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مَعْكُوفٌ

Root: عكف

Full Definition

مَعْكُوفٌ Made still, or motionless: and detained, withheld, or debarred. Hence مَعْكُوفًا in the Kur [xlviii. 25], meaning Being detained, or withheld; as expl. by Mujáhid and 'Atà.
2 And Hair combed and plaited. [See also مَعْقُوفٌ, voce مُعَقَّفٌ.]
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