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كِفْل

kif'lun

a portion

একটি অংশ

Root letters: ك ف لAppears 4 times in the Qur'an#1,617 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 162

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ك ف ل

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)كِفْلٌۭ3 times
  • Dual (muthannā)كِفْلَيْنِ1 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖand Dhul-Kifll-kif'li · 2 times
  • كِفْلٌۭa portionkif'lun · 1 times
  • كِفْلَيْنِdouble portionkif'layni · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ك ف ل — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.

Surah 21:85 — Read full ayah

And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.

Surah 38:48 — Read full ayah

O you who have believed, fear Allāh and believe in His Messenger; He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy and make for you a light by which you will walk and forgive you; and Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Surah 57:28 — Read full ayah