كافح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ف ح (k-f-ḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː.fa.ħa/

Verb

كَافَحَ (kāfaḥa) III, non-past يُكَافِحُ‎ (yukāfiḥu)

  1. (transitive) to manage, to control, to superintend
    يُكَافِحُونَ‎ ٱلْاِنْبِعَاثَاتِyukāfiḥūna l-inbiʿāṯātiThey control emissions.
  2. (transitive) to fight, to struggle
    كَافَحُوا أَعْدَاءَهُمْkāfaḥū ʾaʿdāʾahumThey fought their enemies.
    كَافَحَ مِنْ أَجْلِ حُقُوقِهِkāfaḥa min ʾajli ḥuqūqihiHe stood up for his rights.
  3. (intransitive) to defend (عَن (ʿan))
    Synonym: دَافَعَ (dāfaʿa)
    كَافَحَ عَنْهَاkāfaḥa ʿanhāHe defended her.

Conjugation

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