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كَيَّفْتُهُ

Root: كيف

Form: 2

Full Definition

كَيَّفْتُهُII , used by the Muslim theologians, verbs derived from كَيْفَ, [signifying I specified by the ascription of its quality and it became so specified,] are formed in accordance with analogy, not heard from the Arabs.
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