كفت

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root كفت (k-f-t) primarily relates to the concept of gathering, drawing in, or contracting. This encompasses physical actions like holding, collecting, and enclosing, as well as abstract notions of swiftness, suddenness, and even death.

Derived headwords

كفته يكفته كفتاverb

1.
to turn awayboth
To deflect or turn something away from its intended direction.
2.
to draw inboth
To pull something towards oneself, to gather or collect it.
3.
to holdboth
To grasp or seize something firmly.
4.
to attachboth
To fasten or hang something onto another object.

صرفه عن وجهه — He turned him away from his face

ضمه وقبضه — He gathered it and seized it

اكفتوا صبيانكم — Hold your children close

انكفتverb

1.
to turn backboth
To return or go back to a place, often to one's home.
2.
to contractboth
To shrink, become smaller, or draw inwards.
3.
to become leanboth
Describing a horse that has become thin or gaunt.
4.
to gatherboth
To come together or assemble.

انكفتوا إلى منازلهم — They turned back to their homes

انكفت الثوب — The garment contracted

فرس منكفت — A lean horse

كفاتاnoun

1.
swiftness in flightboth
Great speed or quickness in flying.
2.
swiftness in runningboth
Great speed or quickness in running or racing.

كفاتا وكفاتا — Swiftness in flight and swiftness in running

كفيتadjective

1.
swiftboth
Quick and agile, especially in movement.
2.
lightboth
Moving with ease and speed.
3.
preciseboth
Fine-grained or delicate in build.

رجل كفيت — A swift and light man

فرس كفيت — A swift horse

الكفاتnoun

1.
place of gatheringboth
A place where things are gathered, collected, or enclosed.
2.
earthboth
The earth, which encompasses and holds both the living and the dead.
3.
lionclassical
A name for a lion.

ألم نجعل الارض كفاتا أحيآء وأمواتا — Have We not made the earth a container for the living and the dead?

الكفات ككتان: الأسد — Al-Kafat (like Kattan): the lion

اكتفتverb

1.
to absorbboth
To take in and hold all of something, to encompass it completely.

اكتفت المال — He absorbed all the wealth

الكفتnoun

1.
small potboth
A small cooking pot.
2.
turning overboth
The act of flipping something over, from back to front or front to back.

الكفت: القدر الصغيرة — Al-Kaft: the small pot

الكفت تقليب الشيء ظهرا لبطن — Al-Kaft: turning something over, back to front

كفتnoun

1.
deathboth
The state of being dead, or the event of dying.
2.
bread without oilclassical
Bread that is served without any accompanying oil or spread.

اللهم اكفته إليك — O Allah, take him to Yourself (cause him to die)

خبز كفت — Bread without oil

مات كفاتاverb

1.
to die suddenlyboth
To pass away unexpectedly or abruptly.

مات كفاتا ومكافتة — He died suddenly and unexpectedly

الانكفاتnoun

1.
turning backboth
The act of returning or going back.
2.
contractionboth
The process of shrinking or drawing inwards.
3.
becoming leanboth
The state of a horse becoming thin or gaunt.
4.
gatheringboth
The act of coming together or assembling.

الانكفات: الانقلاب — Al-Inkifat: turning back

الانكفات: الانقباض — Al-Inkifat: contraction

الكفيتnoun

1.
food for sustenanceboth
Sustenance or provisions that are sufficient to live on.
2.
strength for intercourseclassical
The power or capacity for sexual intercourse.
3.
bag that loses nothingclassical
A pouch or bag that does not lose any of its contents.

ورزقت الكفيت — And I was granted sustenance

جراب كفيت — A bag that loses nothing

كافتnoun

1.
caveclassical
A cave in a mountain where thieves used to hide and gather their stolen goods.

كافت: غار كان يأوي إليه اللصوص — Kafat: a cave where thieves used to take refuge

فرس كفتadjective

1.
leaping horseclassical
A horse that leaps powerfully and collectively, making it difficult to control.

فرس كفت وكفتة — A horse that leaps powerfully and collectively

المكفتadjective

1.
wearing layered armorclassical
One who wears two coats of mail with a garment in between, or a long coat of mail whose skirt is gathered up.

المكفت: من يلبس درعين بينهما ثوب — Al-Mukfat: one who wears two coats of mail with a garment between them

كفتةnoun

1.
name of a burial groundclassical
A proper name for the burial ground of Baqi' al-Gharqad, possibly due to its nature of enclosing or consuming the dead.

كفتة: اسم بقيع الغرقد — Kufata: the name of Baqi' al-Gharqad

Parallel reading

صرفه عن وجهه

He turned him away from his face

فنكفت أي رجع راجعا

And he turned back, meaning he returned

ما بين أن ينكفت أهل المغرب إلى أن يثوب أهل العشراء

Between when the people of Maghrib depart until the people of Isha gather

ضمه وقبضه

He gathered it and seized it

اكفتوا صبيانكم، فإن للشيطان خطفة

Hold your children close, for Satan has a snatch

نهينا أن نكفت الثياب في الصلاة

We were forbidden from gathering clothes in prayer

يكفتها: علقها به فضمها إليه

He attached it to it, fastening it and drawing it close

كل شيء ضممته إليك فقد كفته

Everything you draw to yourself, you have gathered

يكفت كفتا وكفاتا

He flies swiftly, with swiftness in flight and swiftness in running

الكفت: السوق الشديد

Al-Kaft: intense driving

رجل كفت وكفيت: سريع خفيف دقيق

A man who is kaft and kufayt: swift, light, and precise

مرا كفاتا إذا ما الماء أسهلها

Swift when the water makes it easy for it

ألم نجعل الارض كفاتا أحيآء وأمواتا

Have We not made the earth a container for the living and the dead?

هذه كفات الأحياء

These are the dwellings of the living

وهذه كفات الأموات

And these are the graves of the dead

اكتفت المال: استوعبه وضمه إليه أجمع

He absorbed the wealth: he took it all in and gathered it to himself

من أمثالهم فيمن يظلم إنسانا، ويحمله مكروها ثم يزيده: (كفت إلى وئية)

Among their proverbs for one who wrongs a person, burdens him with something unpleasant, and then adds more: (Kaft to Wa'yah)

الكفت: تقليب الشيء ظهرا لبطن

Al-Kaft: turning something over, back to front

وقع في الناس كفت شديد، أي موت

A severe kaft befell the people, meaning death

حتى أعافيه أو أكفته

Until I restore him to health or cause him to die

مات كفاتا ومكافتة

He died suddenly and unexpectedly

انكفتوا إلى منازلهم، إذا انقلبوا

They turned back to their homes, meaning they returned

انكفت الثوب، وتكفت إذا تشمر وقلص

The garment contracted, and it became contracted if it was rolled up and shortened

فرس منكفت، أي ضامر

A lean horse, meaning gaunt

حبب إلي النساء والطيب، ورزقت الكفيت

Women and perfume were made dear to me, and I was granted sustenance

إنه ليكفتني عن حاجتي، ويعفتني عنها

It holds me back from my need, and prevents me from it

كافته: سابقه

To race him: to precede him

يكفتون فيه المتاع أي يضمونه

They gather the goods in it, meaning they collect them

المكفت: من يلبس درعين بينهما ثوب

Al-Mukfat: one who wears two coats of mail with a garment between them

خص بذلك لأنها أي المقبرة تكفت

It was specifically named thus because it, meaning the graveyard, encloses

لأنها تأكل المدفون سريعا

Because it consumes what is buried quickly