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كيع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of fear, timidity, and backing away from something due to apprehension. It describes a state of being cowardly or hesitant when faced with a daunting matter.

Derived headwords

كَعْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to fear, to be timidboth

    To recoil from something out of fear or apprehension; to exhibit cowardice or hesitation.

أَكِيعُverb
  1. 1.
    to fear, to be timidboth

    To recoil from something out of fear or apprehension; to exhibit cowardice or hesitation. This is a variant form of the verb.

أَكاعُverb
  1. 1.
    to fear, to be timidboth

    To recoil from something out of fear or apprehension; to exhibit cowardice or hesitation. This is another variant form of the verb.

كَعَعْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to fear, to be timidboth

    To recoil from something out of fear or apprehension; to exhibit cowardice or hesitation. This is a variant form of the verb.

كَعَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to fear, to be timidboth

    To recoil from something out of fear or apprehension; to exhibit cowardice or hesitation. This is a variant form of the verb.

Parallel reading

كَعْتُ عن الشئ أَكِيعُ وأَكاعُ
I feared the thing, I was timid and fearful.
لغة في كَعَعْتُ عن الأمر أَكْعُ
It is a variant pronunciation for 'I recoiled from the matter, I was timid'.
إذا هبته وجبنت
If you feared it and were cowardly.