'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎648v] (1301/1826)

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a kciilrat. Large-nosed.
a ka^jSf Tlie piping of a chick or mouse.
A kdfjz, A dwarf, a short man.
a ++*£ ka^jm. Bridled or muzzled (camel),
r <tJUS kaghalah, A seed from which oil is extracted,
p g £ kaf^ Froth, foam, scum, soap-suds, spittle. 1 he palm
of the hand. The sole of the foot. The fist. A black tincture i
with which the eye-brows of a bride are dyed. Purslain. Cleave |
thou. /<— kaf-i abglnah, The scum or dross which floats
on the surface of glass when in fusion. \^Lj iS kaf-i bayza,
A white hand. (It generally denotes the miracle wrought by Mo
ses, as recorded in Exod. iv. 6.) Ij kaf-i pa, The sole of
the foot. bjJ / <—g-£ kaf-i darya, Froth of the sea. Scuttle-bone.
o kaf-i dost, The palm of the hand, (met.) A level
or desert plain. kaf zadan, To foam, to froth.
JwLi kaf-i sqfed, Snow. 1 —g-£ kaf ghunchah kardan,
To clench the fist. g-£ kaf-i mis, A scoria produced by
pouring water on brass when in a state effusion, u-ii' /jJ-^ f.lm-i
kaf, Chiromancy, fortune-telling by the lines on the palm, huf,
The large night-owl.
a £ kaff (from i— kaffa), Prohibiting, restraining, avert
ing, abstaining, containing one’s self. Turning in and hemming
a garment. Shutting (a purse), drawing together the strings.
Wrapping (the feet) in swathes. Filling a vessel till it overflows.
The palm of the hand. A handful. The foot of a quadruped
having toes. Purslain. Plenty, comfort, abundance (of good
things. When, in verse, the seventh quiescent consonant drops,
as ^ nun from the end of fddldtun or mufd<fi-
lun. <t,ljU / < hS kaff-i uiyishah (or ^g-£ kaff-imaryam),
Name of a medicinal root.
a kif-a, A valley, low-lying ground between mountains;
the bed of a river. Kuf-a, One who looks at, or back.
p kafd or kifd, Adversity, straits, difficulty ; affliction, sick
ness, disease. Strangulation.
a kaf-a (from li£), T urning back (any thing). Turning
off, diverting from one thing to another. Inverting (a vessel).
a -sU£ kafd-a, One who looks behind. Kifd-a (from U£),
Being equal, alike, resembling, corresponding. Opposing, con
fronting ; comparing. Rewarding, recompensing. A kind of
skirt fastened to the lower part of a tent. A strip of cloth dou
bled and sewed togrether.
A kafd-at, Resemblance.
a kaf-at and kuf-at, The produce of camels for one year,
viz. colts, milk, and hair.
A kufut (pi. of (jli A:a/7) Sufficient, enough, entire, per
fect, efficacious. Those who perform their duties properly.
a kafdt also kifdt (from Going fast. Drawing
one’s self together. IjU£ mdta kafatan, He died suddenly.
Kifat, (m of ci-\0) Getting the start in a race, surpassing,
excelling, straining every neive against another. Happeiung
before. A place w here any thing is collected and contained.
A^ fo/aA, (m of £^) Discovering, revealing. Looking
in the face and speaking to. Kissing with unveiled lips. Fight
ing. Undertaking any thing. War, battle. na-ira-i
kifdh, The heat of battle.
pjU£ kaf dr, Trouble. Name of a disease.
Ajli£ kifdr, Husbandmen, farmers. Kaffdr, Ungrateful.
Kuffdr, (pi. of jS^> kafir) Infidels, unbelievers, pagans, idolaters.
kuffdr-i tirah-rozgdr, The wicked infidels.
kuffdr-i khdk-sdr, The grovelling pagans. ,j\s£
j\jj kuffdr-i dozakh-kardr, The infernal unbelievers.
A kaffdrat, (p kafdrah) Penitence, penance, atone
ment. < ,C-GU£ kaffdrat-i zunub, A penitential expiation.
a kifds, Swaddling-bands.
A uJU£ kafdf, Sufficiency, competency, enough (to keep one
from begging). A pittance, daily bread. Alike, resembling,
equal to. ,< kafdf-i nafs, Sufficient for the sustenance
of life. wajh-i kafdf, A sufficient quantity. L5 icJ
daffi kafdfi, Let me alone, and I will not trouble you.
Kifdf, The best part of a thing. The external part of the ear.
(pi. of £&£ kiffat) The scales of a balance.
a kifdl (m of J^), Entering into a contract with one.
Disputing, opposing.
a<LJU£ kafdlat or kifdlat (from Ji£), Becoming surety, giv
ing bail. Security, caution, responsibility, bail; a pledge, a pawn.
d/ijJb kafdlat bi'd’ dark, Bail for whatever may happen.
<L!U£ kafdlat bVn' nafs, Personal security,
p kafdnah, An abortion, a castling,
p kafdnidan, To cause to cleave lengthwise.
a kifdiyat (from ^f&), Being sufficient. A sufficiency,
enough, abundance, plenty, surplus. Economy, thrift. Profit,
advantage. kifdyat-mikddri (or jSi
kifdyat-kadar), Sufficient, quantum sufficit. bayai l
kifdyat, Purchasing on condition of transferring to the seller the
debt of a third person.
a j-SjUS" kifdyati. Abundance, plenty, sufficiency. r I hrifty.
Cheap, purchased for less than its value.
a Xsi kaffat or kiffat, The bason or scale of a balance.
kaffata kaffata, (.£&£! kuffatun likaffatin, or ^ ^ kaf
fat an uin kaffatin, Openly and fairly). Kiffat, Any thing circu
lar or spherical. The wooden circumference (of a drum). A
wet ditch, or any piece of stagnating water. A (fowler’s) net.
The lower part (of the gum). The sharp edge of a sword.
Kuffat, Hem (of a garment) ; border or list (of cloth) ; extremitv
(of a sandy desert). Any thing oblong. A crowd (of people).
p kaft, He burst, he split. He dug. Split, cleft, riven.
A bursting, a splitting, a rupture. Kift, The back (of a horse).