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قفخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes striking or hitting, often with a specific emphasis on targeting the head or a hollow object. It implies a forceful impact.

Derived headwords

قَفَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To hit or strike someone or something forcefully.

قَفْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking or hitting.

قَفَاخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking or hitting, often implying a repeated or forceful blow.

Parallel reading

قفخته قفخا وقفاخا: ضربته.
I struck him with qafkh and qafakh: I hit him.
لا يكون القفخ إلا على الرأس، أو على شئ أجوف.
The striking (al-qafkh) is only upon the head, or upon something hollow.
قفخا على الهام وبجا وخضا
Striking upon the heads, and Bija, and Khad.