Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

خيّفت

Root: خيف

Form: 2

Full Definition

خيّفتII , or خيّفت أَوْلَادَهَا, She brought forth her children different, one from another.
2 خُيِّفَ بَيْنَهُمْ, Verbal.Noun تَخْيِيفٌ, It was divided, or distributed, among them.
3 خُيِّفَتْ عُمُورُ اللِّثَةِ مِنَ الأَسْنَانِ, or بَيْنَ الأَسْنَانِ, The portions of the flesh of the gums between the teeth became separated from the teeth.

def.2 خيّف He alighted, or descended and stopped or sojourned or abode, in a place; as also خيّم.
2 خيّف عِنْدَ القِتَالِ, or عَنِ القِتَالِ, He receded, drew back, or desisted, on the occasion of fight, or from fight.


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