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كدف

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to sounds, particularly indistinct or muffled noises, and possibly to the act of approaching or drawing near. It is primarily found in classical Arabic texts and may not have direct modern equivalents.

Derived headwords

كَدفnoun
  1. 1.
    muffled soundclassical

    A sound that is heard without seeing the source, often indistinct or muffled.

كدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To draw near or approach something, possibly stealthily or indistinctly.

تَكْدِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    approachingclassical

    The act of approaching or drawing near.

حَدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To approach or draw near, often with a sense of stealth or indistinctness.

حَدْفnoun
  1. 1.
    approachingclassical

    The act of approaching or drawing near.

هَدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To approach or draw near, often with a sense of indistinctness or muffled sound.

هَدْفnoun
  1. 1.
    approachingclassical

    The act of approaching or drawing near.

حَشَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To approach or draw near, possibly in a crowded or indistinct manner.

حَشْكnoun
  1. 1.
    approachingclassical

    The act of approaching or drawing near.

هَذَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To approach or draw near, often with a sense of indistinctness or muffled sound.

هَذْءnoun
  1. 1.
    approachingclassical

    The act of approaching or drawing near.

وَيَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To approach or draw near, possibly with a sense of indistinctness or muffled sound.

وَيْدnoun
  1. 1.
    approachingclassical

    The act of approaching or drawing near.

أَيَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To approach or draw near, possibly with a sense of indistinctness or muffled sound.

أَيْدnoun
  1. 1.
    approachingclassical

    The act of approaching or drawing near.

أَزَّverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    To make a sound, particularly a buzzing or humming noise.

أَزِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    buzzing soundclassical

    A continuous, low, humming or buzzing sound, often heard without seeing the source.

Parallel reading

سمعت كدفتهم وحدفتهم وهدفتهم وحشكتهم وهذأتهم وويدهم وأويدهم وأزهم وأزيزهم، وهو الصوت تسمعه من غير معاينة.
I heard their muffled sounds, their approaching, their approaching, their approaching, their approaching, their approaching, their approaching, their buzzing, and their buzzing, which is the sound you hear without seeing.