قفعل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of being contracted, stiffened, or shriveled, often due to cold, illness, or old age. It can apply to limbs, skin, or the entire body, indicating a loss of flexibility and suppleness.

Derived headwords

اقِفْعَلَّتْverb

1.
to become stiffenedboth
The hand became stiffened and contracted, as described by Al-Jawhari. Others added that this can be due to cold or illness.

اقِفْعَلَّتْ يَدُهُ اقِفْعَلَالًا — His hand became stiffened and contracted.

اقِفْعَلَالًاnoun

1.
stiffening, contractionboth
The masdar (verbal noun) indicating the state of becoming stiffened and contracted.

اقِفْعَلَّتْ يَدُهُ اقِفْعَلَالًا — His hand became stiffened and contracted.

تَقَفْعَلَverb

1.
to become shriveledboth
The skin becomes shriveled and contracted, similar to a shriveled ear.

والجِلْدُ قَدْ تَقَفْعَلَ وتَزْوَى — and the skin has become shriveled and contracted

مُقَفْعَلَةadjective

1.
shriveled, contractedclassical
Describing something that is shriveled and contracted, like an ear.

كَالأُذُنِ المُقَفْعَلَةِ — like a shriveled ear

مُقَفْعَلadjective

1.
stiffened, contractedboth
One who is stiffened and contracted, possibly from cold or old age, not specifically limited to fingers or hands.
2.
stiff, rigidclassical
Describing something as stiff or rigid.

يَدٌ مُقَفْعَلَةٌ — a contracted hand

المُقَفْعَلُ: المُتَشَنِّجُ مِنْ بَرْدٍ أَوْ كِبَرٍ — The stiffened one: one who is contracted from cold or old age

أَصْبَحْتُ بَعْدَ اللِّينِ مُقَفْعَلًا — I became stiffened after being supple

اقْلَعْفَافًاnoun

1.
contraction, pullingclassical
A variant form of contraction or pulling, similar to 'jadhb' and 'jabdh'.

وفي لُغَةٍ أُخْرَى اقْلَعْفَافًا — and in another language, contraction.

Parallel reading

اقِفْعَلَّتْ يَدُهُ اقِفْعَلَالًا: تشنجت وتقبضت

His hand became stiffened and contracted, meaning it became spasmed and clenched.

زاد غيره: من برد أو داء

Others added: from cold or illness.

والجلد قد تقفعل وتزوى كالأذن المقفعلة

And the skin has become shriveled and contracted like a shriveled ear.

وفي لغة أخرى اقلعف اقلعفافا

And in another language, it is 'iqla'afa' with 'iqla'afan'.

وذلك كالجذب والجبذ

And that is like pulling and tugging.

وفي حديث الميلاد: يد مقفعلة

And in the Hadith of birth: a contracted hand.

أي متقبضة

Meaning contracted.

وقيل: المقفعل: المتشنج من برد أو كبر

And it was said: The stiffened one: one who is contracted from cold or old age.

فلم يخص به الأنامل ولا الكف

So it was not specific to the fingers or the palm.

وفي التهذيب: المقفعل: اليابس

And in Al-Tahdhib: The stiffened one: the rigid one.

وأنشد شمر: أصبحت بعد اللين مقفعلا

And Shamir recited: I became stiffened after being supple.