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قفط

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of copulation, particularly in animals, and by extension, intense physical closeness or embrace. It also extends to meanings of intense effort, eagerness, and a metaphorical sense of reward or reciprocation.

Derived headwords

قَفَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to copulate (bird)both

    The act of copulation, specifically attributed to a male bird with a female.

  2. 2.
    to embrace tightlyclassical

    To hold onto someone or something very tightly, implying a strong grip or embrace.

  3. 3.
    to mount (animal)both

    The act of a male goat mounting a female, signifying sexual intercourse.

قَفْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    copulationboth

    The act of copulation, as performed by a male bird with a female.

  2. 2.
    tight embraceclassical

    A strong, tight embrace or hold.

قَفَطَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to copulate with herboth

    The male bird's act of copulating with the female.

يَقْفِطُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    he copulates with herboth

    The present tense of the act of copulation by a male bird with a female.

ذَقَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to penetrate (sexual)classical

    The act of penetration during sexual intercourse, specifically described as a bird's action.

ذَقْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    penetrationclassical

    The act of penetration in sexual intercourse.

اقْفَاطَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    to be eager for the maleclassical

    The female goat's state of being eager for the male, characterized by extending her hindquarters towards him.

اقْفِيطَاطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    eagerness for the maleclassical

    The state of eagerness of female goats for the male, involving presenting their hindquarters.

اقْتَفَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to approach (male goat)classical

    The male goat approaching the female, specifically in a sexual context.

تَقَافَطَاverb
  1. 1.
    to cooperate in copulationclassical

    Mutual cooperation between a male and female goat in the act of copulation.

القَفْطَىadjective
  1. 1.
    frequent fornicatorclassical

    A male characterized by frequent sexual intercourse.

القَيْفَطadjective
  1. 1.
    frequent fornicatorclassical

    A male characterized by frequent sexual intercourse, derived from the root's meaning of intense action.

قَفَطْنَا بِخَيْرٍverb
  1. 1.
    we were rewarded with goodclassical

    To be compensated or rewarded with something good.

Parallel reading

قفط الطائر الأنثى وقمطها يقفطها ويقفطها قفطا وقفطها: سفدها
The bird copulated with the female and mounted her, copulating with her and mounting her, a copulation and a mounting: he mated with her.
وقيل: القفط إنما يكون لذوات الظلف
And it was said: Copulation is only for those with cloven hooves.
وذقط الطائر يذقط ذقطا
And the bird penetrated, penetrating a penetration.
القفط شدة لحاق الرجل المرأة أي شدة احتفازه
Al-qafṭ is the intensity of a man's pursuit of a woman, meaning his intense holding onto her.
والذقط غمسه فيها
And al-dhaqṭ is his thrusting into her.
والقفط نحوه
And al-qafṭ is similar to that.
يقال: مقطها ونخسها وداسها يدوسها، والدوس النيك
It is said: she prodded her, and she spurred her, and she trampled her, and trampling is intercourse.
وقفط الماعز: نزا
And the goat copulated: it mounted.
واقفاطت المعزى اقفيطاطا: حرصت على الفحل فمدت مؤخرها إليه
And the she-goat became eager, with eagerness: she was keen for the stud and extended her hindquarters to him.
واقتفط التيس إليها واقتفطها وتقافطا تعاونا على ذلك
And the buck approached her and mounted her, and they cooperated in that.
والقفطى والقيفط، كلاهما: الكثير الجماع
And al-qafṭā and al-qayfaṭ, both mean: the frequent fornicator.
والتيس يقتفط إليها ويقتفطها إذا ضم مؤخره إليها
And the buck approaches her and mounts her when he presses his hindquarters to her.
وقفطنا بخير: كافأنا
And we were rewarded with good: we were compensated.
رقية العقرب [شجة قرنية ملحة بحري قفطي]
The scorpion's incantation [a horned, salty, marine, qafṭī wound].