قفا

العربية

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قفا

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From the root ق ف و (q f w). From Proto-Semitic *ḳapy- (“back of the head”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳapay- (“back of the head”).

noun قَفًا · qafan · qafā · qafawān · ʔaqfiya · أَقْفِي

countable the back of the neck, the nape

verb قَفَا · qafā · يَقْفُو · قَفْو · قُفُوّ

to go behind, to follow the track, to persecute, to attach to the trail

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nape back part of the neck

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"قفا." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%81%D8%A7. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قفا},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%81%D8%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}