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ذَفِرَ

Root: ذفر

Form: 1

Full Definition

ذَفِرَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun ذَفَرٌ, He, or it, had, or emitted, a pungent, or strong, odour, or smell; or a very pungent, or very strong, odour, or smell; whether sweet or stinking: or he had stinking arm-pits; or it stank. [See also ذَفَرٌ, below.]
2 ذَفِرَ النَّبْتُ The plants became abundant.
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