ك • ي • ف

, used by the Muslim theologians, (K, TA,) verbs derived from كَيْفَ, (TA,) [signifying I specified by the ascription of its quality and it became so specified,] are formed in accordance with analogy, not heard from the Arabs. (K, * TA.)

: see what next precedes.

Quality as answering to “ how? ”; mode, or manner, of being.

for كَيْفِيَّةٌ: see تَيْسِيَّةٌ.