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 ٱلْاِنْبِعَاثَاتِ‎ ― yukāfiḥūna l-inbiʿāṯāti ― They control emissions.
  2. (transitive) to fight, to struggle
    ‏كَافَحُوا أَعْدَاءَهُمْ‎ ― kāfaḥū ʾaʿdāʾahum ― They fought their enemies.
    ‏كَافَحَ مِنْ أَجْلِ حُقُوقِهِ‎ ― kāfaḥa min ʾajli ḥuqūqihi ― He stood up for his rights.
  3. (intransitive) to defend (عَن‎ (ʿan))
    Synonym: دَافَعَ‎ (dāfaʿa)
    ‏كَافَحَ عَنْهَا‎ ― kāfaḥa ʿanhā ― He defended her.

Conjugation

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