كع

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes cowardice, weakness, and fear. It also extends to meanings related to thinness or paleness of the face, and being held back or restrained.

Derived headwords

كَعَverb

1.
to be cowardlyboth
To exhibit cowardice and weakness.

يَكَعُverb

1.
to be cowardlyboth
Present tense of the verb meaning to be cowardly and weak.

يُكَعُverb

1.
to be cowardlyclassical
Passive present tense of the verb meaning to be cowardly and weak.

كُعُوعًاnoun

1.
cowardiceboth
The state of being cowardly and weak.

كَعٌّadjective

1.
cowardlyboth
Describing someone who is cowardly and weak.

كَاعٌّadjective

1.
cowardlyboth
An alternative form describing someone who is cowardly and weak.

كَعْكَعٌadjective

1.
cowardlyboth
A form describing someone who is cowardly and weak.

كَعَّverb

1.
to be cowardlyclassical
A variant pronunciation and form of the verb meaning to be cowardly and weak.

كَعُّadjective

1.
thin-facedclassical
Describing a person with a thin or delicate face.

أَكْفَعَverb

1.
to make cowardlyboth
To cause someone to become cowardly or fearful.
2.
to frightenboth
To instill fear in someone.
3.
to restrainboth
To hold someone back or prevent them from proceeding.

كَفْكَعَverb

1.
to restrainclassical
To hold someone back or prevent them from proceeding.

تَكَفْكَعَverb

1.
to be restrainedclassical
To be held back or prevented from proceeding.

الكَعْنُكَعnoun

1.
restraintclassical
The act of being held back or restrained.

Parallel reading

كع يكع ويكع، بالضم قليل، كعوعا: جبن وضعف

Ka'a, yak'u and yuk'a, with damma is rare, ka'w'an: to be cowardly and weak.

فهو كع وكاع وكعكع، بالضم

So he is ka'un, ka'un, and ka'ka'un, with damma.

وقيل: كععت (وكععت) ، كمنعت وعلمت، لغتان

And it was said: ka'a'at (and ka'a'at), like man'at and 'alimat, are two languages.

ورجل كع الوجه: رقيقه

And a man ka'u al-wajhi: thin-faced.

وأكععته: جبنته وخوفته، وحبسته عن وجهه

And akfa'tuhu: I made him cowardly and frightened him, and I restrained him from his purpose.

ككعكعته فتكعكع هو

I restrained him, so he was restrained.

والكعنكع: العكنكع

And al-ka'naka'u: al-'aknaka'u (meaning restraint).