استفاه

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استفاهX , Verbal.Noun اِسْتِفَاهَةٌ and اِسْتِفَاهٌ, the latter mentioned by Lh, He ate, or drank, vehemently, after scantiness, or after weakness; but seldom used in relation to drinking: or you say, استفاه فِى الطَّعَامِ, meaning he ate much of the food: so says IAar, not particularizing the act as being after scarcity or not. [See also 2.]
2 And He quenched his thirst by drinking.

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