عِفْوَةٌ
Root: عفو
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عِفْوَةٌ
: see عَفْوَةٌ.
2 Also, and عَفْوَةٌ , The best, or choice, and abundant, of a thing, or of property, and of food, and of beverage. One says, ذَهَبَتْ عِفْوَةُ هٰذَا النَّبْتِ The soft, or tender, and best, of this herbage, has gone: and accord. to the M, عُفْوَةٌ , with damm, signifies such as is soft, or tender, of any herbage, and such as has not in it anything troublesome, or burdensome, to the pasturing cattle.
3 And عِفْوَةٌ and عُفْوَةٌ signify The hair of the head of a man.
2 Also, and عَفْوَةٌ , The best, or choice, and abundant, of a thing, or of property, and of food, and of beverage. One says, ذَهَبَتْ عِفْوَةُ هٰذَا النَّبْتِ The soft, or tender, and best, of this herbage, has gone: and accord. to the M, عُفْوَةٌ , with damm, signifies such as is soft, or tender, of any herbage, and such as has not in it anything troublesome, or burdensome, to the pasturing cattle.
3 And عِفْوَةٌ and عُفْوَةٌ signify The hair of the head of a man.
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