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

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَفًا (qafan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.fa/

Noun

قفا • (gafa) m (plural أَقْفِيَة (ʔagfiya))

  1. the back of the neck, the nape

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَفًا (qafan).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

قفا • (ʔafa) m

  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)
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