Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

احرف

Root: حرف

Form: 4

Full Definition

احرفIV : see 1.
2 Also, (Verbal.Noun إِحْرَافٌ, Msb,) His مال [or cattle] increased, and became in a good state or condition. One says, جَآءَ بِالحَقِ وَالإِحْرَافِ, meaning He came with, or brought, much cattle. (AZ, S. [See حِلْقٌ.])

def.2 He emaciated, or rendered lean, a she-camel: so says As: others say احرث. [See حَرْفٌ: and see حَرِيثَةٌ.]

def.3 See also 3, last sentence but one.


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