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قَفِئَتِ

Root: قفأ

Form: 1

Full Definition

قَفِئَتِI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun قَفْءٌ, The land was rained upon, and its herbage became altered and spoiled thereby: or قَفْءٌ [the Verbal.Noun] signifies the falling of dust upon the herbs, or leguminous plants, in consequence of which they are spoiled if the dust be not washed off. [See فَقَأَت as said of the بُهْمَى.]
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