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عكفه

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being confined, detained, or held back. It extends to meanings of steadfast devotion, surrounding, and meticulous attention, often implying a stationary or focused state.

Derived headwords

عَكَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to detain, confineboth

    To hold someone or something back, to prevent movement or departure.

  2. 2.
    to be devoted, diligentboth

    To apply oneself steadfastly and diligently to something, often with continuous attention.

  3. 3.
    to surroundboth

    To gather around something or someone, forming a circle or enclosure.

  4. 4.
    to reside, stayboth

    To remain in a place, particularly a mosque, for worship and devotion.

  5. 5.
    to tend, care forclassical

    To look after, manage, or improve something.

  6. 6.
    to delay, be lateclassical

    To fall behind or be delayed in progress or action.

عُكُوفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    devotion, steadfastnessboth

    The state of being devoted and diligent, often implying continuous application to a task or place.

  2. 2.
    residence, stayingboth

    The act of staying or residing in a place, especially a mosque for worship.

اعتكفverb
  1. 1.
    to seclude oneself (in mosque)both

    To withdraw to a mosque for a period of religious devotion and seclusion.

  2. 2.
    to be devoted, diligentboth

    To apply oneself with steadfastness and continuous effort.

عُكُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    devotees, residentsboth

    People who are devoted, diligent, or residing in a particular place, especially a mosque.

عَكَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to make curly, frizzclassical

    To cause hair to become curly or frizzy.

  2. 2.
    to set jewelsclassical

    To set jewels or precious stones into something, such as a necklace.

عُكافname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Wada'ahclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Ibn Wada'ah, a companion of the Prophet.

عَكافadjective
  1. 1.
    curly, frizzyclassical

    Describing hair that is naturally curly, frizzy, or has been made so.

مَعْكُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    combed, braidedclassical

    Describing hair that has been combed and braided.

تَعْكِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    setting jewelsclassical

    The act of setting jewels or precious stones into an object.

  2. 2.
    curling hairclassical

    The act of making hair curly or frizzy.

تَعَكَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to confine oneselfclassical

    To hold oneself back, to be confined or detained.

Parallel reading

عكفه: حبسه
He confined him: he detained him.
و عليه عكوفا: أقبل عليه مواظبا
And upon him with devotion: he turned to him diligently.
و القوم حوله: استداروا
And the people around him: they surrounded him.
وكذا الطير حول القتيل
And likewise the birds around the slain.
و الجوهر في النظم: استدار
And the jewels in the necklace: they were set around.
و في المسجد: اعتكف
And in the mosque: he secluded himself.
ورعى
And he tended.
وأصلح
And he improved.
وتأخر
And he delayed.
وقوم عكوف: عاكفون
And people devoted: they are devoted.
وعكاف، كشداد: ابن وداعة الصحابي
And 'Ukkāf, like shiddād: Ibn Wada'ah the companion.
وككتف: الجعد من الشعر
And like kutuf: the curly hair.
وشعر معكوف: ممشوط مضفور
And combed hair: combed and braided.
وعكف النظم تعكيفا: نظم فيه الجوهر
And he set the necklace with jewels: he set jewels in it.
و الشعر: جعد
And the hair: it became curly.
وتعكف: تحبس، كاعتكف
And he confined himself: he was detained, like he secluded himself.
ولا تقل: انعكف
And do not say: inkafa.