قَفًا
Root: قفو
Full Definition
قَفًا
The back of the neck.
2 عَيْنَاهُ فِى قَفَاهُ is said of him who is put to flight. because he looks behind him, fearing pursuit.
3 [Also the back of the hand: and the flat back of a knife and the like.]
2 عَيْنَاهُ فِى قَفَاهُ is said of him who is put to flight. because he looks behind him, fearing pursuit.
3 [Also the back of the hand: and the flat back of a knife and the like.]
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