لَفَأَ
Root: لفأ
Form: 1
Full Definition
لَفَأَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun لَفْءٌ and لَفَآءٌ; and
; He stripped off, or peeled off, meat from a bone.
2 لَفَأَتِ الرِّيحُ السَّحَابَ عَنْ وَجْهِ السَّمَآءِ
3 لَفَأَ, Verbal.Noun لَفْءٌ, He peeled a bone or a stick.
4 لَفَأَ He beat with a staff or stick.
5 He turned a person back, or away, from his purpose.
6 لَفَأَ i. q. إِغْتَابَ;
def.2 لَفِىءَ, Present.T ـَ He, or it remained, or endured.
def.3 لَفَأَهُ حَقَّهُ He gave him the whole of what was due to him: (like لَكَأَهُ: T:) or لفأه signifies he gave him less than his due. Accord. to Aboo-Turab, the verb is used in these two contr. senses.
2 لَفَأَتِ الرِّيحُ السَّحَابَ عَنْ وَجْهِ السَّمَآءِ
3 لَفَأَ, Verbal.Noun لَفْءٌ, He peeled a bone or a stick.
4 لَفَأَ He beat with a staff or stick.
5 He turned a person back, or away, from his purpose.
6 لَفَأَ i. q. إِغْتَابَ;
def.2 لَفِىءَ, Present.T ـَ He, or it remained, or endured.
def.3 لَفَأَهُ حَقَّهُ He gave him the whole of what was due to him: (like لَكَأَهُ: T:) or لفأه signifies he gave him less than his due. Accord. to Aboo-Turab, the verb is used in these two contr. senses.
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