كتف

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the shoulder, both the anatomical part of the body and its metaphorical extensions. It also encompasses concepts of breadth, binding, and specific types of movement or conditions.

Derived headwords

الكَتِفnoun

1.
the sideboth
the side
2.
a container in which the shepherd's tools are keptboth
a container in which the shepherd's tools are kept

الأَكْتَافnoun

1.
shouldersboth
The plural form of الكتف, referring to the anatomical shoulders.

أَكْتَفadjective

1.
broad-shoulderedclassical
Describing a person who is broad in the shoulder area.
2.
horse with a gap in shoulderclassical
A horse whose shoulder blades have a noticeable separation or gap.

الكَتِيفَةnoun

1.
door boltclassical
A broad metal bar used to secure a door.
2.
grudge, maliceclassical
A deep-seated ill will or resentment towards someone.

الكَتِيفَانnoun

1.
young locustsclassical
Locusts in their early stage of flight, after the 'ghawghaa' stage.

كتفverb

1.
shoulder (like kabid and kibd)both
shoulder (like kabid and kibd)
2.
he tied his hands behind his back with a ropeboth
he tied his hands behind his back with a rope

تكتّفverb

1.
to walk with raised shouldersclassical
A verb describing horses whose shoulder movements are elevated during their gait.

كتّفverb

1.
shoulder (like kabid and kibd)both
shoulder (like kabid and kibd)
2.
he tied his hands behind his back with a ropeboth
he tied his hands behind his back with a rope

الكِتَافnoun

1.
rope for bindingclassical
A rope used to tie someone's hands behind their back.

كَتَفnoun

1.
shoulder (like kabid and kibd)both
shoulder (like kabid and kibd)
2.
he tied his hands behind his back with a ropeboth
he tied his hands behind his back with a rope

أَكْتَفadjective

1.
lame (camel)classical
Describing a male camel that has a limp due to shoulder pain.

كَتْفَاءadjective

1.
lame (female camel)classical
Describing a female camel that has a limp due to shoulder pain.

كَتَفَانَةnoun

1.
young locustclassical
A single young locust, part of the الكتفان swarm.

Parallel reading

والجمع الاكتاف.

And the plural is 'al-aktaaf'.

يقال رجل أكتف بين الكتف، أي عريض الكتف.

It is said of a man 'aktuf bayna al-katif', meaning broad-shouldered.

والأكتف أيضا من الخيل: الذي في أعالي عراضيف كتفه انفراج.

And 'al-aktuf' also from horses: one whose shoulder blades have a separation at their upper part.

والكتيفة: ضبة الباب، وهي حديدة عريضة.

And 'al-katifa': the bolt of the door, which is a broad piece of iron.

أو إناء النضار لاحمه القين ودانى صدوعه بالكتيف

Or a vessel of gold, its seams mended by the goldsmith, and its cracks joined by the bolt.

والكتيفة: السخيمة والحقد.

And 'al-katifa': malice and hatred.

وترفض عند المحفظات الكتائف

And you abandon grudges when they are provoked.

والكتفان: الجراد أول ما يطير منه، الواحدة كتفانة

And 'al-katifaan': the locusts when they first begin to fly, the singular is 'katifana'.

أولها السرو، ثم الدبا، ثم الغوغاء، ثم الكتفان.

The first stage is 'al-sarw', then 'al-dabaa', then 'al-ghawghaa', then 'al-katifaan'.

والكتف: المشي الرويد.

And 'al-katf': walking slowly.

وقد كتفت الخيل وتكتف، إذا ارتفعت فروع أكتافها في المشي.

And horses 'katifat' and 'takatfafat' when the parts of their shoulders rise in their gait.

والكتف أيضا: أن يشد حنوا الرجل أحدهما على الآخر.

And 'al-katf' also: is when a man's arms are bound, one over the other.

وكتفت الرجل، إذا شددت يديه إلى خلف بالكتاف، وهو حبل.

And I 'kattaftu' the man, if I tied his hands behind him with the 'kitaaf', which is a rope.

والكتف بالتحريك: ظلع يأخذ من وجع في الكتف.

And 'al-katf' (with harakah): is a limp that comes from pain in the shoulder.

يقال: جمل أكتف، وناقة كتفاء.

It is said: a camel 'aktuf', and a she-camel 'katfaa'.