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كفن

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root كفن (kafana) primarily relates to covering, concealing, and wrapping, most notably the shroud for a deceased person. It extends to meanings of hiding, enclosing, and even to specific plants and the act of spinning wool.

Derived headwords

الكُفْنnoun
  1. 1.
    shroudboth

    The cloth used to wrap a dead body; a burial shroud.

  2. 2.
    coveringclassical

    Something that covers or conceals.

كفّنverb
  1. 1.
    to shroudboth

    To wrap a dead body in a shroud.

  2. 2.
    to coverclassical

    To cover or conceal something.

تَكْفِينnoun
  1. 1.
    shroudingboth

    The act of shrouding a dead body; the process of preparing and wrapping the deceased.

أَكْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    shroudsboth

    Plural of 'kafana', referring to the burial shrouds.

  2. 2.
    clothesclassical

    Garments that cover or conceal, specifically referring to the clothes of the deceased.

مَكْفُونadjective
  1. 1.
    shroudedboth

    A dead body that has been shrouded.

مُكَفَّنadjective
  1. 1.
    shroudedboth

    A dead body that has been shrouded.

كُفْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small shrubclassical

    A type of small, dense, thorny shrub with stiff branches when dry.

  2. 2.
    herbclassical

    A spreading herb that grows in lowlands and plains.

  3. 3.
    wool yarnclassical

    Spun wool.

كُفْنَةverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect, specifically referring to the plant 'kafana'.

كَفَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to spin woolclassical

    To spin wool into yarn.

طَعَامٌ كَفَنnoun
  1. 1.
    unsalted foodclassical

    Food that lacks salt.

مَكْفُونُونadjective
  1. 1.
    lacking saltclassical

    People who have no salt, referring to their food or provisions.

Parallel reading

الكفن معروف
The shroud is known.
الكفن التغطية
The shroud is covering.
ومننه سمي كفن الميت لأنه يستره
And from it, the shroud of the dead is named because it conceals him.
الكفن لباس الميت معروف
The shroud is the known garment of the dead.
كفنه يكفنه كفنا وكفنه تكفينا
He shrouded him, shrouding him with a shroud, and shrouding him with a shrouding.
على حرج كالقر يحمل أكفاني
On a difficult path like a mountain, carrying my shrouds.
إذا كفن أحدكم أخاه فليحسن كفنه
When one of you shrouds his brother, let him do so well.
فأهدى لنا شاة وكفنها أي ما يغطيها من الرغفان
He gifted us a sheep and its covering, meaning what covers it of the bread.
ويقال: كفنت الخبزة في الملة إذا واريتها بها
And it is said: 'He covered the bread in the ashes' if you concealed it with them.
والكفن: غزل الصوف
And 'al-kafana' is spun wool.
كفن الرجل الصوف: غزله
He spun the wool: he spun it.
كفن الرجل يكفن أي غزل الصوف
He spun the wool, meaning he spun the wool.
الكفنة: شجرة من دق الشجر صغيرة جعدة
The 'kafana' is a small, dense shrub of thorny trees.
ويكفن الدهر إلا ريث يهتبد
And he gathers (or spins) throughout the age except for a short time he rests.
وطعام كفن: لا ملح فيه
And unsalted food: it has no salt in it.
وقوم مكفنون: لا ملح عندهم
And people who are 'makfunun': they have no salt with them.
وأكلت طعامك مرارا كفنا
And you ate your food repeatedly as 'kafana' (unsalted).