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كَفِيحٌ

Root: كفح

Full Definition

كَفِيحٌ A husband: so called because he beholds his wife face to face.
2 A bedfellow, syn. ضَجِيعٌ, of a woman.
3 A guest coming suddenly, or unexpectedly.

def.2 Like; or equal; syn. كُفْءٌ, and نَدِيدٌ.
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