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الكفيح

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to confrontation, facing, and encountering, often with a sense of suddenness or force. It also extends to meanings of covering, uncovering, and striking, as well as concepts of sufficiency and abundance.

Derived headwords

الكفِيحnoun
  1. 1.
    The equivalentboth

    Referring to someone or something that is equal, comparable, or sufficient.

  2. 2.
    Woman's husbandclassical

    The husband of a woman.

  3. 3.
    Bedfellowclassical

    Someone who shares a bed with another person.

  4. 4.
    Unexpected guestclassical

    A guest who arrives without prior notice.

الأكفَحadjective
  1. 1.
    Blackclassical

    Describing something as black in color.

كَفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To uncoverboth

    To remove a covering from something.

  2. 2.
    To strike with a stickboth

    To hit someone or something with a stick.

  3. 3.
    To pull the reinsboth

    To pull on the reins of an animal, like a horse.

  4. 4.
    To confrontboth

    To face someone directly, often in opposition.

  5. 5.
    To kiss suddenlyclassical

    To kiss a woman unexpectedly.

أكْفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To pull the reinsboth

    To pull on the reins of an animal, similar to 'kafaha'.

  2. 2.
    To confrontboth

    To face someone directly, similar to 'kafaha'.

  3. 3.
    To kiss suddenlyclassical

    To kiss a woman unexpectedly, similar to 'kafaha'.

  4. 4.
    To repelboth

    To turn someone away or repel them from oneself.

كَفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To be shyclassical

    To feel shy or embarrassed.

  2. 2.
    To be cowardlyclassical

    To exhibit cowardice or fear.

مُكَافَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Confrontationboth

    The act of facing or confronting someone or something.

  2. 2.
    Sudden kissingclassical

    The act of kissing someone suddenly.

كِفَاحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundanceclassical

    A large quantity or amount of something, particularly worldly or otherworldly possessions.

  2. 2.
    Confrontationboth

    The act of facing or confronting someone or something.

Parallel reading

الكفِيح: الكفء، وزوج المرأة، والضجيع، والضيف المفاجئ.
Al-Kafih: The equivalent, the woman's husband, the bedfellow, and the unexpected guest.
والأكفح: الأسود.
And Al-Akfah: the black.
وكفحه، كمنعه: كشف عنه غطاءه
And Kafahu, like Man'ahu: he uncovered it.
و بالعصا: ضربه
And with a stick: he struck him.
و لجام الدابة: جذبه، كأكفحه
And the animal's reins: he pulled them, like Akfahu.
و فلانا: واجهه
And a person: he confronted him.
و المرأة: قبلها فجأة، ككافحها فيهما مكافحة وكفاحا.
And a woman: he kissed her suddenly, like Kafaha, in them, Mukafaha and Kifaha.
وكسمع: خجل، وجبن.
And Kasami': he was shy, and he was cowardly.
"أعطيت محمدا كفاحا"
"I gave Muhammad abundance"
أي: أشياء كثيرة من الدنيا والآخرة.
Meaning: many things from this world and the hereafter.
وأكفحته عني: رددته.
And Akfahtuhu 'anni: I repelled him from me.