كَفّrestrict

Example sentences

• وَيَأْمُرُهُ عِنْدَ وُقُوعِ الشُّبْهَةِ بِاسْتِعْمَالِ الأَحْوَطِ فِي كَفِّ الْهَوَى

  And it will instruct him, when in doubt, to use the safer option to curb desire.

  كَفِّ — curb. A noun, 'the restraining of', not a verb here; genitive after 'in', opening a possessive pair.

  From: The Discipline of Foresight →

• كلمةُ ذكرٍ خفيّة، وردُّ أمانةٍ، وكفُّ أذًى عن طريق الناس كلّها تزداد ثِقَلًا بقدر الصدق فيها

  A hidden word of remembrance, returning a trust, and withholding harm from people's paths—all increase in weight according to the sincerity within them.

  وَكَفُّ — and withholding. 'and the withholding of' — 'wa' plus 'kaff', nominative, third item, head of an 'of' pairing with 'harm'.

  From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →

• فَأَسْنَدَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ إلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ، وَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ، وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ الْإِسْلَامِ

  He rested his knees against his knees and placed his hands on his thighs, and said: 'O Muhammad, tell me about Islam.'

  كَفَّيْهِ — his hands. This is the dual, 'two palms / hands', with an attached -hi (his) marking the owner as the stranger. The dual carries 'exactly two' in the word's shape rather than by a separate 'two'.

  From: When Gabriel Came to Teach →