افناهُ
Root: فنى
Form: 4
Full Definition
افناهُIV
He, or it, caused it, or him, to pass away and come to an end; to vanish away; to become spent, or exhausted; to fail entirely; to cease, perish, or come to nought; he, or it, did away with, destroyed, or annihilated, it, or him; trans. of فَنِىَ. The saying of a rájiz, namely, Abu-n-Nejm, describing a pastor of sheep or goats,
2 or it means, would that God had made to grow for them [the plant called] الفَنَى, i. e. عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ; so that they might have abundance of milk, and become fat.
may mean an imprecation against them, i. e. He says, would that God had destroyed them:يَقُولُ لَيْتَ ٱللّٰهَ قَدْ أَفْنَاهَا
2 or it means, would that God had made to grow for them [the plant called] الفَنَى, i. e. عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ; so that they might have abundance of milk, and become fat.
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