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انفذ

Root: نفذ

Form: 4

Full Definition

انفذIV , and نفّذهُ , He made the arrow to pierce, and go forth from, or to pass through, the animal at which it was shot: [or, to penetrate within the animal at which it was shot, and to protrude its extremity from the other side, the rest remaining within; accord. to the explanation of نَفَذَ السَّهْمُ in the M, L, K: or to penetrate the animal at which it was shot, and to protrude a part of it from the other side; accord. to the explanation of سَهْمٌ نَافِذٌ in the A, art. صرد.] You say also, أَنْفَذْتُ فِيهِ السَّهْمَ [I made the arrow to pierce, or penetrate, him, &c.]
2 رَمَيْتُهُ فَأَنْفَذْتُهُ I shot, or cast, at him, and pierced, or made a hole, through him.
3 See 1.
4 انفذ الأَمْرَ [He brought to pass the command, or order; made it effectual; made it to have effect; executed or performed it: and in like manner, the saying: see 1].
5 He executed, performed, or accomplished, the affair.
6 انفذ القَوْمَ He became [or entered] among the people: in the copies of the K, explained by صَارَ مِنْهُمْ; but the correct reading is بَيْنَهُمْ [as in the M and L]: or he penetrated into them, and went, or walked, in the midst of them. See also نَفَذَ القَوْمَ.
7 انفذ كِتَابًا إِلَى فُلَانٍ; and نفّذهُ , Verbal.Noun تَنْفِيذٌ; [He sent, or transmitted, a letter to such a one; caused it to pass to or to reach him]: and in like manner, رَسُولًا a messenger.
8 انفذ عَهْدَهُ, Verbal.Noun إِنْفَاذٌ He made his covenant, or contract, or the like, to take effect; executed or performed it: [and in like manner, an act of emancipation: see 1.]
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