward-turned feet.