فَيْفٌ
Root: فيف
Full Definition
فَيْفٌ
A place that is even, level, or flat: or, accord. to Lth, a waterless desert, such as is even, level, or flat, and wide, or spacious; and
فَيْفَاةٌ and
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فَيْفَى also signify [thus, or] a waterless desert: and, accord. to El-Mu-arrij, فَيْفٌ signifies a portion of the earth that is a place whereof the winds are variable; and this is the explanation that is preferred by Sh: and accord. to AA, it signifies [also] any road between two mountains: its pl. is أَفْيَافٌ [a pl. of pauc.] and فُيُوفٌ [a pl. of mult.].
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