إِسْتَفْلَلَ
Root: فل
Form: 10
Full Definition
إِسْتَفْلَلَX
see 1, former half.
2 استفلّ الشَّىْءَ He took of the thing the least portion, because of its difficulty (لِعُسْرِهِ), or such as the tenth part thereof (كَعُشْرِهِ): or الاِستِفْلَالُ signifies the obtaining a little thing from a difficult place; from a place of the seeking of a right, or due, or of a gift; it having no other object than a thing of little account.
2 استفلّ الشَّىْءَ He took of the thing the least portion, because of its difficulty (لِعُسْرِهِ), or such as the tenth part thereof (كَعُشْرِهِ): or الاِستِفْلَالُ signifies the obtaining a little thing from a difficult place; from a place of the seeking of a right, or due, or of a gift; it having no other object than a thing of little account.
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