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غَرَفَ

Root: غرف

Form: 1

Full Definition

غَرَفَI , or غَرَفَ المَآءَ بِيَدِهِ, Present.T ـِ and ـُ Verbal.Noun غَرْفٌ; and , or اغترف مِنْهُ, or both of these; He took [or laded out] the water with his hand [as with a ladle]: and in like manner, بِالمِغْرَفَةِ [with the ladle].

def.2 غَرَفَ الشَّىْءَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun غَرْفٌ, He cut, or cut off, the thing.
2 And غَرَفَ نَاصِيَتَهُ He clipped his forelock; i. e. a horse's.

def.3 غَرَفَ الجِلْدَ, Verbal.Noun غَرْفٌ, He tanned the skin with غَرْف [q. v.].

def.4 غَرَفَ البَعِيرَ, Present.T ـُ and ـِ Verbal.Noun غَرْفٌ, He put upon the head of the camel a rope, or cord, called غُرْفَة [q. v.].

def.5 See also 7.

def.6 غَرِفَتِ الإِبِلُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun غَرَفٌ, The camels had a complaint of their bellies from eating غَرْف [q. v.].
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