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أَزْحَفَ

Root: زحف

Form: 4

Full Definition

أَزْحَفَIV see 1, in the latter half, in two places.
2 أَزْحَفَ said of a man means His camel, or his horse or the like, became fatigued.
3 ازحف لَنَا بَنُو فُلَانٍ The sons of such a one became a زَحْف to us, i. e., an army marching to us to fight with us.
4 And ازحف فُلَانٌ Such a one attained to the utmost of that which he sought, or desired.

def.2 ازحف said of long journeying, It fatigued the camels.
2 ازحفت الرِّيحُ الشَّجَرَ The wind put the trees into a state of gentle motion.
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