قفا

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

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَفًا‎ (qafan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.fa/, [ˈʔa.fa]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.fa/, [ˈɡa.fa]
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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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