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Where does “استكف” come from?

استكف (Arabic) comes from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

استكف (Arabic): to ask for alms, to cadge, to solicit, to...

Definitions

  1. to ask for alms, to cadge, to solicit, to...

Ancestry of “استكف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
2Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
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