اندفن
Root: دفن
Form: 7
Full Definition
اندفنVII
It was, or became, buried, or interred; i. e., hidden, concealed, or covered, in the earth, or dust, or beneath layers, or strata of earth, or dust: and
اِدَّفَنَ , of the measure اِفْتَعَلَ, signifies the same; or
تدفّن .
2 Also, said of a portion of a well, or of a well [absolutely], and of a watering-trough or tank, and of a water-ing-place, or spring to which camels came to water, [and] so , [It was, or became, filled up, stopped up, or choked up, with earth or dust; or] it had the dust swept into it by the wind [so that it became filled up, stopped up, or choked up].
2 Also, said of a portion of a well, or of a well [absolutely], and of a watering-trough or tank, and of a water-ing-place, or spring to which camels came to water, [and] so , [It was, or became, filled up, stopped up, or choked up, with earth or dust; or] it had the dust swept into it by the wind [so that it became filled up, stopped up, or choked up].
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