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كفح

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of facing, confronting, or meeting something directly, often with an element of surprise or suddenness. It extends to striking, pulling, and even blushing or becoming fearful when facing something.

Derived headwords

الكفيحnoun
  1. 1.
    Equal, peermodern

    An equal or peer, someone comparable to another.

  2. 2.
    Spouseclassical

    The husband of a woman, so called because he confronts her directly.

  3. 3.
    Bedfellowclassical

    A person who lies beside someone, particularly a spouse.

  4. 4.
    Unexpected guestclassical

    A guest who arrives suddenly and without prior notice.

الأكفحadjective
  1. 1.
    Darkened, discoloredclassical

    Describing something that has become dark or discolored, as if scorched or weathered.

كفحverb
  1. 1.
    To scorch, to weatherclassical

    To scorch or weather something, causing it to darken or change color.

  2. 2.
    To uncoverclassical

    To uncover something, to remove its covering.

  3. 3.
    To strikemodern

    To strike something with a stick or sword.

  4. 4.
    To pullmodern

    To pull the reins of an animal.

  5. 5.
    To face, to confrontmodern

    To face or confront someone directly.

  6. 6.
    To kiss suddenlyclassical

    To kiss a woman suddenly or unexpectedly.

  7. 7.
    To blush, to be fearfulclassical

    To blush or become fearful, refraining from proceeding.

كفحهverb
  1. 1.
    To uncoverclassical

    To uncover something, to remove its covering.

  2. 2.
    To strikemodern

    To strike something with a stick or sword.

أكفحهverb
  1. 1.
    To pullmodern

    To pull the reins of an animal.

  2. 2.
    To strike with reinsclassical

    To strike the mouth of a horse with the reins so it takes them into its mouth.

  3. 3.
    To repelclassical

    To repel someone or something from oneself.

كافحهverb
  1. 1.
    To confrontmodern

    To confront someone directly, face to face.

  2. 2.
    To fight, to defendmodern

    To fight or defend against an opponent, especially in front of them.

  3. 3.
    To kiss suddenlyclassical

    To kiss a woman suddenly or unexpectedly.

مكافحةnoun
  1. 1.
    Confrontationmodern

    The act of facing or confronting someone directly, often suddenly.

  2. 2.
    Fighting, defensemodern

    The act of fighting or defending against an opponent.

  3. 3.
    Sudden kissclassical

    A sudden or unexpected kiss.

كفاحاnoun
  1. 1.
    Face to facemodern

    Meeting someone directly, face to face, without any barrier.

  2. 2.
    Confrontationclassical

    The act of confronting someone directly.

الكفحةnoun
  1. 1.
    Small groupclassical

    A small group of people, not numerous.

تكفحverb
  1. 1.
    To scorch each otherclassical

    When referring to winds, meaning they scorch or affect each other.

تكافحverb
  1. 1.
    To face each otherclassical

    When referring to waves, meaning they meet or confront each other.

المكافحnoun
  1. 1.
    One who confrontsclassical

    Someone who directly confronts or engages with matters personally.

كفحnoun
  1. 1.
    Scorching heatclassical

    The intense heat of the sun or a hot wind.

المكافحةnoun
  1. 1.
    Argumentationclassical

    Defending with an argument, likened to striking with a sword.

Parallel reading

والضجيع لها، كما في الأساس.
And the bedfellow for her, as mentioned in Al-Asas.
والضيف المفاجىء على غفلة.
And the unexpected guest who arrives suddenly.
وكفحته كفحا كلوحته.
And I scorched it (kufhan) meaning I weathered it.
وكفحه، كمنعه: كشف عنه غطاءه.
And to uncover it, like to prevent it: to reveal its covering.
وكفحه بالعصا كفحا: ضربه بها.
And to strike it with a stick (kufhan): to hit it with it.
كفحها باللجام كفحا جذبها.
To pull it with the reins (kufhan): to draw it.
أكفح الدابة إكفاحا تلقى فاها باللجام يضربه به لتلتقمه.
To strike the horse with the reins (ikfahan) is to put its mouth to the reins, striking it with them so it takes them.
ولقيته كفحا ومكافحة وكفاحا، أي مواجهة.
And I met him directly (kufhan, mukafahatan, and kifahan), meaning face to face.
أعاذل من تكتب له النار يلقها كفاحا ومن يكتب له الخلد يسعد.
O blamer, whoever is destined for fire will meet it face to face, and whoever is destined for eternity will be happy.
المكافحة: المضاربة والمدافعة تلقاء الوجه.
Al-Mukafaha: striking and defending directly in front of the face.
كافحوهم، إذا استقبلوهم في الحرب بوجوههم ليس دونها ترس ولا غيره.
Confront them (kafihuhum), if you meet them in war with your faces, with no shield or anything else in front of them.
إن الله كلم أباك كفاحا أي مواجهة ليس بينهما حجاب ولا رسول.
Indeed, Allah spoke to your father directly (kifahan), meaning face to face, with no veil or messenger between them.
نعم وأكفحها، أي أتمكن من تقبيلها وأستوفيه من غير اختلاس، من المكافحة، وهي مصادفة الوجه.
Yes, and I kiss it fully (akfahuha), meaning I am able to kiss it and complete it without snatching, from al-mukafaha, which is meeting face to face.
أعطيت محمدا كفاحا أي كثيرا من الأشياء في الدنيا والآخرة.
I gave Muhammad many things (kifahan), meaning many things in this world and the hereafter.
أكفحته عني: رددته عن الإقدام علي.
To repel him from me (akfahtuhu 'anni): to turn him back from approaching me.
تكفح السمائم الأواجج.
The scorching winds affect each other.
المكافح: المباشر بنفسه.
Al-Mukafih: one who directly engages with something himself.
المكافحة: الدفع بالحجة، تشبيها بالسيف ونحوه.
Al-Mukafaha: repelling with an argument, likened to a sword or the like.