No. 6,178 in Arabic

يكف

"يكف" means "to stop" or "to refrain."

In a sentence

يكفيه ما لديه من طعام ليومين.
He has enough food for two days.
In this sentence, 'يكفيه' means 'is sufficient for him', indicating adequacy.
يكف الرجل عن الحديث عندما يطلب منه ذلك.
The man stops talking when he is asked to.
Here, 'يكف' means 'stops', indicating ceasing an action.
سيكف الحارس عن العمل في الليل لأنه منهك.
The guard will stop working at night because he is exhausted.
Again, 'سيكف' means 'will stop', showing the action of ceasing due to exhaustion.

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