ضَفَا
Root: ضفو
Form: 1
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ضَفَاI
, Present.T يَضْفُو, Verbal.Noun ضَفْوٌ and ضَفُوٌّ, It was, or became, complete, full, ample, or without deficiency.
2 And It was, or became, much in quantity; said of property, or property consisting in cattle, and of hair, and of wool. [Hence,] one says, ضَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ, i. q. رَفَّتْ [i. e. Wealth became abundantly bestowed upon him]. (M in art. رف.) And ضَفَا العَيْشُ, meaning اِتَّسَعَ [i. e. The means of subsistence became ample].
3 And ضَفَا الحَوْضُ, Verbal.Noun ضَفْوٌ, The watering-trough overflowed by reason of its fulness.
def.2 ضَفِىَ He became poor: mentioned by Az in art. ضيق.
2 And It was, or became, much in quantity; said of property, or property consisting in cattle, and of hair, and of wool. [Hence,] one says, ضَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ, i. q. رَفَّتْ [i. e. Wealth became abundantly bestowed upon him]. (M in art. رف.) And ضَفَا العَيْشُ, meaning اِتَّسَعَ [i. e. The means of subsistence became ample].
3 And ضَفَا الحَوْضُ, Verbal.Noun ضَفْوٌ, The watering-trough overflowed by reason of its fulness.
def.2 ضَفِىَ He became poor: mentioned by Az in art. ضيق.
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