خَفِيَّةٌ
Root: خفى
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خَفِيَّةٌ
A well: or a deep well; because its water is not perceived, or not apparent: or a well of ancient times, that has become filled up and then dug again: or any well that has been dug and then left until it has become filled up, then dug again, and cleared out: [opposed to بَدِىْءٌ:] accord. to A'Obeyd, it is so called because it is made to appear: pl. خَفَايَا and خَفِيَّاتٌ.
2 And A tangled, or luxuriant, or dense, thicket, which the lion takes as his covert: or خَفِيَّة is the name of a certain place frequented by lions; and is properly imperfectly decl., so that you say أُسُودُ خَفِيَّةَ; but it may be perfectly decl. in poetry.
def.2 Also A slight taint, or infection, or a touch, or stroke, of insanity: so in the phrase بِهِ خَفِيَّةٌ In him is a slight taint, &c., of insanity.
2 And A tangled, or luxuriant, or dense, thicket, which the lion takes as his covert: or خَفِيَّة is the name of a certain place frequented by lions; and is properly imperfectly decl., so that you say أُسُودُ خَفِيَّةَ; but it may be perfectly decl. in poetry.
def.2 Also A slight taint, or infection, or a touch, or stroke, of insanity: so in the phrase بِهِ خَفِيَّةٌ In him is a slight taint, &c., of insanity.
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