كفف
k-f-f
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root كفف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root كفف (kff) primarily means to restrain, hold back, or prevent something. It implies stopping an action or keeping something from happening. It can also refer to being sufficient or enough.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
k-f-f
Listen:
كَفَّ
48:24
Root letters:
ك — ف — ف
Word Family Tree (10 forms)
All word forms derived from the root كفف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 8×
Noun 7×
Concordance — 15 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root كفف appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (8) · Noun (6)
Verb (8 verses — showing first 5)
The Prophets 21:39
Verb
لَوۡ یَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِینَ لَا یَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ یُنصَرُونَ ٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided..
وَعَدَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَغَانِمَ كَثِیرَةࣰ تَأۡخُذُونَهَا فَعَجَّلَ لَكُمۡ هَـٰذِهِۦ وَكَفَّ أَیۡدِیَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَنكُمۡ وَلِتَكُونَ ءَایَةࣰ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ وَیَهۡدِیَكُمۡ صِرَ ٰطࣰا مُّسۡتَقِیمࣰا ٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Allah has promised you much booty that you will take [in the future] and has hastened for you this [victory] and withheld the hands of people from you - that it may be a sign for the believers and [that] He may guide you to a straight path
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی كَفَّ أَیۡدِیَهُمۡ عَنكُمۡ وَأَیۡدِیَكُمۡ عَنۡهُم بِبَطۡنِ مَكَّةَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَنۡ أَظۡفَرَكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِمۡۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِیرًا ٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And it is He who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them within [the area of] Makkah after He caused you to overcome them. And ever is Allah of what you do, Seeing
Women 4:77
Verb
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِینَ قِیلَ لَهُمۡ كُفُّوۤا۟ أَیۡدِیَكُمۡ وَأَقِیمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ إِذَا فَرِیقࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ یَخۡشَوۡنَ ٱلنَّاسَ كَخَشۡیَةِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡ أَشَدَّ خَشۡیَةࣰۚ وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبۡتَ عَلَیۡنَا ٱلۡقِتَالَ لَوۡلَاۤ أَخَّرۡتَنَاۤ إِلَىٰۤ أَجَلࣲ قَرِیبࣲۗ قُلۡ مَتَـٰعُ ٱلدُّنۡیَا قَلِیلࣱ وَٱلۡءَاخِرَةُ خَیۡرࣱ لِّمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ وَلَا تُظۡلَمُونَ فَتِیلًا ٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Have you not seen those who were told, "Restrain your hands [from fighting] and establish prayer and give zakah"? But then when fighting was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear Allah or with [even] greater fear. They said, "Our Lord, why have You decreed upon us fighting? If only You had postponed [it for] us for a short time." Say, The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is better for he who fears Allah . And injustice will not be done to you, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed]."
Women 4:84
Verb
فَقَـٰتِلۡ فِی سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفۡسَكَۚ وَحَرِّضِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَۖ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن یَكُفَّ بَأۡسَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ۚ وَٱللَّهُ أَشَدُّ بَأۡسࣰا وَأَشَدُّ تَنكِیلࣰا ٨٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So fight, [O Muhammad], in the cause of Allah ; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment
Derived Forms (10)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| كَآفَّةً | kaāfahan | Noun | 5× | |
| كَفَّيْهِ | kafayhi | Noun | 2× | |
| كَفَّ | kafa | Verb | 1× | |
| وَكَفَّ | wakafa | Verb | 1× | |
| يَكُفُّونَ | yakufuwna | Verb | 1× | |
| كَفَفْتُ | kafaftu | Verb | 1× | |
| فَكَفَّ | fakafa | Verb | 1× | |
| وَيَكُفُّوٓا۟ | wayakufuwā | Verb | 1× | |
| يَكُفَّ | yakufa | Verb | 1× | |
| كُفُّوٓا۟ | kufuwā | Verb | 1× |