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استكف

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See also: أستكف

Arabic

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Root
ك ف ف (k f f)
7 terms

Verb

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اِسْتَكَفَّ (istakaffa) X (non-past يَسْتَكِفُّ (yastakiffu), verbal noun اِسْتِكْفَاف (istikfāf))

  1. (transitive) to ask for alms from, to solicit, to beg from (someone)
  2. (transitive) to ask [with accusative ‘someone’ and عَن (ʕan) ‘to refrain from something’]
  3. (transitive) to shade (one's eyes, an object) with the hand
  4. (transitive) to grasp, to take hold of
  5. (intransitive) to coil (of a snake)
  6. (intransitive) to become round
  7. (intransitive) to become intertwined (of trees, hair, etc.)
  8. (intransitive) to surround, to flock around [with accusative or بِ (bi) or حَوْلَ (ḥawla) ‘someone/something’]

Conjugation

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