Semitic Etymological Database
In the expression ˀid kaf id máˁbher ‘gegen Felsen hin’ (Müller 1905:280), curiously reminiscent of Akk. kāpu ša šadî. According to Soqotrian informants, kɛf means ‘side, proximity’.
This verb is normally used about women and, therefore, only feminine forms could have been elicited.