ق ف ر

Arabic

Root

ق ف ر • (q-f-r)

1. forms words related to traces of habitation

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: قَفَرَ (qafara, “to trace, to track”)
  • Verbal noun: قَفْر (qafr)
  • Active participle: قَافِر (qāfir)
  • Passive participle: مَقْفُور (maqfūr)
• Form IV: أَقْفَرَ (ʔaqfara, “to be barren, to be waste; to devastate; to leave desolated”)
  • Verbal noun: إِقْفَار (ʔiqfār)
  • Active participle: مُقْفِر (muqfir)
  • Passive participle: مُقْفَر (muqfar)
• Form VIII: اِقْتَفَرَ (iqtafara, “follow the tracks of”)
  • Verbal noun: اِقْتِفَار (iqtifār)
  • Active participle: مُقْتَفِر (muqtafir)
  • Passive participle: مُقْتَفَر (muqtafar)

Nouns

• قَفْر m (qafr, “wasteland”)
• قَفْرَة m (qafra, “wasteland”)
• قَفِير m (qafīr, “beehive”)

Adjectives

• قَفْر (qafr, “waste, barren”)
• قَفَار (qafār, “dry”)