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ءكء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to securing or confirming something, often by taking precautions or having witnesses. It also touches upon the idea of encountering something unexpectedly or at a specific opportune moment.

Derived headwords

أَكَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to secureclassical

    To make something secure or certain, especially by taking precautions or obtaining proof.

إِكَاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    securingclassical

    The act of making something secure or certain.

إِكَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    securingclassical

    The act of making something secure or certain.

تَئِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    opportune momentclassical

    The precise time or opportune moment for something.

تَفْئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    opportune momentclassical

    The precise time or opportune moment for something.

Parallel reading

استوثق من غربمه بالشهود
He secured his debt with witnesses.
أبو زيد: أكأ إكاءة
Abu Zayd: He secured it with a securing.
لأن وزن أكاء إكاءة (كإجابة وإكاء) كإقام
Because the pattern of 'akā' (إكاء) is 'ikā'ah' (إكاءة) (like 'ijābah' and 'iqām').
إذا أراد أمرا ففاجأته على تئفة ذلك
If he intended a matter and you surprised him at the opportune moment of that.
على تفيئة ذلك
at the opportune moment of that.
فهابك ورجع عنه
So he feared you and turned back from it.