Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

قَفِدَ, aor. ـَ {يَقْفَدُ}, inf. n. قَفَدٌ, He was, or became, أَقْفَد, or characterized by what is termed قَفَدٌ, as explained below, [app. in all the senses of these two words]. (Ṣ, L, Ḳ, &c.) See صَدِفَ

قَفِدَ, (IḲṭṭ,) inf. n. قَفَدٌ (Ṣ, L, Ḳ) and قَفْدَآءُ, (Ḳ,) He wound his turban in a particular manner, not making the end to hang down: (Ṣ, IḲṭṭ, L, Ḳ:) you say also, in this sense, تَعَمَّمَ القَفْدَآءَ, (IḲṭṭ,) and إِعْتَمَّ القفداء: (Ṣ:) accord. to Th, he wound his turban upon the قَفْد of his head: but he does not explain the word قَفْدٌ. (L.)

قَفَدَ, aor. ـِ {يَقْفِدُ}, (inf. n. قَفْدٌ, L,) He struck a person on the back of his neck, (L, Ḳ,) or, on his head, (IḲṭṭ,) or, on his head at the part next the back of the neck, (L,) with the inside of his hand. (IḲṭṭ, L, Ḳ.)

قَفَدَ, (inf. n. قَفْدٌ, TA) He did a deed, or work. (Ḳ.)

قَفَدٌ [in the CK, incorrectly, قَفْدٌ] The quality denoted by the epithet أَقْفَدُ, as explained below, [app. in all the senses of this latter word]. (Ṣ, L.)

An inclining of the foot of a man so that the fore part is seen [distinct] from the hinder part from behind. (L, Ḳ.)

An erectness of the pastern, and its advancing upon the hoof of a horse: (Ṣ, L, Ḳ:*) it is only in the hind leg: (A, O, Ṣ, L:) is like قُوَامٌ in the fore legs: (IḲṭṭ:) and is a fault: (Ṣ, L:) or an elevation of [the tendon called] the عُجَايَة, and of the hinder part of the hoof: (L:) or a rigidness in the pastern, as though the animal trod upon the fore part of his hoof. (ISh.)

An inclining of a camel's foot (of the fore leg or hind leg, Aṣ, Ṣ) towards the inner side: (Aṣ, Ṣ, Ḳ:) and in like manner, of a solid hoof: (Ṣ, Ḳ, voce صَدَفٌ:) the verb is قَفِدَ; and the epithet, أَقْفَدُ: (Aṣ, Ṣ:) an inclining towards the outer side is termed صَدَفٌ; (TA;) and the epithet in this case is أَصْدَفُ: (Aṣ, Ṣ:) or, as some say, a natural inclining of the fore part of the fore and hind leg of a beast towards the outer side. (L, TA.)

A natural rigidness in the hind legs of camels. (L.)

قَفَدَانٌ (Ṣ, L) andقَفَدَانَةٌ↓ (L, Ḳ) A خَرِيطَة of leather, for perfumes, &c.; (L, Ḳ;) the خريطة of a dealer in perfumes: (IDrd, Ṣ:) a Persian word [originally قَفْدَانُ] arabicized. (Ṣ, L.)

قَفَدَانَةٌ: see قَفَدَانٌ.

Also, The cover (غِلَاف) of a vessel in which collyrium (كُحْل) is kept; (L, Ḳ;) it is made of مشاور; [a word of which I find no appropriate meaning;] and sometimes, of leather. (L.)

أَقْفَدُ Having the quality termed قَفَدٌ, as explained above, [app. in all the senses of this latter word]. (Ṣ, L.) See أَصْدَفُ.

A man (Ṣ, L) who walks upon the fore parts of his feet, next the toes, his heels not reaching the ground: (Ṣ, L, Ḳ.) the verb is قَفِدَ. (Ḳ.)

A slave (L) having rigid and contracted arms and legs, with short fingers and toes: (L, Ḳ:) the verb is قَفِدَ. (Ḳ.)

A man having a laxness in the heels: fem. قَفْدَآءُ: and in like manner, an ostrich. (Lth, L.)

A man weak, and with lax joints. The verb, applied to a member, is قَفِدَ, inf. n. قَفَدٌ. (L.)

A man, and an ostrich, (L,) lax in the neck: (L, Ḳ:) the verb, applied to anything that has a neck, is قَفِدَ, aor. ـَ {يَقْفَدُ}, inf. n. قَفَدٌ: (IḲṭṭ:) or having a thick neck. (L, Ḳ.)

A horse (Ṣ, L) having the pastern erect and advancing upon the hoof (Ṣ, L, Ḳ) of the hind foot. (AO, Ṣ, L.) See قَفَدٌ.

A camel having his fore or hind foot inclining towards the inner side. (Aṣ, Ṣ, L.) See قَفَدٌ.

عِمَّةٌ قَفْدَآءُ A well-known mode of winding the turban, different from the مَيْلَآء. (T.) See قَفِدَ.