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اقفعلت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of severe contraction, stiffness, or cramping, particularly affecting the hand. It conveys a sense of involuntary tightening and immobility.

Derived headwords

اقْفَعَلَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    to become stiff/crampedboth

    To become contracted and stiff, often used to describe the hand becoming immobile due to a cramp or spasm.

اقْفِعْلَالًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stiffness/crampingclassical

    The state or act of becoming stiff, contracted, or cramped, serving as the verbal noun for the verb 'اقفعلت'.

Parallel reading

اقفعلت يده اقفعلالا
His hand became stiff and contracted with a cramp.
تشنجت وتقبضت
It became spasmodic and contracted.