قيافة

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ق و ف (q-w-f)
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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

قِيَافَة (qiyāfaf

  1. inference from external signs, physiognomics, i.e. in ancient societies for determination of filiation and for prognostication
  2. appearance, resemblance, imitation
  3. costume, apparel, garb, guise
    • 1835, كتاب القوانين الداخلية المتعلق بمشاة عساكر الجهادية, قانون ٣٤٠, page 80:
      ضباط الصف والأنفار الذين بصدد الخروج من القشلة يشرع كل واحد منهم في لبس قيافته المقننة بعد ضرب نوبة الجمعية.
      Field officers and units which are about to leave the barracks are required each one to wear the prescribed apparel after taking up joint guard duty.

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: qiyafət
  • Northern Kurdish: qiyafet
  • Ottoman Turkish: قیافت (ḳıyāfet)
    > Turkish: kıyafet (inherited)
  • Uyghur: قىياپەت (qiyapet)
  • Uzbek: qiyofa