اسِفى
Root: سفو
Form: 4
Full Definition
def.2 أسْفَتْ said of the wind, intrans. and trans.: see 1, in two places.
def.3 اسفى said of corn, It became rough, or coarse, in the extremities [or awn] of its ears.
2 اسفت said of بُهْمَى [or barley-grass], It let fall its سَفَا [or prickles, or awn, or extremities].
3 And اسفى said of a man, He took the prickles [or awn or extremities] of the بُهْمَى [or barley-grass].
def.4 Also, said of a man, He removed dust, or earth, (سَفًا, TA) from one place to another.
def.5 And اسفت said of a she-camel,
def.6 See also 1, last sentence.
def.7 اسفاهُ It incited him to unsteadiness, and levity.
2 And hence, perhaps, اسفى بِهِ He did evil or ill, or acted ill, to him, or with him, i. e., his companion.
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