قفو

Form 1 · 4 entries · Qur'ānic frequency 5

Form 1قَفَا أَثَرَهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he followed his track, he tracked himgenerated

1.1

He followed his track, or footsteps; he tracked him.

1.1.1he followed the footsteps of such a one—قَفَا فُلَانًا

See قَصَّ أَثَرَهُ, which has the same meaning, for a better explanation. See also قَفَوَتُ أَثَرَهُ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

17:36

وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْبَصَرَ وَٱلْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْـُٔولًا

And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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He followed his track, or footsteps; tracked him. (S, Msb.) قَفَا فُلَانًا He followed the footsteps of such a one. (TA.) See قَصَّ أَثَرَهُ , which signifies the same, for a better explanation. See also قَفَوَتُ أَثَرَهُ .

Derived nouns 3

Nounقَفًا3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the back of the neck; the back of the handgenerated

The back of the neck.

1.1

عَيْنَاهُ فِى قَفَاهُ is said of one who is put to flight, because he looks behind him in fear of pursuit; so in the article انف.

And for جَعَلَ أَنْفَهُ فِى قَفَاهُ, see أَنْفٌ.

1.2

[Also the back of the hand: and the flat back of a knife and the like.]

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The back of the neck. (S, Msb, K.) عَيْنَاهُ فِى قَفَاهُ is said of him who is put to flight. because he looks behind him, fearing pursuit. (TA in art. انف .) And جَعَلَ أَنْفَهُ فِى قَفَاهُ : see أَنْفٌ . [Also the back of the hand: and the flat back of a knife and the like.]

Nounقَفِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a verse of a poemgenerated

See دَوَآءُ.

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: see دَوَآءُ .

Nounقَافِيَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a verse of a poem; an ode, a poemgenerated

1figurative · مجازa verse; a single verse of a poem—ذُو قَافِيَةٍ

Used by synecdoche for this word.

1.1[or an ode, or a poem]—قَصِيدَة

A further extension of the proper meaning.

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, by synecdoche, for ذُو قَافِيَةٍ , (IJ,) A verse; a single verse of a poem. (Akh, Az, TA.) Also, [by a further extension of the proper signification,] A قَصِيدَة [or an ode, or a poem]. (Az, IJ, TA.)