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kafan

shroud

كَفَن

Word

Noun · pattern فَعَل

Root

ك ف ن

Forms

Plural
أَكْفان

In the library

قُلْنَا : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : لاَ تُغَالُوا بِالأَكْفَانِ ، فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ يَكُنْ لِي عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ بُدِّلْتُ بِهِ خَيْرًا مِنْهُ ، وَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْأُخْرَى سُلِبْتُ سَلْبًا سَرِيعًا.

Al-Adab al-Mufrad, page 163 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry
  • تَكَفَّنُوا بأَنْطَاعٍ Form V They wrapped themselves with
    [They wrapped themselves with انطاع for grave-clothing]. (TA, art. حنط.)

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