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تقرعف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of contracting or drawing oneself in. It primarily relates to physical posture and the tightening of muscles, often implying a state of being hunched or withdrawn.

Derived headwords

تَقَرعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractclassical

    To draw oneself together, to shrink or contract one's body.

  2. 2.
    to hunchclassical

    To bend the body, especially the back and shoulders, in a hunched posture.

اقْرَعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractclassical

    To draw oneself together, to shrink or contract one's body.

  2. 2.
    to hunchclassical

    To bend the body, especially the back and shoulders, in a hunched posture.

Parallel reading

تقرعف الرجل، واقرعف: تقبض.
The man contracted himself, and he hunched: he clenched.