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Arabic dictionary

Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry كفف

كَفَّ(n. ac. كَفّ) a. Hemmed. b. Bandaged (foot). c. Overfilled. d. [acc. & 'An], Averted, turned from. e. ['An], Abstained, desisted from. f. [ & pass. كُفَّ ] a. Was dazzled, blinded. كَاْفَفَa. see I (e) تَكَفَّفَa. Stretched out the hand (beggar). تَكَاْفَفَa. see I (e) إِنْكَفَفَ a. ['An], Abstained from; was prevented from. b. Was hemmed. إِسْتَكْفَفَa. see Vb. Coiled itself up (serpent). c. Shaded his eyes with ( his hand ). d. Stood (round), scrutinized. كَفّ (pl. أَكْفُف كُفُوْف 27) a. Hand; palm ( of the hand ). b. [ coll. ], Glove. كَفِّيَّة a. [ coll. ], Shawl. كِفَّة (pl. كِفَف كِفَاْف) a. Hollow ( of the hand ). b. Scale ( of a balance ). c. Hollow, cavity. d. Anything round. e. [art.], Libra, the Balance ( sign of the Zodiac). f. Hunter's net. كُفَّة (pl. كُفَف كِفَاْف) a. Hem; seam; edge, border. b. Multitude. c. see 2t (f) كَفَفa. see 22 (a) كِفَفa. Socket ( of the eye ). كَاْفِف (pl. كَفَفَة) a. Hemming; hemmer, stitcher. كَفَاْفa. Sufficiency; sustenance. b. Equal, fellow. كِفَاْفa. Hem; edge ( of the sword ); best part of. كِفَاْفَةa. Hemming. كَفِيْف a. [ coll. ], Blind. N. P. كَفڤفَa. Hemmed, stitched. b. Repelled. c. (pl. مَكَاْفِيْفُ) [ coll. ] see 25 مُكَافَّة a. Truce, armistice. المُسْتَكِفَّات a. The eyes. كَافَّةً a. All; altogether, entirely.