القفعة

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to containers, particularly those made of woven material, and by extension, to things that are round or gathered. It also extends to concepts of constriction, refusal, and specific physical conditions or ailments.

Derived headwords

القُفْعَةnoun

1.
Woven basketclassical
A basket made of palm leaves, similar to a zabeel but without handles.
2.
Bundle of datesclassical
A cluster or bunch of dates.
3.
Round containerclassical
A round receptacle used for gathering fresh dates or similar items.
4.
Round tray for sesameclassical
A round tray used by oil pressers, where ground sesame is placed in layers to extract oil.

القُفْعnoun

1.
Wooden shieldclassical
A wooden structure used by soldiers in warfare to approach fortifications.

القُفْعَاءnoun

1.
Hollow wood/treeclassical
A hollow piece of wood or a tree that grows rings like those of signet rings, which separate when dry.
2.
Burned earclassical
An ear that appears shrunken or contracted at the top as if from a burn.

قَفَعَverb

1.
To be contractedclassical
To be shrunken or contracted, used to describe physical conditions.

القَفَعُnoun

1.
Constrictionclassical
A state of being constricted or narrow.
2.
Hardshipclassical
Difficulty or hardship.

الأَقْفَعadjective

1.
One with contracted fingersclassical
A person whose fingers have contracted towards the palm.
2.
One with head bowedclassical
Someone who is perpetually bowed or has a bowed head.

المُقَفَّعadjective

1.
One with head bowedclassical
Similar to al-aqfa', referring to someone with a perpetually bowed head.

المِقْفَعَةnoun

1.
Tool for striking fingersclassical
A wooden instrument used to strike or hit fingers.

قَفَعَهُ بِهَاverb

1.
To strike him with itclassical
To hit someone with the aforementioned tool (al-miqfa'ah).

قَفَعَ عَنْهُverb

1.
To prevent himclassical
To hinder or prevent someone from something.

القُفَاعِيّadjective

1.
Red-nosedclassical
A person with a very red nose that peels due to intense redness.

أَحْمَرُ قُفَاعِيّadjective

1.
Red-nosed (variant)classical
A variant expression for a very red, peeling nose, possibly a dialectal form.

قُفَاعnoun

1.
Disease of sheep's legsclassical
An ailment affecting the legs of sheep, causing them to become crooked.

القُفَاعnoun

1.
Disease of sheep's legsclassical
An ailment affecting the legs of sheep, causing them to become crooked.

قُفَاعnoun

1.
Hoardingclassical
A person who hoards their wealth and does not spend it.

نَبَات مُتَقَفِّعadjective

1.
Curled plantclassical
A plant that grows in a curled or coiled manner, resembling pods.

كَفُّ الكَلْبnoun

1.
Dried curled plantclassical
The dried, hardened form of the curled plant, resembling dog's paw.

البَهَاءnoun

1.
Bird trapclassical
An object made from palm fronds, used to cover birds for capture.

رَجُلٌ مُقَفَّعُ اليَدَيْنadjective

1.
Man with contracted handsclassical
A man whose hands are contracted or stiff.

المُقَفَّعname

1.
Title of a tabi'iclassical
A title given to a companion of the Prophet, Marwan ibn al-Muqaffa'.
2.
Title of Ibn al-Muqaffa'classical
A title given to Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn al-Muqaffa', a famous eloquent writer.

أَوْعِيَةnoun

1.
Containersclassical
Refers to containers or vessels.

انْقَفَعَverb

1.
To refuseclassical
To refuse or decline.

تَقَفَّعَverb

1.
To contractclassical
To become contracted or shrunken.

Parallel reading

كالزبيل من خوص بلا عروة

Like a basket of palm leaves without handles.

أو جلة التمر

Or a cluster of dates.

أو مستديرة يجتنى فيها الرطب ونحوه

Or a round container in which fresh dates and the like are gathered.

والدوارة التي يجعل الدهانون فيها السمسم المطحون، ثم يوضع بعضها على بعض حتى يسيل منها الدهن

And the round tray which oil pressers place ground sesame in, then stack them until the oil flows out.

ج: قفاع

Plural: qafaa' (for qaf'ah).

والقفع: جنة من خشب، يدخل تحته الرجال، يمشون به في الحرب إلى الحصون

And al-qaf' is a wooden shield, under which men enter, and walk with it in war towards fortifications.

والقفعاء: خشبة خوارة، أو شجرة ينبت فيها حلق كحلق الخواتيم إلا أنها لا تلتقي، تكون كذلك ما دامت رطبة، فإذا يبست سقطت

And al-quf'aa' is a hollow piece of wood, or a tree on which rings grow like signet rings, except they do not meet; it remains so while moist, and when it dries, it falls off.

والأذن : التي كأنها أصابتها نار فتزوت من أعلاها إلى أسفلها

And the ear: one that is as if it was burned by fire and shriveled from its top to its bottom.

والرجل : التي ارتدت أصابعها إلى القدم

And the man: one whose fingers have contracted towards the foot.

والأقفع: صاحبها، والمنكس الرأس أبدا، كالمقفع كمحدث

And al-aqfa' is its owner, and one who is perpetually bowed-headed, like al-muqaffa' as in muhdath.

والمقفعة، كمكنسة: خشبة يضرب بها الأصابع

And al-miqfa'ah, like miknasah: a wooden stick with which fingers are struck.

وقفعه بها، كمنع: ضربه

And he struck him with it, as in mana'a: he struck him.

وعنه: منعه

And from him: he prevented him.

والقفع، محركة: الضيق، والنصب

And al-qaf', harakah: narrowness, and hardship.

والقفاعي، بالضم: الأحمر ينقشر أنفه لشدة حمرته

And al-qufaa'i, with dammah: the red-complexioned one whose nose peels due to its intense redness.

وأحمر قفاعي: لغية في: فقاعي مقدمة الفاء

And ahmar qufaa'i: a dialectal variant of fuqaa'i, with the faa' at the beginning.

وهو قفاع لماله، كشداد: لا ينفقه

And he is qufaa' for his wealth, like shaddad: he does not spend it.

والقفاع، كغراب ورمان، والأولى القياس كسائر الأدواء: داء في قوائم الشاة يعوجها

And al-qufaa', like ghuraab and rummaan, and the first is the standard analogy like other diseases: a disease in the legs of a sheep that makes them crooked.

وكرمان: نبات متقفع كأنه قرون، صلابة، يقال ليابسه: كف الكلب

And like rummaan: a curled plant resembling pods, hard; its dried form is called kaf al-kalb.

وبهاء: شيء يتخذ من جريد النخل، ثم يغدف به على الطير فيصاد

And bihaa': something made from palm fronds, then it is thrown over birds to catch them.

ورجل مقفع اليدين، كمعظم: متشنجهما

And a man with contracted hands, like mu'azzam: his hands are contracted.

ومروان بن المقفع: تابعي

And Marwan ibn al-Muqaffa': a Tabi'i (successor).

وأبو محمد عبد الله بن المقفع: فصيح بليغ، وكان اسمه: روزبة أو داذبة بن داذجشنش قبل إسلامه، وكنيته أبو عمر، ولقب أبوه بالمقفع، لأن الحجاج ضربه فتقفعت يده

And Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn al-Muqaffa': eloquent and articulate, and his name was Rozbeh or Dadbeh ibn Dadbehshansh before his Islam, and his kunyah was Abu Umar, and his father was nicknamed al-Muqaffa' because al-Hajjaj struck him and his hand became contracted.

وقفع هذا: أوعه

And this qaf'a: its containers.

وانقفع: امتنع

And inqafa'a: he refused.

وتقفع: تقبض

And taqaffa'a: it contracted.