اشتفى

Form: 8

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اشتفىVIII He attained recovery, or restoration to convalescence, by means of such a thing: and so تشفّى : and استشفى مِنْ عِلَّتِهِ [if not a mistranscription for اشتفى] he became free from his disease, sickness, or malady; recovered from it; or became convalescent. See 4, latter part.
2 And see also 5.
3 [Also He was, or became, content with such a thing; or relieved from doubt thereby: and] he profited by such a thing. One says, اِشْتَفَيْتُ بِمَا أَخْبَرَنِى فُلَانٌ I was, or became, content with that which such a one told me, [or relieved from doubt thereby,] because it was true. (IB in art. حك, from Az.) And أَخْبَرَهُ فُلَانٌ فَٱشْتَفَى بِهِ [Such a one gave him information] and he profited by his veracity.

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