كفن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root ك-ف-ن primarily relates to covering, shrouding, and wrapping. It extends to meanings of wool spinning and specific types of trees, with a core sense of preparing a deceased person for burial.

Derived headwords

كَفَنnoun

1.
he shrouded the dead bodyboth
he shrouded the dead body

كَفَنَverb

1.
he shrouded the dead bodyboth
he shrouded the dead body

كَفَنًاverb

1.
to shroud (accusative)classical
The accusative form of the verb 'to shroud', used in specific grammatical contexts.

يَكْفُنُverb

1.
to shroud (imperfect)both
The imperfect form of the verb 'to shroud', indicating ongoing or future action.
2.
to spin wool (imperfect)classical
The imperfect form of the verb related to spinning wool.

كَفَنَةnoun

1.
treeclassical
A type of tree, as identified in the text.

كَفَنْتُverb

1.
I shroudedboth
The first-person singular past tense of the verb 'to shroud'.

تَكْفِينًاnoun

1.
shroudingboth
The act or process of shrouding a dead body.

Parallel reading

الكفن: غزل الصوف.

Al-Kafan: spinning of wool.

ويكفن الدهر إلا ريث يهتبد

And time spins/covers all, except for a short while one prepares.

والكفنة: شجر.

And Al-Kafnah: trees.

والكفن معروف

And the shroud is known.

يقال كفنت الميت تكفينا.

It is said: I shrouded the deceased with a shrouding.