افقر
Root: فقر
Form: 4
Full Definition
def.2 افقرهُ نَاقَتَهُ, or بَعِيرَهُ, or ظَهْرَ بَعِيرِهِ, or بَعِيرًا, or دَابَّتَهُ, or المُهْرَ, He lent him the vertebræ [meaning the back] of his she-camel, that he might ride thereon: and he lent him the back of his camel during a journey, for carrying a burden, and for riding, to be returned afterwards: and he lent him a camel, that he might ride thereon; from فَقَار signifying the “ vertebræ ” of the back: and he lent him his beast to ride as long as he pleased during a journey and then to return it to him: and he lent him the colt to ride upon its vertebræ [or back].
2 Hence, افقرهُ أَرْضَهُ
3 أَفْقَرَكَ الصَّيْدُ means The object of the chase has enabled thee to have its vertebræ within thy power; therefore shoot it, or shoot at it: or has enabled thee to have its side [which is sometimes termed فُقْر] within thy power: or has become near to thee. [The Khaleefeh] El-Weleed the son of Yezeed the son of 'AbdEl-Melik is related to have said, أَفْقَرَ بَعْدَ مَسْلَمَةَ الصَّيْدُ لِمَنْ رَمَى i. e. The object of the chase has enabled the shooter at it to have its vertebræ within his power after Meslemeh; meaning that, since the death of his paternal uncle Meslemeh, the territory of the Muslims had become assailable to him who might attempt it.
def.3 افقرهُ also signifies He rendered him فَقِير [meaning poor, or needy, &c.].
def.4 مَا أَفْقَرَهُ [i. e. How poor, or needy, &c., is he!] and مَا أَغْنَاهُ [which has the contr. meaning] are [said to be] anomalous; for their [respective primitive] verbs are اِفْتَقَرَ and اِسْتَغْنَى, from either of which the verb of wonder is not properly [or regularly] formed.
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