دَلَفَ
Root: دلف
Form: 1
Full Definition
دَلَفَI
, Present.T
ـِ Verbal.Noun دَلِيفٌ and دَلَفٌ and دَلْفٌ and دَلَفَانٌ and دُلُوفٌ, He walked, or went, gently, or leisurely: said of an old man, he walked, or went, with short steps, or in the manner of him who is shackled, as some say, at a rate above that which is termed
دَبِيبٌ, like as does the army, or body of troops, to the [other] army, or body of troops. You say, دَلَفَتِ الكَتِيبَةُ
إِلَى الكَتِيبَةِ فِى الحَرْبِ meaning The army, or body of troops, went gently, or leisurely, to the [other] army, or body of troops,
in war: or advanced, or went forward; syn. تَقَدَّمَت: [for] دَلَفٌ accord. to A'Obeyd, or دَلْفٌ accord. to AA, signifies the act of advancing, or going forward; syn. تَقَدُّمٌ: and one says دَلَفْنَاهُمْ, or دَلَفْنَا لَهُمْ, meaning [as is implied in the S and K] we advanced to them; syn. تَقَدَّمْنَا: and دَلَفَ
إِلَيْهِ
he drew near to him, or it. دَلَفْتُ also signifies مَشَيْتُ [i.e. I walked; or went on foot, whether quickly or slowly]: and [in like manner,] تدلّف إِلَيْهِ signifies مَشَى [he walked, &c., to him, or it]: or this latter signifies تَمَشَّى [said in the TA, in art. مشى, to be syn. with مَشَى; but it rather signifies he walked with slow steps to him, or it]; and approached, or drew near: but A'Obeyd says that تَزَلَّفَ is more common.
2 Hence, the saying of a poet,
3 [The verb seems to bear two contr. significations; for it is said that] دَلَفَ لِٱلْتِزَامِى means He hastened to take me by the hand and embrace me.
4 دَلَفَ بِحِمْلِهِ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun دَلِيفٌ, He was heavily burdened, or overburdened, by his load [so that he went slowly].
5 You say of a she-camel, تَدْلِفُ بِحَمْلِهَا, meaning She rises [app. with difficulty (see دَالِفٌ)] with her load.
6 And دَلَفَ المَالُ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun دَلِيفٌ, The camels, or cattle, clave to the ground by reason of emaciation.
2 Hence, the saying of a poet,
meaningدَلَفْتُ إِلَى صَمِيمِكَ بِالقَوَافِى
3 [The verb seems to bear two contr. significations; for it is said that] دَلَفَ لِٱلْتِزَامِى means He hastened to take me by the hand and embrace me.
4 دَلَفَ بِحِمْلِهِ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun دَلِيفٌ, He was heavily burdened, or overburdened, by his load [so that he went slowly].
5 You say of a she-camel, تَدْلِفُ بِحَمْلِهَا, meaning She rises [app. with difficulty (see دَالِفٌ)] with her load.
6 And دَلَفَ المَالُ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun دَلِيفٌ, The camels, or cattle, clave to the ground by reason of emaciation.
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