كَفَّ
Root: كف
Form: 1
Full Definition
كَفَّI
He sewed the edge, or border, of the garment, or piece of cloth, the second time, after the [slight] sewing termed
المَلُّ, or الشَّلُّ.
2 [He felled .]
3 كَفَّ عَنْهُ, Present.Tكَفُفَ
He refrained, or forbore, from it, as forbidden; abstained, or desisted, from it; left, relinquished, or forsook it: [as also
].
4 كَفَّ عَنْهُ He refrained, desisted, forbore, abstained, or held, from it.
5 كَفَّهُ عَنْهُ He made him to refrain, forbear, or abstain, from it; averted him, turned him away or back, from it; prevented, hindered, held, withheld, or restrained, him from it.
6 [كَفَّ بَيْنَهُمَا He interposed as a restrainer between them two: a phrase of frequent occurrence].
7 كَفَّ مِنَ الشَّعَرِ (M, K, art. قصر) He shortened the hair.
2 [He felled .]
3 كَفَّ عَنْهُ, Present.T
4 كَفَّ عَنْهُ He refrained, desisted, forbore, abstained, or held, from it.
5 كَفَّهُ عَنْهُ He made him to refrain, forbear, or abstain, from it; averted him, turned him away or back, from it; prevented, hindered, held, withheld, or restrained, him from it.
6 [كَفَّ بَيْنَهُمَا He interposed as a restrainer between them two: a phrase of frequent occurrence].
7 كَفَّ مِنَ الشَّعَرِ (M, K, art. قصر) He shortened the hair.
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