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اثفرهُ

Root: ثفر

Form: 4

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اثفرهُIV He bound, tied, or fastened, upon him a ثَفَر [or crupper]; namely, a beast, a horse, an ass, or a camel: or he made for him a ثَفَر [or crupper]. [Hence,] أَثْفَرْتُهُ بَيْعَةَ سُوْءٍ [app. I imposed upon him a bad sale so that he could not rid himself of it; lit.] I stuck a bad sale to his backside.
2 He drove him, or urged him on, from behind; as also ثفّرهُ , Verbal.Noun تَثْفِيرٌ; in some copies of the K, , Present.T ـُ.
3 اثفرت She showed, or gave evidence of, pregnancy, or bringing forth. (K: in the CK, بَيَّنَتِ الوِلادَ: in MS. copies of the K, and in the TA, الوِلَادَة.)
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