The Arabic root ك-ف-ي (k-f-y)

Form I verb كَفَى: to be enough for

6 words in the dictionary are built from ك-ف-ي, including verbs in Forms I, VIII. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

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Verb · Form I

كَفَى

to be enough for

Adjective

كَافٍ

enough

Noun

كِفَايَة

sufficiency

Verb · Form VIII

اِكْتَفَى

to content oneself with

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

كَفَى · present يَكْفِي

Form I · The plain action

to be enough for (someone); to protect; to spare

كِفَايَة

Verbal noun

sufficiency

كِفَايَة

Verbal noun

enough

كَافٍ

Active participle

enough

مَكْفِيّ

Passive participle

اِكْتَفَى · present يَكْتَفِي

Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to content oneself with; to get by, to get along

اِكْتِفَاء

Verbal noun

contentment

مُكْتَفٍ

Active participle

مُكْتَفًى

Passive participle

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