قفع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to things that are contracted, shrunken, or bent inwards, often due to dryness or a specific shape. It describes objects, physical conditions of body parts, and even plants.

Derived headwords

القُفْعَةnoun

1.
a thing similar to a basket without a handle, made of palm leaves, not largeboth
a thing similar to a basket without a handle, made of palm leaves, not large

" ليت عندنا منه قفعة أو قفعتين " — " I wish we had one or two qaf'ah of it " (referring to locusts)

القَفْعَاءnoun

1.
Shrub/treeclassical
A type of tree or shrub.

قَفْعَاءadjective

1.
Shrunken/contracted (ear)classical
An ear that appears shrunken or contracted, as if affected by fire.

قَفْعَاءadjective

1.
Contracted/bent inwards (foot)classical
A woman whose toes have bent inwards towards the sole of the foot.

أَقْفَعadjective

1.
Contracted/bent inwards (foot)classical
A man whose toes have bent inwards towards the sole of the foot.

قُفْعadjective

1.
Contracted/bent inwards (toes)classical
People whose toes are contracted or bent inwards.

قوم قفع الأصابع — People with contracted toes

مُقَفَّعadjective

1.
Contracted handsclassical
A man whose hands are contracted or bent inwards.

رجل مقفع اليدين — A man with contracted hands

القُلْفَعnoun

1.
Cracked mudclassical
Pieces of mud that break off and crack when dried. The 'lam' (ل) is considered extra.

قلفع روض شرب الدثاثا — Cracked mud of meadows that drank heavily

Parallel reading

شئ شبيه بالزبيل بلا عروة يعمل من خوص، ليس بالكبير.

A thing similar to a basket without handles, made from palm leaves, and not large.

" ليت عندنا منه قفعة أو قفعتين "، يعنى من الجراد.

" I wish we had one or two qaf'ah of it ", meaning of locusts.

والقفعاء: شجر.

And al-Qaf'aa': a tree.

وأذن قفعاء، كأنها أصابتها نار فانزوت.

And a qaf'aa' ear, as if it was struck by fire and contracted.

والرجل القفعاء: التي ارتدت أصابعها إلى القدم.

And the qaf'aa' woman: one whose toes have bent inwards towards the foot.

يقال رجل أقفع وامرأة قفعاء

It is said a man is aqfa' and a woman is qaf'aa'.

وبينا القفع،

And between them is al-qaf' (the condition of contracted toes).

وقوم قفع الأصابع.

And people with contracted toes.

ورجل مقفع اليدين.

And a man with contracted hands.

والقلفع، مثال الخنصر: ما يتقلع ويتشقق من الطين إذا يبس، واللام زائدة.

And al-Qulfu', in the pattern of 'khinsar': what breaks off and cracks from mud when it dries, and the 'lam' is extra.

قلفع روض شرب الدثاثا

Cracked mud of meadows that drank heavily