دَفِرَ
Root: دفر
Form: 1
Full Definition
دَفِرَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun دَفَرٌ and دَفْرٌ, or the latter is a simple subst.; and
; It, and he, stank: [see also دَفْرٌ, below:] but some say, of دَفِرٌ, that it is a possessive epithet, having no verb pertaining to it: and accord. to IAar, signifies he smell of his art.
2 دَفِرَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دَفَرٌ, or دَفْرٌ, It became maggotty.
3 Also He was, or became, base, abject, vile, or despicable.
2 دَفِرَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دَفَرٌ, or دَفْرٌ, It became maggotty.
3 Also He was, or became, base, abject, vile, or despicable.
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