زَاحِفٌ
Root: زحف
Full Definition
زَاحِفٌ
[part. n. of 1; Walking, &c.].
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3 A camel fatigued, and dragging his foot, or the extremity of his foot; as also زَاحِفَةٌ , in which the ة is added to denote intensiveness: or the latter is applied, in the sense expl. above, to a she-camel; and so زَحُوفٌ ; or this last signifies a she-camel that drags her hind legs or feet: and مُزْحِفٌ , applied to a he-camel, has the former of these meanings: [see also سَحُوفٌ, said to be a dial. var. of زَحُوفٌ:] the pl. of زَاحِفَةٌ is زَوَاحِفُ; and the pl. of زَحُوفٌ is زُحُفٌ. Also Fatigued and motionless; whatever it be, whether lean or fat; and so مُزْحِفٌ . And, accord. to Aboo-Sa'eed Ed-Dareer, [simply] Fatigued; and so مُزْحِفٌ ; applied to a camel: or the latter, so applied, signifies fatigued, and standing still with his owner: the former is applied to the male and to the female; and its pl. is زَوَاحِفُ: it is said to be also the name of a certain camel; but Th denies this.
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3 A camel fatigued, and dragging his foot, or the extremity of his foot; as also زَاحِفَةٌ , in which the ة is added to denote intensiveness: or the latter is applied, in the sense expl. above, to a she-camel; and so زَحُوفٌ ; or this last signifies a she-camel that drags her hind legs or feet: and مُزْحِفٌ , applied to a he-camel, has the former of these meanings: [see also سَحُوفٌ, said to be a dial. var. of زَحُوفٌ:] the pl. of زَاحِفَةٌ is زَوَاحِفُ; and the pl. of زَحُوفٌ is زُحُفٌ. Also Fatigued and motionless; whatever it be, whether lean or fat; and so مُزْحِفٌ . And, accord. to Aboo-Sa'eed Ed-Dareer, [simply] Fatigued; and so مُزْحِفٌ ; applied to a camel: or the latter, so applied, signifies fatigued, and standing still with his owner: the former is applied to the male and to the female; and its pl. is زَوَاحِفُ: it is said to be also the name of a certain camel; but Th denies this.
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