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كفت

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of gathering, collecting, or drawing something close. It extends to meanings of repelling, moving quickly, and containing or encompassing.

Derived headwords

كَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    He gathered it to him.both

    He gathered it to him.

كَفْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering, drawing closeboth

    The act of gathering or drawing something close to oneself.

اكْتَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to gather, to draw closeboth

    To draw something towards oneself, to gather it in. This form is often used for emphasis.

اكفتوا صبيانكم بالليل فإن للشيطان خطفة — Gather your children at night, for the devil has a snatch.
كَفَتَ عنverb
  1. 1.
    to turn away fromclassical

    To repel or turn something away from a person or direction.

وكفته عن وجهه — And he turned it away from his face.
كَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    He gathered it to him.both

    He gathered it to him.

والكفت، أي أسرع — And al-kaft, meaning to hasten.
الكفتnoun
  1. 1.
    intense pushing, drivingclassical

    A strong and forceful pushing or driving action.

والكفت: السوق الشديد — And al-kaft: intense pushing.
كَفْتadjective
  1. 1.
    He gathered it to him.both

    He gathered it to him.

ورجل كفت وكفيت، أي سريع — And a man kaft and kufit, meaning swift.
كَفِيتadjective
  1. 1.
    swift, quickclassical

    Describing a person who is fast or moves with great speed.

ورجل كفت وكفيت، أي سريع — And a man kaft and kufit, meaning swift.
الكُفْتnoun
  1. 1.
    small potclassical

    A small cooking pot or vessel.

والكفت بالكسر: القدر الصغيرة — And al-kuft (with kasra): the small pot.
كِفْتnoun
  1. 1.
    He gathered it to him.both

    He gathered it to him.

كفت إلى وئية — A calamity alongside another.
الكِفَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Al-kifāt: the place where something is gathered, i.e., collected.both

    Al-kifāt: the place where something is gathered, i.e., collected.

ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا. أحياء وأمواتا — Have We not made the earth a container, for the living and the dead?

Parallel reading

كفت الشئ أكفته كفتا، إذا ضممته إلى نفسك.
To gather something, you gather it, a gathering, if you draw it to yourself.
اكفتوا صبيانكم بالليل فإن للشيطان خطفة.
Gather your children at night, for the devil has a snatch.
ومفاضة كالنهي تنسجه الصبا * بيضاء كفت فضلها بمهند
And a flowing garment like a pool woven by the east wind * white, it gathered its excess with a sharp sword.
وكفته عن وجهه، أي صرفه.
And he turned it away from his face, meaning he repelled it.
والكفت، أي أسرع.
And al-kaft, meaning to hasten.
والكفت: السوق الشديد.
And al-kaft: intense pushing.
ورجل كفت وكفيت، أي سريع.
And a man kaft and kufit, meaning swift.
والكفت بالكسر: القدر الصغيرة.
And al-kuft (with kasra): the small pot.
كفت إلى وئية
A calamity alongside another.
الموضع الذي يكفت فيه شئ، أي يضم.
The place where something is gathered, meaning it is drawn in.
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا. أحياء وأمواتا
Have We not made the earth a container, for the living and the dead?