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قَفَا أَثَرَهُ
ذ and
إِِتْرَهُ
He followed his track, or
footsteps; tracked him. (S, Msb.) ― -b2-
قَفَا فُلَانًا
He followed the footsteps of such a one. (TA.) See
قَصَّ أَثَرَهُ, which signifies the same, for a better explanation. See also
قَفَوَتُ أَثَرَهُ.
قَفًا
ذ
The
back of the neck. (S, Msb, K.) ― -b2-
عَيْنَاهُ فِى قَفَاهُ is said of him who is put to flight. because he looks behind him, fearing pursuit. (TA in art.
انف.) And
جَعَلَ أَنْفَهُ فِى قَفَاهُ: see
أَنْفٌ. ― -b3- [Also the
back of the hand: and the
flat back of a knife and the like.]
قَفِيَّةٌ
ذ
: see
دَوَآءُ.
قَافِيَةٌ
ذ
, by synecdoche, for
ذُو قَافِيَةٍ, (IJ,) (tropical:)
A verse; a single verse of a poem. (Akh, Az, TA.) ― -b2- Also, [by a further extension of the proper signification,]
A
قَصِيدَة [or
an ode, or
a poem]. (Az, IJ, TA.)