- qafala
- lock [Sem q-p-l, Mal qofol (a lock), Syr ethqafel (be rolled up)]--------return, turn back [Sem q-p-l, Heb qippel (fold back), JNA qpl, Sab qfl (return)]
Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.
Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.
coffle — ☆ coffle [kôf′əl, käf′əl] n. 〚Ar qāfila, caravan〛 a group of animals or slaves fastened together in a line, or driven along together vt. coffled, coffling to fasten together in or as in a coffle * * * cof·fle (kôʹfəl, kŏfʹəl) n. A group of… … Universalium
qpl — West Semitic, to close, enclose. coffle, from Arabic qāfila, caravan, feminine active participle of qafala, to close, also a denominative verb, to return. * * * … Universalium
qpl — Definition: West Semitic, to close, enclose. coffle, from Arabic qāfila, caravan, feminine active participle of qafala, to close, also a denominative verb, to return … The American Heritage dictionary of the English language