Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

شارفهُ

Root: شرف

Form: 3

Full Definition

شارفهُIII , Verbal.Noun مُشَارَفَةٌ, He vied with him, or contended with him for superiority, in شَرَف [i. e. highness, elevation, or eminence, of rank, condition, or estimation; or nobility]; and he overcame, or surpassed, him therein.
2 See also 5.
3 Also He was, or became, near to it; he drew near to it, or approached it; namely, a thing: and he was, or became, near to attaining it, [and in like manner شارف عَلَيْهِ, as used in the S and K in the beginning of art. بلغ, he was, or became, at the point of reaching it, or attaining it, namely, a place,] or of obtaining it, or getting possession of it: [and he was, or became, at the point of experiencing it, and doing it; followed by أَنْ and an Present.T:] and, as some say, he looked for it, or expected it; his mind told him of it; he looked for its coming to pass. See also 4, in two places.


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