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القفر

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes emptiness, desolation, and scarcity, often applied to land, resources, or social connections. It also extends to concepts of following, collecting, and specific objects or individuals associated with these meanings.

Derived headwords

القَفْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Desolation, emptinessboth

    An empty or desolate area of land, devoid of inhabitants or vegetation.

  2. 2.
    Scarcityclassical

    A state of being few or scarce, particularly referring to possessions or food.

القَفْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Desolation, emptinessboth

    An empty or desolate area of land.

المِقْفَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Desolate landboth

    A desolate or empty area of land.

قُفَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Desolate placesboth

    Plural of قَفْر (qafra), referring to desolate or empty lands.

  2. 2.
    Unkneaded doughclassical

    Dough that has not been mixed with oil or fat.

قُفُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Desolate placesboth

    Plural of قَفْر (qafra), referring to desolate or empty lands.

أَقْفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become desolateboth

    A place becomes empty or desolate.

  2. 2.
    To become destituteboth

    A person becomes destitute of family, food, or becomes hungry.

قَفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become scarceclassical

    Property or possessions become few or scarce.

  2. 2.
    To become desolateclassical

    Food becomes scarce or desolate.

قَفِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Scarce, fewclassical

    Referring to hair that is scarce or sparse.

قَفَّارadjective
  1. 1.
    Unkneadedclassical

    Referring to dough that is not mixed with oil or fat.

التَّقْفِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Collectingboth

    The act of gathering or collecting things, such as dust or other materials.

القُفَيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Basketclassical

    A type of basket, often used for carrying goods.

  2. 2.
    Unseasoned foodclassical

    Food that is not seasoned with oil or fat.

  3. 3.
    Large date clusterclassical

    A large cluster of dates.

  4. 4.
    Water sourceclassical

    A specific water source located in the land of 'Adhra on the route to Sham.

قَفَرَ الأَثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To track, to followboth

    To track or follow a trace or footprint.

اقْتَفَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To track, to followboth

    To track or follow a trace or footprint.

تَقَفَّرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To track, to followboth

    To track or follow a trace or footprint.

القَافُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palm sheathclassical

    A container or sheath from which a date palm emerges.

  2. 2.
    Plantclassical

    A type of plant.

اِقْتَفَرَ العَظْمَverb
  1. 1.
    To scrape boneclassical

    To scrape meat or flesh off a bone.

أَقْفَرَتِ البِلادَverb
  1. 1.
    To find a land desolateboth

    To find a country or land to be desolate or empty.

القَفْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Bullockclassical

    A bullock that has been separated from its mother for the purpose of plowing.

Parallel reading

القفر والقفرة: الخلاء من الأرض، كالمقفار ج: قفار وقفور.
Al-qafru and al-qafra: emptiness of the land, like al-miqfar, plural: qifār and qufūr.
وأقفر المكان: خلا
And the place became aqfara: it became empty.
والرجل: خلا من أهله، وذهب طعامه، وجاع.
And the man aqfara: he became destitute of his family, his food disappeared, and he became hungry.
وقفر ماله، كفرح: قل
And his wealth qafara, like fariha: it became scarce.
والطعام: صار قفارا.
And the food became qaffāran: it became scarce.
وككتف: القليل القفر، أي: الشعر، والذئب المنسوب إلى القفر.
And ka-katif: the scarce qafir, meaning: hair, and the wolf attributed to the desert.
وسويق قفار، كسحاب: غير ملتوت.
And qaffār sūwīq, like saḥāb: not kneaded.
وخبز قفر وقفار: غير مأدوم.
And qafir and qaffār bread: not seasoned with fat.
والتقفير: جمعك التراب وغيره.
And al-taqfīr: your gathering of dust and other things.
والقفير، كأمير: الزبيل، والطعام غير مأدوم، والجلة العظيمة، وماء بأرض عذرة من طريق الشام.
And al-qufayr, like amīr: the basket, the unseasoned food, the large date cluster, and a water source in the land of 'Adhra on the route to Sham.
وقفر الأثر واقتفره وتقفره: اقتفاه وتبعه.
And qafara the trace, and iqtafarahu, and taqaffarahu: to track it and follow it.
وكتنور: وعاء طلع النخل، كالقافور، ونبت.
And ka-tannūr: the sheath from which the date palm emerges, like al-qāfūr, and a plant.
واقتفر العظم: تعرقه.
And iqtafara the bone: to scrape it.
وأقفرت البلد: وجدته قفرا.
And the land aqfarat: you found it desolate.
ولقب خالد بن عامر، لأنه أطعم في وليمة خبزا ولبنا ولم يذبح.
And Khalid bin 'Amir was nicknamed (qaffāra), because he served bread and milk at a feast and did not slaughter.
والقفر: الثور إذا عزل عن أمه ليحرث به.
And al-qafru: the bullock when separated from its mother to be used for plowing.