Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

قَفًا (qafanm 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 edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: kafa

Verb edit

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

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

Conjugation edit

Hijazi Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَفًا (qafan).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قفا (gafam (plural أَقْفِيَة (ʔagfiya))

  1. the back of the neck, the nape

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَفًا (qafan).

Pronunciation edit

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

قفا (ʔafam

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