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قفر

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Arabic

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Root
ق ف ر (q f r)
1 term

Etymology 1.1

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Verb

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قَفَرَ (qafara) I (non-past يَقْفُرُ (yaqfuru), verbal noun قَفْر (qafr))

  1. to trace, to track
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Etymology 1.2

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Noun

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قَفْر (qafrm

  1. verbal noun of قَفَرَ (qafara) (form I)
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Etymology 2.1

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Verb

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قَفِرَ (qafira) I (non-past يَقْفَرُ (yaqfaru), verbal noun قَفَر (qafar))

  1. to become scarce (of money, food or resources)
  2. to become thin (of hair, flesh, etc.)
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Etymology 2.2

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Verb

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قَفُرَ (qafura) I (non-past يَقْفُرُ (yaqfuru), verbal noun قَفَارَة (qafāra))

  1. to be desolate, to be forsaken
  2. to be deserted, to be barren
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Etymology 2.3

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Adjective

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قَفْر (qafr) (feminine قَفْرَة (qafra), masculine plural قِفَار (qifār))

  1. desolate, forsaken
    الأَرْضُ القَفْرُ
    al-ʔarḍu al-qafru
    The desolate land.
  2. barren
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Etymology 2.4

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Noun

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قَفَر (qafarm

  1. verbal noun of قَفِرَ (qafira, to be scarce, to be thin) (form I)
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