قفا

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ف و (q-f-w). From Proto-Semitic *ḳapy- (“back of the head”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳapay- (“back of the head”).

Noun

قَفًا • (qafan) m or f (dual قَفَوَان (qafawān), plural أَقْفِيَة (ʔaqfiya) or أَقْفٍ (ʔaqfin) or أَقْفَاء (ʔaqfāʔ) or قُفِيّ (qufiyy) or قِفِيّ (qifiyy))

  1. (countable, anatomy) the back of the neck, the nape

Declension

Declension of noun قَفًا (qafan)
Singular singular in ـًا (-an)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَفَا
qafā 		الْقَفَا
al-qafā 		قَفَا
qafā
Nominative قَفًا
qafan 		الْقَفَا
al-qafā 		قَفَا
qafā
Accusative قَفًا
qafan 		الْقَفَا
al-qafā 		قَفَا
qafā
Genitive قَفًا
qafan 		الْقَفَا
al-qafā 		قَفَا
qafā
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَفَوَيْن
qafawayn 		الْقَفَوَيْن
al-qafawayn 		قَفَوَيْ
qafaway
Nominative قَفَوَانِ
qafawāni 		الْقَفَوَانِ
al-qafawāni 		قَفَوَا
qafawā
Accusative قَفَوَيْنِ
qafawayni 		الْقَفَوَيْنِ
al-qafawayni 		قَفَوَيْ
qafaway
Genitive قَفَوَيْنِ
qafawayni 		الْقَفَوَيْنِ
al-qafawayni 		قَفَوَيْ
qafaway
Plural broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in)‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَقْفِيَة‎; أَقْفِي‎; أَقْفَاء‎; قُفِي‎; قِفِي
ʔaqfiya‎; ʔaqfī‎; ʔaqfāʔ‎; qufī‎; qifī 		الْأَقْفِيَة‎; الْأَقْفِي‎; الْأَقْفَاء‎; الْقُفِي‎; الْقِفِي
al-ʔaqfiya‎; al-ʔaqfī‎; al-ʔaqfāʔ‎; al-qufī‎; al-qifī 		أَقْفِيَة‎; أَقْفِي‎; أَقْفَاء‎; قُفِي‎; قِفِي
ʔaqfiyat‎; ʔaqfī‎; ʔaqfāʔ‎; qufī‎; qifī
Nominative أَقْفِيَةٌ‎; أَقْفٍ‎; أَقْفَاءٌ‎; قُفِيٌّ‎; قِفِيٌّ
ʔaqfiyatun‎; ʔaqfin‎; ʔaqfāʔun‎; qufiyyun‎; qifiyyun 		الْأَقْفِيَةُ‎; الْأَقْفِي‎; الْأَقْفَاءُ‎; الْقُفِيُّ‎; الْقِفِيُّ
al-ʔaqfiyatu‎; al-ʔaqfī‎; al-ʔaqfāʔu‎; al-qufiyyu‎; al-qifiyyu 		أَقْفِيَةُ‎; أَقْفِي‎; أَقْفَاءُ‎; قُفِيُّ‎; قِفِيُّ
ʔaqfiyatu‎; ʔaqfī‎; ʔaqfāʔu‎; qufiyyu‎; qifiyyu
Accusative أَقْفِيَةً‎; أَقْفِيًا‎; أَقْفَاءً‎; قُفِيًّا‎; قِفِيًّا
ʔaqfiyatan‎; ʔaqfiyan‎; ʔaqfāʔan‎; qufiyyan‎; qifiyyan 		الْأَقْفِيَةَ‎; الْأَقْفِيَ‎; الْأَقْفَاءَ‎; الْقُفِيَّ‎; الْقِفِيَّ
al-ʔaqfiyata‎; al-ʔaqfiya‎; al-ʔaqfāʔa‎; al-qufiyya‎; al-qifiyya 		أَقْفِيَةَ‎; أَقْفِيَ‎; أَقْفَاءَ‎; قُفِيَّ‎; قِفِيَّ
ʔaqfiyata‎; ʔaqfiya‎; ʔaqfāʔa‎; qufiyya‎; qifiyya
Genitive أَقْفِيَةٍ‎; أَقْفٍ‎; أَقْفَاءٍ‎; قُفِيٍّ‎; قِفِيٍّ
ʔaqfiyatin‎; ʔaqfin‎; ʔaqfāʔin‎; qufiyyin‎; qifiyyin 		الْأَقْفِيَةِ‎; الْأَقْفِي‎; الْأَقْفَاءِ‎; الْقُفِيِّ‎; الْقِفِيِّ
al-ʔaqfiyati‎; al-ʔaqfī‎; al-ʔaqfāʔi‎; al-qufiyyi‎; al-qifiyyi 		أَقْفِيَةِ‎; أَقْفِي‎; أَقْفَاءِ‎; قُفِيِّ‎; قِفِيِّ
ʔaqfiyati‎; ʔaqfī‎; ʔaqfāʔi‎; qufiyyi‎; qifiyyi

Descendants

  • → Turkish: kafa

Verb

قَفَا • (qafā) I, non-past يَقْفُو‎ (yaqfū)

  1. to go behind, to follow the track, to persecute, to attach to the trail

Conjugation

Conjugation of
قَفَا
(form-I final-weak, verbal nouns قَفْو or قُفُوّ)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
qafw or qufuww
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
qāfin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
maqfuww
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qafawtu
qafawta
قَفَا

qafā
qafawtumā
qafawā
qafawnā
qafawtum
qafaw
f
qafawti
qafat
qafatā
qafawtunna
qafawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔaqfū
taqfū
yaqfū
taqfuwāni
yaqfuwāni
naqfū
taqfūna
yaqfūna
f
taqfīna
taqfū
taqfuwāni
taqfūna
yaqfūna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔaqfuwa
taqfuwa
yaqfuwa
taqfuwā
yaqfuwā
naqfuwa
taqfū
yaqfū
f
taqfī
taqfuwa
taqfuwā
taqfūna
yaqfūna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔaqfu
taqfu
yaqfu
taqfuwā
yaqfuwā
naqfu
taqfū
yaqfū
f
taqfī
taqfu
taqfuwā
taqfūna
yaqfūna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
uqfu
uqfuwā
uqfū
f
uqfī
uqfūna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qufītu
qufīta
qufiya
qufītumā
qufiyā
qufīnā
qufītum
qufū
f
qufīti
qufiyat
qufiyatā
qufītunna
qufīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqfā
tuqfā
yuqfā
tuqfayāni
yuqfayāni
nuqfā
tuqfawna
yuqfawna
f
tuqfayna
tuqfā
tuqfayāni
tuqfayna
yuqfayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqfā
tuqfā
yuqfā
tuqfayā
yuqfayā
nuqfā
tuqfaw
yuqfaw
f
tuqfay
tuqfā
tuqfayā
tuqfayna
yuqfayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqfa
tuqfa
yuqfa
tuqfayā
yuqfayā
nuqfa
tuqfaw
yuqfaw
f
tuqfay
tuqfa
tuqfayā
tuqfayna
yuqfayna

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَفًا (qafan).

Pronunciation

Noun

قفا • (gafa) m (plural أَقْفِيَة (ʔagfiya))

  1. the back of the neck, the nape

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَفًا (qafan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.fa/,
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.fa/,
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

قفا • (ʔafa) m

  1. back (side of something), reverse side, wrong side
  2. nape
    قفا رقبة ― ʔafa raʔabe ― nape of the neck
  3. bottom, buttocks, ass
    Synonym: (vulgar) طيز (ṭīz)
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