كف

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كف^¹

verb كَفَّ · kaffa · يَكُفُّ · كَفّ · كَافّ

intransitive to desist or to cease لَنْ أَنَامَ حَتَّى يَكُفَّ ٱلطِّفْلُ عَنِ ٱلْبُكَاءِ.
transitive to hem, to skirt
intransitive to curb, to contain, to constrict
transitive to hinder, to keep somebody off from something وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُم بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَنْ أَظْفَرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرًا

كف^²

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From Proto-Semitic *kapp-. Cognate with Hebrew כף (kaf).

noun كَفّ · kaff · كَفَّان · كُفُوف · أَكُفّ

palm of the hand, the inner surface of the hand from wrist to finger tips وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَا أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّي أَحَدًا
paw, foot, claw
handful
Similar: حَفْنة
scale (balance)
glove
quire
bar (of candy)

noun كَفّ · kaff · الْكَفّ · كَفٌّ

noun from verb verbal noun of كَفَّ (kaffa) (form I) – abstaining, abstention, cessation, desistance, discontinuation, refraining, stoppage, suspension

In English

palm inner, concave part of hand
glove item of clothing
thwack act of hitting hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick — see also whac

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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