qirfa

skin, rind

قِرْفَة

Word

Noun · pattern فِعْلَة

Root

ق ر ف

Forms

Plural
قِرَف

From the same root

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • قَارَفَهُ Form III He was, or became, near to it
    He was, or became, near to it; meaning some base thing, or the like. (TA.) See قَرَفٌ.
  • قَرَفٌ mixing with others
    The mixing with others; [and particularly with others who are diseased or the like]; a subst. from ↓ مُقَارَفَةٌ: (K:) the being near to [a person, or persons, or a place, infected with] disease: (S, TA:) the being near to pestilence, or epidemic disease. (T in art. تلف.) See تَلَفٌ.
  • أَعْرَضَتِ القِرْفَةُ Open entry
    signifies إِتَّسَعَتْ: (TA, art. عرض:) and اِتَّسَعَتْ قِرْفَتُهُ signifies كَثُرَ مَنْ يَتَّهِمُهُ. (TA, art. لبس.) See voce عَرُضَ.
  • مَقْرِفٌ A place of paring off
    A place of paring off: see an ex. voce صَمْغٌ.

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