عَكَفَ(n. ac. عُكُوْف) a. ['Ala], Kept, clave, applied himself to, persevered with. b. [Fī], Stayed, settled in. c. Surrounded; flew, hovered, circled round. d.(n. ac. عَكْف), Stopped, detained, retained; arrested, apprehended; imprisoned. e. [acc. & 'An], Prevented, hindered, debarred from. f. Adjusted, arranged; strung, threaded ( beads ). عَكَّفَa. Plaited, curled (hair). b. Strung, threaded (beads). عَاْكَفَa. Clung, attached himself to. تَعَكَّفَa. see I (b) إِنْعَكَفَ a. [ coll. ] see I (a) إِعْتَكَفَ a. [Fī], Stopped, stayed in; secluded himself in. عَكِفa. Curly, frizzed (hair). عَاْكِف ( pl. reg. & عُكُوْف 27) a. ['Ala], Intent upon. N. P. عَكڤفَa. Detained, withheld. b. Plaited (hair). N. Ac. إِعْتَكَفَa. Seclusion, retirement.
