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ءكف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the saddle or pack placed on a donkey or mule. It also extends to the act of fastening or securing such a saddle.

Derived headwords

إِكَافnoun
  1. 1.
    donkey's saddleboth

    donkey's saddle

أَكَفّnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of ikāfboth

    plural of ikāf

  2. 2.
    he tightened the saddle on itboth

    he tightened the saddle on it

آكَفَverb
  1. 1.
    plural of ikāfboth

    plural of ikāf

  2. 2.
    he tightened the saddle on itboth

    he tightened the saddle on it

أَوْكَفَverb
  1. 1.
    he tightened the saddle on itboth

    he tightened the saddle on it

  2. 2.
    the house dripped (a variant usage)both

    the house dripped (a variant usage)

وكافnoun
  1. 1.
    donkey's saddleboth

    donkey's saddle

Parallel reading

إكاف الحمار ووكافه
The saddle of the donkey and its pack.
والجمع أكف
And the plural is akf.
وقد آكفت الحمار
And I have saddled the donkey.
وأو كفته
And I have saddled it.
أي شددت عليه الاكاف
Meaning, I fastened the saddle upon it.