qafala

qafala
lock [Sem q-p-l, Mal qofol (a lock), Syr ethqafel (be rolled up)]
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return, turn back [Sem q-p-l, Heb qippel (fold back), JNA qpl, Sab qfl (return)]

Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.

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  • 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

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