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رَفَسهُ

Root: رفس

Form: 1

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رَفَسهُI , or رَفَسَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ, Present.T ـِ and ـُ Verbal.Noun رَفْسٌ and رِفَاسٌ, or this is a simple subst., and رُفَاسٌ, [or this also is a simple subst.,] He kicked him, or struck him with his foot or leg, in an absolute sense, or in, or upon, the breast.
2 رَفَسَهُ, Verbal.Noun رَفْسٌ, He pounded it, or brayed it; namely, flesh-meat, or other food; or anything; but originally, food.

def.2 رَفَسَ البَعِيرَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun رَفْسٌ, He bound the camel with the رِفَاس [q. v.].
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