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ق ر ع ف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of being neglected, abandoned, or left idle. It also carries a sense of contraction or drawing in.

Derived headwords

تَقَرْعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be neglectedclassical

    To be left unattended, abandoned, or uncared for.

  2. 2.
    to contractclassical

    To draw oneself in or contract, possibly due to neglect or disuse.

اقْرَعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be neglectedclassical

    Similar to تقرعف, meaning to be left neglected or abandoned.

  2. 2.
    to contractclassical

    To contract or draw in, mirroring the meaning of تقرعف.

تَقَفَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractclassical

    To contract or draw oneself in, similar to the meaning of تقرعف.

Parallel reading

تقرعف الرجل
The man was neglected.
تقرعف الرجل
The man contracted (drew himself in).
اقرعف الرجل
The man was neglected.
اقرعف الرجل
The man contracted (drew himself in).
تقرفع
To contract.