تَفَيَّأَتِ
Root: فيأ
Form: 5
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تَفَيَّأَتِV
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2 and تفيّأت الشَّجَرَةُ: see 1, near the end.
3 تفيّأ فِيهِ means He shaded himself in it; i. e., in the shade termed فَىْء. One says, تَفَيَّأْتُ فِى فَىْءِ الشَّجَرَةِ [I shaded myself in the afternoon-shade of the tree]. And تفيّأ بِالشَّجَرَةِ [He shaded himself by means of the tree; or] he entered into the أَفْيَآء [or afternoon-shades] of the tree: and [it is said that] تَفَيَّأْتُ الشَّجَرَةَ signifies I entered into the أَفْيَآء of the tree, and shaded myself thereby: and Aboo-Temmám has made it trans. by itself [i. e. without a prep.] in his saying,
4 [Hence] one says, تَفَيَّأْتُ بِفَيْئِكَ meaning
5 تفيّأ is said of a branch or twig [as meaning It bent, in a languid manner]. (T, M, L, K, voce تَرَأَّدَ; &c.) And one says, تفيّأت لِزَوْجِهَا, meaning She bent herself over her husband, and affected languor, or languidness, to him, feigning coyness, or opposition, and threw herself upon him: from الفَىْءُ signifying “ the act of returning: ” and some say تقيّأت, with ق; but Az says that this is a mistake, and that it is correctly with ف
def.2 تفيّأ signifies also تَتَبَّعَ [He sought a thing time after time, or repeatedly, &c.]. And one says, فُلَانٌ يَتَفَيَّأُ الأَخْبَارَ and [app. meaning Such a one seeks after news, or tidings, time after time, or repeatedly, &c.].
2 and تفيّأت الشَّجَرَةُ: see 1, near the end.
3 تفيّأ فِيهِ means He shaded himself in it; i. e., in the shade termed فَىْء. One says, تَفَيَّأْتُ فِى فَىْءِ الشَّجَرَةِ [I shaded myself in the afternoon-shade of the tree]. And تفيّأ بِالشَّجَرَةِ [He shaded himself by means of the tree; or] he entered into the أَفْيَآء [or afternoon-shades] of the tree: and [it is said that] تَفَيَّأْتُ الشَّجَرَةَ signifies I entered into the أَفْيَآء of the tree, and shaded myself thereby: and Aboo-Temmám has made it trans. by itself [i. e. without a prep.] in his saying,
[as though meaning And I protected myself from the sun by its shade, when it was extended]: but [perhaps he has thus used the verb in the last of the senses here following, for] it is said that this is irregular.فَتَفَيَّأْتُ ظِلَّهُ مَمْدُودًا
4 [Hence] one says, تَفَيَّأْتُ بِفَيْئِكَ meaning
5 تفيّأ is said of a branch or twig [as meaning It bent, in a languid manner]. (T, M, L, K, voce تَرَأَّدَ; &c.) And one says, تفيّأت لِزَوْجِهَا, meaning She bent herself over her husband, and affected languor, or languidness, to him, feigning coyness, or opposition, and threw herself upon him: from الفَىْءُ signifying “ the act of returning: ” and some say تقيّأت, with ق; but Az says that this is a mistake, and that it is correctly with ف
def.2 تفيّأ signifies also تَتَبَّعَ [He sought a thing time after time, or repeatedly, &c.]. And one says, فُلَانٌ يَتَفَيَّأُ الأَخْبَارَ and [app. meaning Such a one seeks after news, or tidings, time after time, or repeatedly, &c.].
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