خَفَرَهُ
Root: خفر
Form: 1
Full Definition
خَفَرَهُI
, and خَفَرَبِهِ, and خَفَرَعَلَيْهِ, Present.T
ـِ and
ـُ Verbal.Noun خَفْرٌ; and
خفّرهُ , Verbal.Noun تَخْفِيرٌ; and تخفّر بِهِ; He protected him; granted him refuge; preserved, saved, rescued, or liberated, him; from him who sought or pursued him. And خَفَرَالقَوْمَ, Verbal.Noun خُفَارَةٌ, He protected the people and became responsible for their safety.
2 And خَفَرَهُ He received from him hire for protecting him and being responsible for his safety.
3 And خَفَرَ, Verbal.Noun خِفَارَةٌ, He guarded palm-trees from injury: and seed-produce from the birds: syn. of the Verbal.Noun of the verb in the latter sense, شِرَاحَةٌ. (K, TA: in the CK شَرَاجَةٌ, with fet-h to the ش, and with ج in the place of ح.)
4 See also 5.
5 خَفَرَ بِالعَهْدِ, and بِعَهْدِى, Present.T ـِ and ـُ Verbal.Noun خِفَارَةٌ, He fulfilled the covenant, or engagement, and my covenant, or engagement.
6 See also 4, in two places.
def.2 رِيحُهُ تَخْفُرُ شَهْوَةَ النِّسَآءِ Its odour puts a stop to the carnal desire of women.
def.3 خَفِرَ, or خَفِرَتْ, for most assert that this verb is only used in relation to a woman, and it seems to be seldom, if ever, otherwise used, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun خَفَرٌ and خَفَارَةٌ, or the latter is a simple subst; and تخفّر , or تخفّرت; He, or she, was bashful; or felt, or had a sense of, or was affected with, shame, shyness, or bashfulness; and was grave, staid, or sedate: or was very bashful; &c.
2 And خَفَرَهُ He received from him hire for protecting him and being responsible for his safety.
3 And خَفَرَ, Verbal.Noun خِفَارَةٌ, He guarded palm-trees from injury: and seed-produce from the birds: syn. of the Verbal.Noun of the verb in the latter sense, شِرَاحَةٌ. (K, TA: in the CK شَرَاجَةٌ, with fet-h to the ش, and with ج in the place of ح.)
4 See also 5.
5 خَفَرَ بِالعَهْدِ, and بِعَهْدِى, Present.T ـِ and ـُ Verbal.Noun خِفَارَةٌ, He fulfilled the covenant, or engagement, and my covenant, or engagement.
6 See also 4, in two places.
def.2 رِيحُهُ تَخْفُرُ شَهْوَةَ النِّسَآءِ Its odour puts a stop to the carnal desire of women.
def.3 خَفِرَ, or خَفِرَتْ, for most assert that this verb is only used in relation to a woman, and it seems to be seldom, if ever, otherwise used, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun خَفَرٌ and خَفَارَةٌ, or the latter is a simple subst; and تخفّر , or تخفّرت; He, or she, was bashful; or felt, or had a sense of, or was affected with, shame, shyness, or bashfulness; and was grave, staid, or sedate: or was very bashful; &c.
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