إِكَافٌ

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إِكَافٌ and أُكَافٌ, as also وِكَافٌ and وُكَافٌ, (K in art. وكف,) The بَرْذَعَة, [i. e. pad, or stuffed saddle, generally stuffed with straw,] of the ass, and also used for the mule, and for the camel; (TA in art. وكف;) a saddle like the رَحْل and قَتَب: and a saddle of a horse made in the form of the ass's اكاف, having at its fore part [or pommel] a thing resembling a pomegranate: [see also قَتَبٌ:] pl. [of pauc.] آكِفَةٌ and [of mult.] أُكُفٌ. Yaakoob asserts that the ا in إِكَافٌ is a substitute for the و in وِكَافٌ. A rájiz says, إِنَّ لَنَا أَحْمِرَةً عِجَافَا يَأْكُلْنَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ إِكَافَا meaning [Verily we have some lean asses] which eat every night the price of an اكاف.

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