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كافح

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Arabic

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Root
ك ف ح (k f ḥ)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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كَافَحَ (kāfaḥa) III (non-past يُكَافِحُ (yukāfiḥu), verbal noun كِفَاح (kifāḥ) or مُكَافَحَة (mukāfaḥa))

  1. (transitive) to manage, to control, to superintend
    يُكَافِحُونَ ٱلْاِنْبِعَاثَاتِyukāfiḥūna l-inbiʕāṯātiThey control emissions.
  2. to endeavor, to strive, to struggle
    كَافَحَ مِنْ أَجْلِ حُقُوقِهِ
    kāfaḥa min ʔajli ḥuqūqihi
    He stood up for his rights.
  3. (transitive) to fight
    كَافَحُوا أَعْدَاءَهُمْkāfaḥū ʔaʕdāʔahumThey fought their enemies.
  4. (intransitive) to defend (عَن (ʕan))
    Synonym: دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa)
    كَافَحَ عَنْهَاkāfaḥa ʕanhāHe defended her.

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