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انكفأ

Root: كفأ

Form: 7

Full Definition

انكفأVII He turned, or was turned, away, or back, from a thing that he desired to do; [see also 1;] he returned, or went back, or reverted.
2 Also, or كَفَأَ , It became routed, defeated, or put to flight.
3 See 1, in two places.
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