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اِخْتَفَى

Root: خفى

Full Definition

اِخْتَفَى , said of a man, [if it be not a mistranscription for اُخْتُفِىَ, like اُخْتُفِىَ دَمُهُ,] signifies also He was slain covertly, secretly, or clandestinely.

def.2 As a trans. v.: see 1.
2 You say also اختفى مَيِّتًا He drew forth a dead body from the grave, to steal the grave-clothes.
3 And اختفى البِئْرَ He dug, or cleared out, the well.
4 And اختفى دَمَهُ He slew him without its being known.
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