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الكدفة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sound produced by the impact of feet, particularly those of animals, and the act of hearing such a sound without direct visual confirmation.

Derived headwords

الكَدْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of footstepsboth

    The sound made by the impact of feet, especially when walking or running.

  2. 2.
    auditory perceptionclassical

    A sound heard from an unseen source, implying perception without visual confirmation.

أَكْدَفَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    The verb form indicating that an animal (specifically a beast of burden) produced the sound of its hooves.

أكدفت الدابة — The beast made a sound (of its hooves).
أَكْدِفَافnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of hoovesclassical

    The sound produced by the hooves of a beast of burden.

Parallel reading

صوت وقع الأرجل
The sound of the impact of feet.
أو صوت تسمعه من غير معاينة
Or a sound you hear without direct observation.
وأكدفت الدابة
And the beast made a sound (of its hooves).
سمع لحوافرها صوت
He heard a sound from its hooves.