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كفح

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of confronting, facing, or meeting something directly. It extends to engaging in battle, facing challenges, and even physical actions like guiding an animal or receiving a kiss.

Derived headwords

كَفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to confrontboth

    To meet or face something directly, often in a challenging or confrontational manner.

  2. 2.
    to face (in battle)classical

    To confront enemies in warfare, often without any protective shield.

كَفْحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    confrontationboth

    The act of confronting or facing something directly.

اِسْتَقْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to receiveboth

    To meet or welcome someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to faceboth

    To turn towards or face something.

كَفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to face (kiss)classical

    To face a woman for the purpose of kissing her, even while fasting.

يُكَافِحُverb
  1. 1.
    He undertakes them himself.both

    He undertakes them himself.

كَافِحُواverb
  1. 1.
    confront (imperative)classical

    Confront them (enemies) in battle by facing them directly without a shield.

يُكَافِحُverb
  1. 1.
    He undertakes them himself.both

    He undertakes them himself.

أَكْفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to guide (animal's mouth)classical

    To guide an animal's mouth with the reins, hitting it so it takes the bit.

إِكْفَاحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    guiding (animal's mouth)classical

    The act of guiding an animal's mouth with the reins.

كَفَاحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    directlyclassical

    Meeting someone directly, face to face.

الكُفْحnoun
  1. 1.
    confrontationclassical

    The act of confronting or facing.

الكُفْءadjective
  1. 1.
    the equal, the peerboth

    the equal, the peer

Parallel reading

كفحته كفحا، إذا استقبلته كفة كفة.
I confronted it (met it) a confrontation, meaning I met it face to face.
إني لأكفحها وأنا صائم
I kiss her while I am fasting.
كافحوا
Confront them (in war).
أي استقبلوهم في الحرب بوجوههم ليس دونها ترس ولا غيره.
Meaning: they met them in war with their faces, with no shield or anything else in front of them.
فلان يكافح الأمور
So-and-so tackles matters.
أي يباشرها بنفسه.
Meaning: he deals with them himself.
أكفحت الدابة إكفاحا
I guided the animal's mouth with the reins.
إذا تلقيت فاه باللجام تضربه به ليلتقمه.
Meaning: you hit its mouth with the reins so that it takes the bit.
وهو من قولهم لقيته كفاحا.
And this is from their saying: I met him directly.
والكفيح: الكفء.
And Al-Kafih (meaning Al-Kuf') is the equal.