كافح

Arabic

Root
ك ف ح (k-f-ḥ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː.fa.ħa/

Verb

كَافَحَ • (kāfaḥa) III, non-past يُكَافِحُ‎ (yukāfiḥu)

  1. (transitive) to manage, to control, to superintend
    يُكَافِحُونَ ٱلْاِنْبِعَاثَاتِ ― yukāfiḥūna l-inbiʕāṯāti ― They control emissions.
  2. to endeavor, to strive, to struggle
    كَافَحَ مِنْ أَجْلِ حُقُوقِهِ ― kāfaḥa min ʔajli ḥuqūqihi ― He stood up for his rights.
  3. (transitive) to fight
    كَافَحُوا أَعْدَاءَهُمْ ― kāfaḥū ʔaʕdāʔahum ― They fought their enemies.
  4. (intransitive) to defend (عَن (ʕan))
    Synonym: دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa)
    كَافَحَ عَنْهَا ― kāfaḥa ʕanhā ― He defended her.

Conjugation

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