Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

احتفل

Root: حفل

Form: 8

Full Definition

احتفلVIII : see 1, in five places:

def.2 and 5, in three places.

def.3 اِحْتِفَالٌ also signifies The exceeding the usual, or ordinary, or the just, or proper, bounds, or degree; acting egregiously, or immoderately, or extravagantly; striving, or labouring; exerting oneself, or one's power or efforts or endeavours or ability; or the like; syn. مُبَالَغَةٌ; and so حَفيلٌ [an Verbal.Noun of حَفَلَ ].
2 And اَحتفل, said of a horse, He showed his rider that he had attained his utmost speed of running, and yet had some remaining power.


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