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كَرْفَأَتِ

Root: كرفأ

Form: Q. 1

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كَرْفَأَتِ
Q. 1
The pot frothed, or raised a scum, when about to boil.

def.2 كَرْفَأَ, Verbal.Noun كَرْفَأَةٌ; and ; (like كرثأ and تكرثأ, K, which are said to be changed from the former; TA;) It became large in quantity, and confused, and heaped up.
2 كَرْفَؤُوا They became mixed together.
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