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qàf.

to make seven individuals

‘make seven’, a version of an old language game for seven players, focusing on abstract thought. Other versions of this game are for four, five or ten players, and named accordingly. The cover term for the game is dmàj. ‘fill (up), make full > make quite a lot’.

Etymology

< NLem qif‑a
< LMLem, MLem qif‑yl
< OLem thift‑, inflected form of
< PLem *seftam
< PIE *septḿ̥

Cognates

Eng seven, Gk ἑπτά ‘seven’