كفأ

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Form 1كَفَأَ8 senses · 1 main

maṣdarكَفٌءٌ كَفْءٌ

Core sense — he turned a thing over, he turned a vessel upside-down; he turned him backgenerated

1.1figurative · مجازhe turned a vessel upside-down—كَفَأَ

He turned a thing over, as a man turns over a cake of bread in his hand until it becomes even.

يَتَكَفَّأُ occurs in a tradition about the Day of Resurrection, according to one relation, for يَكْفَأُ in this sense: it is said that the earth will be like a single cake of bread, which God will turn over in his hand, as a man on a journey turns over a cake of bread.

Maṣdar كَفٌءٌ, كَفَآءَةٌ, اكفأ and اكتفأ; the first is said to be the most chaste.

his bowl was turned upside-down—كُفِئَتْ جَفْنَتُهُ

Meaning: he was slain. A phrase like هُرِيقَ رِفْدُهُ. Mentioned under رفد.

1.1.1he made it incline, or turn aside—كَفَأَ

Said of a bow, in shooting with it, and of a vessel and the like. Ks; rejected by As.

he made it incline, or turn aside—اكفأ

he, or it, inclined—كَفَأَ

Intransitive.

he, or it, inclined—اكفأ

he, or it, inclined—انكفأ

1.1.2he turned him away, or back, from a thing—كَفَأَهُ عَنْ شَىْ

. For instance, from something he wanted to do, to something else.

he turned away, or back, from a thing—كَفَأَ عَنْ شَىْءٍ

Intransitive. See also forms 4 and 7.

the people turned away, or back—كَفَأَ القَوُمُ

See also form 7.

1.1.3he drove away a man, or camels—كَفَأَ

1.1.4he made an assault upon the camels and took them away—كَفَأَ الإِبِلَ

1.1.5he followed, or pursued, another—كَفَأَ

1.1.6the sheep entered the ravine—كَفَأَ الغَنَمُ فِى الشِّعْبِ

1.1.7figurative · مجازhis, or its, colour changed—كَفَأَ لَوْنُهُ

his, or its, colour changed—اكفأ لونه

his, or its, colour changed—تكفّأ لونه

his, or its, colour changed—انكفأ لوزه

انكفت لونه is used in the same way.

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He turned a thing over; as a man turns over a cake of bread in his band until it becomes even. يَتَكَفَّأُ occurs in a trad. respecting the Day of Resurrection, accord. to one relation, for يَكْفَأُ , in this sense: it is said that the earth will be like a single cake of bread, which God will turn over in his hand, as a man in a journey turns over a cake of bread. (TA.) كَفَأَ , (Ks, S, K,) inf. n. كَفٌءٌ and كَفَآءَةٌ ; (TA;) and اكفأ , (IAar, S, K,) and اكتفأ ; (S, K;) but the first word is said to be the most chaste; He inverted, or turned upside-down, (S, K,) a vessel &c. (S, TA.) [You say] كُفِئَتْ جَفْنَتُهُ [His bowl was turned upside-down; meaning] He was slain: a phrase similar to هُرِيقَ رِفْدُهُ . (A in art. رفد .) كَفَأَ (TA) and اكفأ , (Ks, and rejected by As, (TA,) He inclined, or made to turn aside or incline, (S, K,) a bow, in shooting with it, and a vessel, (Ks, S,) &c. (TA.) And كَفَأَ (TA) and اكفأ , (K,) and انكفأ (TA) He, or it, inclined: intrans. (K, TA.) كَفَأَهُ عَنْ شَىْ , (S, * K, * TA,) inf. n. كَفْءٌ , (S, TA,) He turned him away, or back from a thing; (S, K, TA;) as from a thing that he desired to do, to another thing. (S, TA.) And كَفَأَ عَنْ شَىْءٍ He turned away, or back, from a thing: intrans. (TA.) [See also 4 and 7.] كَفَأَ القَوُمُ The people turned away, or back. (K.) [See also 7.] كَفَأَ He drove away a man, (K,) or camels. (L.) كَفَأَ الإِبِلَ He made an assault upon the camels, and took them away. (TA.) كَفَأَ He followed, or pursued, another. (K.) كَفَأَ الغَنَمُ فِى الشِّعْبِ The sheep entered the ravine. (K.) كَفَأَ لَوْنُهُ , and اكفأ لونه , and تكفّأ لونه , (TA,) and انكفأ لوزه , (K,) (as also انكفت لونه , TA,) His, or its, colour changed. (K.)

Form 3كافأهُ عَلَى شَىْءِ8 senses · 4 main

maṣdarمُكَافَأَةُ مُكَافَأَةٌ

Core sense — he requited him, he recompensed him; he was equal to himgenerated

3.1

He requited, or recompensed, him for a thing; maṣdar مُكَافَأَةُ and كِفَأءٌ.

3.1.1I have not power to requite him—مَا لِى بِهِ قِبَلٌ وَلَا كِفَآءٌ

3.1.2he was like him, he was equal to him, he equalled him—كافأه

Maṣdar مُكَافَأَةٌ and كِفَآءٌ.

3.2he watched him, he observed him—كافأه

3.3he repelled, kept off, or resisted—كافأ

3.3.1he thrust this horseman, and then that, with his spear—كافأ بَيْنَ فَارِسَيْنِ بِرُمْحِهِ

3.3.2he stabbed this camel, and then that—كافأ بين البَعِيرَيْنِ

3.4there is no concealment with me about such a thing—لَا مُكَافَأَةَ عِنْدِى فِى كَذَا

Also لا مُحَاجَاةَ. Mentioned under حجو.

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, inf. n. مُكَافَأَةُ and كِفَأءٌ , He requited, compensated, or recompensed, him for a thing. (S, K.) مَا لِى بِهِ قِبَلٌ وَلَا كِفَآءٌ I have not power to requite him. (S.) كافأه , (K,) inf. n. مُكَافَأَةٌ and كِفَآءٌ , (TA,) He was like him; was equal to him; equalled him. (K.) كافأه He watched him; observed him. (K.) كافأ , (K,) inf. n. مُكَافَأَةٌ , (TA,) He repelled; turned, or put away; kept away, or off; withstood, or resisted. (K, TA.) كافأ بَيْنَ فَارِسَيْنِ بِرُمْحِهِ He thrust this horseman, and then that, with his spear. (K, TA.) كافأ بين البَعِيرَيْنِ He stabbed this camel, and then that. (Z.) لَا مُكَافَأَةَ عِنْدِى فِى كَذَا There is no concealment with me in respect of such a thing; as also لا مُحَاجَاةَ . (TA in art. حجو .)

Form 4أَكْفَاَ8 senses · 6 main

maṣdarإِكْفَآءٌ إِكْفَاءٌ

Core sense — he turned aside in his journey; he divided camels for alternate breedinggenerated

4.1

See form 1, in four places.

4.1.1he deviated, or turned aside, in his journey from the object he had in view—اكفأ فِى سَيْرِهِ عَنِ القَصْدِ

he deviated, or turned aside, in his journey from the object he had in view—كَفَأَ

4.2he divided the camels into two equal numbers, one half to breed one year and the other half the next—اكفأ الإِبِلَ كَفْأَتَيْنِ

The Arabs held it best to leave a she-camel for a year after she had bred, without letting the stallion cover her, in the same way as land is left fallow for a year.

4.2.1

The same is also said of sheep and the like.

4.3he assigned to him the profits, or a year's profits, of his camels and his sheep or goats—اكفأه إِبِلَهُ وَغَنَمَهُ

That is, their hair and wool, their milk, and their young ones.

4.4many of the camels had young ones in their wombs—اكفأت الإِبِلُ

4.5he made for the tent a كِفَآء—اكفأ البَيْتَ

4.6in poetry, he used as the رَوِىّ two letters whose places of utterance are near each other—اكفأ

Or he impaired the end of a verse in any way. Eloquent Arabs explained the verb to Akh in this last way, without defining any particular kind of impairment, but one of them made it consist in the use of different letters.

. This is according to a commentary on the Káfee; for example, ط with د. Such is the meaning of the verb in general use today.

Or, according to the Ahkám el-Asás, he changed the روىّ from ر to ل, or ل to م, or made a similar change of one letter to another whose place of utterance is near it.

Or it has another meaning, given below, on the same authority.

Or he used different letters in the rhymes, whether their places of utterance are near each other or not: in some م, in some ن, in some د, in some ط, in some ح, and in some خ, and so on; so says AZ, and this is the meaning known to the Arabs.

Or he used different vowels in the روىّ; or it means the same as أَقْوَى; or, according to the Ahkám el-Asás, either as explained above on that authority, or he used different final inflections in the rhymes.

Or he changed the final vowel in the rhyme, ending one verse with ضَمَّة and another with كَسْرَة, the two vowels that resemble each other; see a verse cited in the first paragraph of غيب.

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See 1, in four places. اكفأ فِى سَيْرِهِ عَنِ القَصْدِ , (TA,) or كَفَأَ , (K,) He deviated, or turned aside, in his journey, from the object he had in view. (K, * TA.) اكفأ الإِبِلَ كَفْأَتَيْنِ He divided the camels into two equal numbers, setting apart the one half for breeding during one year, and the other half for breeding during the next. It was esteemed the best plan, by the Arabs, to leave a she-camel for one year after her breeding, without suffering the stallion to cover her; in like manner as land is left fallow for a year. (S, TA.) The same is also said of sheep &c. (TA.) اكفأه إِبِلَهُ وَغَنَمَهُ (S, * K, * TA) He assigned to him the profits, (K,) or the profits for a year, (S,) of his camels and his sheep or goats; (K, TA;) i.e., their hair and wool, milk, and young ones. (S, TA.) اكفأت الإِبِلُ Many of the camels had young ones in their wombs. (K.) اكفأ البَيْتَ , (K,) inf. n. إِكْفَآءٌ , (S,) He made for the tent a كِفَآء . (S, K, TA.) اكفأ , (K,) inf. n. إِكْفَاءٌ , (TA,) in poetry, accord. to a commentary on the Káfee, He used as the رَوِىّ two letters having their places of utterance near to each other; as ط with د : [such is the signification of the verb accord. to general usage in the present day:] or, accord. to the Ahkám el-Asás, he changed the روىّ from ر to ل , or ل to م : or he made a similar change of one letter to another having its place of utterance near to that of the former: or it has another signification, given below, accord. to the same authority: (TA:) or he used different letters in the rhymes; (S, K;) whether letters having their places of utterance near to each other, or the contrary; (TA;) or in some م and in some ن and in some د , and in some ط , and in some ح , and in some خ , &c.; as says AZ; and this is the meaning known to the Arabs: (S:) or he used different vowels in the روىّ : (Fr, S:) or i. q. أَقْوَى : (S, K:) or, accord. to the Ahkám el-Asás, it signifies either as explained above on that authority, (TA,) or he used different final inflections in the rhymes: (K:) or he changed the final vowel in the rhyme; ending one verse with ضَمَّة , and another with كَسْرَة , [which are the two vowels that resemble each other]: (TA:) [see a verse cited in the first paragraph of art. غيب :] or he impaired the end of a verse in any way. (K.) Eloquent Arabs explained the meaning of the verb in this last manner to Akh, without defining any particular kind of impairment: but one made it to consist in the use of different letters. (TA.)

Form 5تكفّأ2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarتَكَفٍّ

Core sense — it was turned upside-down; he inclined forwards in walkinggenerated

5.1

It was inverted, or turned upside-down; said of a vessel and the like.

Derived nouns 13

Nounكَفْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — like, equal, a matchgenerated

This word, and كُفْءٌ, كِفْءٌ and كُفُؤٌ: see كِفَاءٌ; and for كِفْءٌ see also كَفِىْءٌ.

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and كُفْءٌ and كِفْءٌ and كُفُؤٌ see كِفَاءٌ , and for كِفْءٌ see also كَفِىْءٌ .

Nounكَفْأَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a year's produce of camels, of a palm-tree, or of landgenerated

1give me the year's produce of your she-camel—أَعْطِنِى كفأةَ نَاقَتِكَ

This word and كُفْأَةٌ: the young ones in the wombs of camels in one year; or those after the dams have not conceived for a year or more; or a year's produce of camels and the like, that is, their hair and wool, their milk, and their young ones.

1.1figurative · مجاز

Both words also mean a year's produce of a palm-tree.

1.2figurative · مجاز

A year's produce of a piece of land. See also form 4.

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and كُفْأَةٌ (S, K) The young ones in the wombs of camels, in one year: or those after the dams have not conceived for one year or more: (K:) or a year's produce of camels [&c.]; i. e., their hair and wool, and their milk, as well as their young ones. (AZ, S, K.) You say أَعْطِنِى كفأةَ نَاقَتِكَ Give me the year's produce, &c., of thy she-camel. (S.) And, both words A year's produce of a palm-tree. (K.) A year's produce of a piece of land. (K.) See also 4.

Nounكُفْأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a year's produce of camelsgenerated

See كَفْأَةٌ.

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: see كَفْأَةٌ .

Nounكَفَآءٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — likeness, equality; a slight leaning of a camel's hump to one sidegenerated

This word and كَفَأءَةٌ: likeness; equality.

1.1a slight inclination, to one side, of a camel's hump and the like—كَفَأءٌ

This is the slightest of faults in a camel, for when the camel grows fat his hump becomes erect.

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(K) and كَفَأءَةٌ (S, K) Likeness; equality. (S, K.) كَفَأءٌ A slight inclination, to one side, of a camel's hump, and the like. This is the slightest of faults in a camel; for when the camel grows fat, his hump becomes erect. (TA.)

Nounكَفَآءٌ7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — like, equal, a match; a curtain at the back of a tentgenerated

Originally a maṣdar of form 3. This word, and كُفْءٌ and كُفُوْءٌ and the rest, as in the following examples: like; equal; a match.

1.1this is like, or equal to, him or it—هٰذَا كِفَاؤُهُ

Also كَفِيْئَتُهُ, كَفِيؤُهُ, كُفْؤُهُ, كَفْؤُهُ, كِفْؤُهُ and كُفُوْؤُهُ.

there is no one, or nothing, like, or equal, to him or it—لَا كِفَآءَ لَهُ

1.2

Zj says that the words of the Qur'ān وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُؤًا أَحَدٌ (112:4) may be read in four different ways: كُفُؤًا, كُفْئًا, كِفْئًا — in these three ways the word has been read — and كِفَاءً, in which last way it has not been read.

Ibn-Ketheer, AA, Ibn-'Ámir and Ks read كُفُؤًا; Hamzeh read كُفْئًا, and, in a case of pause, كُفَا without hemzeh.

1.3

Plural of كُفْءٌ, كِفْءٌ, كُفُؤٌ, and perhaps also of كَفْءٌ: أَكْفَآءٌ; and, of all the above forms except كِفَآءٌ, كِفَآءٌ.

1.4as much as is equal to another thing—كِفَآءٌ

1.5praise be to God, as much as is due—الحَمْدُ لِلّهِ كِفَآءَ الوَاجِبِ

2a curtain reaching from the top to the bottom of a tent, at the back—كِفَآءٌ

Or an oblong piece of stuff at the back of the kind of tent called خِبَاء; or a كِسَآء thrown over a خباء so as to reach the ground; or an oblong piece of stuff, or two such pieces well sewn together, attached by the wooden pin called خِلَال to the back of a خباء, or to the back of a tent.

Plural أَكْفِئَةٌ. See مِظَلَّةٌ under ظل.

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, originally an inf. n. [of 3], and كُفْءٌ and كُفُوْءٌ [&c., as in the following examples,] Like; equal; a match. (S.) هٰذَا كِفَاؤُهُ , and كَفِيْئَتُهُ , and كَفِيؤُهُ , and كُفْؤُهُ , and كَفْؤُهُ , and كِفْؤُهُ , (in the CK, كَفُؤُهُ ,) and كُفُوْؤُهُ , (in the CK, كُفُؤُهُ ,) This is like, or equal to, him or it: (K:) And لَا كِفَآءَ لَهُ There is no one, or nothing, like, or equal, to him, or it. (S.) Zj says, that the words of the Kur-án, وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُؤًا أَحَدٌ (cxii. 4,) may be read in four different ways: كُفُؤًا and كُفْئًا and كِفْئًا (in which three ways the word has been read) and كِفَاءً (in which last way it has not been read.) Ibn-Ketheer and AA and Ibn-'Ámir and Ks read كُفُؤًا : Hamzeh read كُفْئًا ; and, in a case of pause, كُفَا , without hemzeh. (TA,) Pl. (of كُفْءٌ and كِفْءٌ , and كُفُؤٌ , and perhaps of كَفْءٌ also, MF,) أَكْفَآءٌ and (of all the above forms excepting كِفَآءٌ , MF,) كِفَآءٌ . (K.) كِفَآءٌ As much as is equal to another thing. (L.) الحَمْدُ لِلّهِ كِفَآءَ الوَاجِبِ Praise be to God, as much as is incumbent. (K.) كِفَآءٌ A curtain ( سُتْرَة ) extending from the top to the bottom of a tent, at the hinder part: or an oblong piece of staff at the hinder part of the kind of tent called خِبَاء : or a كِسَآء that is thrown upon a خباء , so as to reach the ground: (K:) or an oblong piece of stuff, or two such pieces well sewed together, attached by the kind of wooden pin called خِلَال to the hinder part of a خباء : (S:) or the hinder part of a tent: pl. أَكْفِئَةٌ . (TA.) See مِظَلَّةٌ in art. ظل .

Nounكَفِىْءُ اللَّوْنِ4 senses · 3 main

Core sense — changed in colour, said of the face and of other thingsgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

This word, and مَكْفُوْءُ اللون and مَكْتَفِئُ اللون: changed in colour; said of the countenance and of other things; also مُكْتَفِتُ اللون.

1.1changed in countenance—مُكْفَأُ الوَجْهِ

See كِفَآءٌ.

3the bottom, or inside, of a valley—كَفِىْءٌ

Also كِفْءٌ (as in the CK and a manuscript copy of the K), or كِفِىْءٌ.

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, and مَكْفُوْءُ اللون , (K,) and مَكْتَفِئُ اللون , (TA,) Changed in colour: (K:) said of the countenance and of other things: as also مُكْتَفِتُ اللون . (TA.) Also, مُكْفَأُ الوَجْهِ Changed in countenance. (TA.) See كِفَآءٌ . كَفِىْءٌ and كِفْءٌ (as in the CK and a MS. copy of the K) or كِفِىْءٌ (as in the TA) The bottom, or interior, or inside, ( بَطْن ,) of a valley. (K.)

Nounكُفُوْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — like, equal, a matchgenerated

See كِفَآءٌ.

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: see كِفَآءٌ .

Nounكَفَآءَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — equality, likeness; in marriage, equality of husband and wifegenerated

See كَفَآءٌ.

1.1

In marriage: equality of the husband and wife in rank, religion, lineage, house, and the like.

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: see كَفَآءٌ . In marriage, Equality of the husband and wife in rank, religion, lineage house, &c. (L,)

Nounأَكْفَأُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a camel whose hump leans slightly to one sidegenerated

A camel whose hump inclines slightly to one side; feminine كَفْأَى.

1.1

A camel's hump inclining to one side.

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, fem. كَفْأَى , A camel whose hump inclines slightly to one side. (TA.) A camel's hump inclining to one side. (ISh.)

Nounمُكْفِئُ الظَّعْنِ1 sense

Core sense — the last of certain named daysgenerated

The last of the days called أَيَّامُ العَجُوزِ. See عجوز.

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The last of the days called أَيَّامُ العَجُوزِ . (TA.) [See عجوز .]

Nounمَكْفُوْءُ اللّون1 sense

Core sense — changed in colourgenerated

See كَفِىْءٌ.

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: see كَفِىْءٌ .

Nounمُكَافِئٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — being like, or equal to; of equal age, said of two sheepgenerated

Being like, or equal to; equalling.

1.1one of known sincerity in professing himself a Muslim—كَانَ لَا يَقْبَلُ الثَّنَآءَ إِلَّا مِن مُّكَافِئِ

So it is said to signify in these words of a tradition. Or one who does not go beyond his proper bounds, nor fall short with respect to that [religion] to which God has raised him.

1.2two sheep, or goats, of equal age—شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ

Some give these words meanings slightly different from the above: similar, one to another; also, slaughtered one immediately after the other; or slaughtered one opposite the other.

Also مُكَافَأَتَانِ, as the relaters of traditions say, in a tradition about the عَقِيقَة for a male child.

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Being like, or equal to: equalling. (S.) Also, in the following words of a trad., كَانَ لَا يَقْبَلُ الثَّنَآءَ إِلَّا مِن مُّكَافِئِ , said to signify One of known sincerity in professing himself a Muslim: (IAmb:) or one not transgressing his proper bounds, nor falling short with respect to that [religion] to which God hath exalted him- (Az.) شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ , (S, K,) and مُكَافَأَتَانِ . (K,) as the relaters of trads. say, (S,) in a trad. respecting the عَقِيقَة for a male child, (S, TA,) Two sheep, or goats, of equal age. (S, K.) Some assign to these words meanings slightly differing from the above; as, similar, one to another: also, slaughtered, one immediately after the other: (TA:) or slaughtered, one opposite to the other. (S.)

Nounمُكْتَفِئُ اللّون1 sense

Core sense — changed in colourgenerated

See كَفِىْءٌ.

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: see كَفِىْءٌ .