تكفّأ
Root: كفأ
Form: 5
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تكفّأV
It was inverted, or turned upside-down. See also 1, in two places.
2 تكفّأ (as also تكّفى, Verbal.Noun تَكَفٍّ; but the original word is that with hemzeh;) He inclined forwards, in walking, as a ship inclines in her course. Mohammad is said to have walked in this manner, which is indicative of strength. [And so] تكفّأت She moved her body from side to side, in walking, as the tall palm-tree moves from side to side. [And] She inclined forwards in her course. [See an ex., voce أَعْرَبَ, in this sense; or, as implied in the S, in the sense immediately preceding.]
2 تكفّأ (as also تكّفى, Verbal.Noun تَكَفٍّ; but the original word is that with hemzeh;) He inclined forwards, in walking, as a ship inclines in her course. Mohammad is said to have walked in this manner, which is indicative of strength. [And so] تكفّأت She moved her body from side to side, in walking, as the tall palm-tree moves from side to side. [And] She inclined forwards in her course. [See an ex., voce أَعْرَبَ, in this sense; or, as implied in the S, in the sense immediately preceding.]
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