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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of something becoming detached or uprooted. It is primarily discussed in the context of a palm tree separating from its base.

Derived headwords

أَكْعَفَتْverb
  1. 1.
    uprootedclassical

    The palm tree became uprooted from its base.

أَكْأَفَتْverb
  1. 1.
    uprootedclassical

    The palm tree became uprooted from its base. This is presented as a potential alternative form or origin for 'ak'afat'.

Parallel reading

أكعفت النخلة: انقلعت من أصلها
The palm tree became uprooted: it detached from its base.
أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني والمصنف
Al-Jawhari, Al-Saghani, and the author neglected it.
وحكاه أبو حنيفة
And Abu Hanifa narrated it.
وزعم أن عينها بدل من همزة أكأفت
And he claimed that its 'ayn is a substitute for the hamza of 'ak'afat'.
وقد تقدمت الإشارة إليه
And reference to it has preceded.