قفر
Root: قف
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
قفر quffa, qaffa feverish shiver, ague fit
Entry 2
قفر qafara u (qafr): قفر اثره (atarahū) to follow s.o.’s tracks, track s.o. IV to be or become empty, bleak, desolate, deserted, depopulated, unihabited, devastated, waste; to be destitute, be devoid (من of) to ravage, lay waste, devastate, desolate, depopulate (هـ s.th.); to abandon, leave in a state of desolation (هـ houses, a city); to gnaw off, pick (هـ a bone) VIII to follow s.o.’s (ه) tracks, track (ه s.o.)
Entry 3
قفر qalr pl. قفار qifār desert, wasteland, desolate region; empty, bleak, forsaken, forlorn, deserted, lifeless, uninhabited, depopulated, devastated, desolate, waste; destitute, devoid (من of) │ ارض قفر (قفار) (arḍ) wasteland; خبز قفر (kubz) plain bread, dry bread
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