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قفل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to locking, closing, and securing. It extends to concepts of returning, stopping, and the absence of movement or activity. It can also refer to specific groups of people or places associated with these actions.

Derived headwords

القواقلname
  1. 1.
    A tribeclassical

    A specific group of people from the Khazraj tribe.

قوفلother
  1. 1.
    Security invocationclassical

    A phrase used in the pre-Islamic era for a man seeking refuge in Yathrib, implying safety and protection.

Parallel reading

القواقل: قوم من الخزرج.
Al-Qawāqil: a people from the Khazraj.
وكان يقال في الجاهلية للرجل إذا استجار بيثرب: قوقل ثم قد أمنت.
And in the Jahiliyyah, it was said to a man if he sought refuge in Yathrib: 'Qawqil, then you are safe.'