اغفى
Root: غفو
Form: 4
Full Definition
اغفىIV
, Verbal.Noun إِغْفَآءٌ; and
غَفَا , first pers. غَفَوْتُ, Verbal.Noun غَفْوٌ and غُفُوٌّ; the latter verb said by ISd to occur in the trads., but disallowed by ISk and by others, and said by Az to be rare; He slept: or he slept a light sleep: or he was, or became, drowsy, or heavy with sleepiness; as also
, Present.T
غَفَوَ
Verbal.Noun غَفْيَةٌ.
2 And اغفى He slept upon what is termed غَفًى, i. e. the straw, in the place in which the grain thereof was trodden out: mentioned as from IAar by Az, and by Sgh as from AA.
3 And اغفى الطَّعَامُ The wheat was abundant in its نُخَالَة, accord. to the copies of the K, but more properly its نُفَايَة [i. e. refuse].
4 See also 1.
def.2 اغفى الشَّجَرُ The trees hung down their branches.
2 And اغفى He slept upon what is termed غَفًى, i. e. the straw, in the place in which the grain thereof was trodden out: mentioned as from IAar by Az, and by Sgh as from AA.
3 And اغفى الطَّعَامُ The wheat was abundant in its نُخَالَة, accord. to the copies of the K, but more properly its نُفَايَة [i. e. refuse].
4 See also 1.
def.2 اغفى الشَّجَرُ The trees hung down their branches.
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