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القفط

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to gathering, collecting, or bringing things together. It also extends to concepts of mating, sexual intercourse, and a specific place name. Additionally, it describes a posture of being close or compact.

Derived headwords

قَفَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherboth

    To collect or bring together what is between two points or boundaries.

  2. 2.
    to mate (animals)classical

    Specifically used for animals, referring to the act of mating.

يَقْفِطُverb
  1. 1.
    gathersboth

    Present tense of gathering or collecting.

  2. 2.
    matesclassical

    Present tense of mating, particularly for animals.

قَفْطnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringboth

    The act of gathering or collecting what is between two points.

  2. 2.
    matingclassical

    The act of mating, especially among animals.

السِّفَادnoun
  1. 1.
    matingclassical

    Sexual intercourse, particularly between animals.

قَفَطْنَا بِخَيْرٍverb
  1. 1.
    we repaid with goodclassical

    We compensated or rewarded with something good.

قُفْطَىadjective
  1. 1.
    promiscuousclassical

    A man who has frequent sexual intercourse; promiscuous.

قَيْفَطadjective
  1. 1.
    promiscuousclassical

    Similar to قُفْطَى, describing a man who is promiscuous.

قُفْطname
  1. 1.
    Qiftboth

    A town in Upper Egypt, endowed for the Alawiyyin since the time of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali.

اقْفَاطَّتِ الْعَنْزُverb
  1. 1.
    the goat stretched its hindquartersclassical

    When a female goat extends its rear towards the male for mating.

يَقْتَفِطُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    he mounts herclassical

    The male animal (a ram or buck) brings its hindquarters close to the female's for mating.

إِلَيْهَاparticle
  1. 1.
    towards herclassical

    Indicates direction towards the female animal during mating.

تَقَافَطَاverb
  1. 1.
    they cooperated in matingclassical

    Both male and female animals cooperated in the act of mating.

الْمُنْقَفِطُadjective
  1. 1.
    compactclassical

    Someone who is close-fitting and compact, especially when sitting on an animal.

Parallel reading

جمع ما بين القطرين
Gathering what is between the two poles/regions.
والسفاد
And mating.
أو خاص بذوات الظلف
Or specific to cloven-hoofed animals.
وقفطنا بخير
And we compensated with good.
ورجل قفطى، كجمزى: كثير النكاح
And a man Qufṭā, like Jamzā: much intercourse.
كالقيفط، كحيدر
Like al-Qayfaṭ, like Ḥaydar.
وقفط، بالكسر: د بصعيد مصر
And Qifṭ, with kasra: a town in Upper Egypt.
موقوفة على العلويين من أيام أمير المؤمنين علي، رضي الله تعالى عنه
Endowed for the Alawiyyin from the days of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali, may Allah be pleased with him.
واقفاطت العنز: مدت مؤخرها إلى الفحل
And the goat اقْفَاطَّتْ: extended its hindquarters to the male.
والتيس يقتفطها، و إليها: يضم مؤخره إليها
And the buck يَقْتَفِطُها, and towards her: brings its hindquarters close to hers.
وتقافطا: تعاونا في ذلك
And they تقافطا: cooperated in that.
والمنقفط: المتقارب المستوفز فوق الدابة
And al-Munqafiṭ: the close-fitting, compact one on top of the mount.