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قفعل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of contraction, tightening, or clenching, particularly of the hands. It conveys a sense of rigidity or stiffness resulting from this contraction.

Derived headwords

اقْفَعَلَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    contracted, became stiffclassical

    The hands became contracted, tightened, and stiff.

اقْفِعْلَالًاnoun
  1. 1.
    contraction, stiffnessclassical

    The state or act of hands becoming contracted, tightened, and stiff.

Parallel reading

اقفعلت يداه اقفعلالا، أي تقبضت وتشنجت.
His hands contracted and became stiff, meaning they clenched and spasmed.