ضيف

10 اـِسْتَضْيَفَ see 1, last sentence. ― -b2- You say also اِسْتَضَافَنِى, meaning He desired me, or asked me, to grant him protection, or refuge. (Msb.) And استضاف فُلَانٌ اـِلَى فُلَانٍ Such a one had recourse, or betook himself, to such a one for protection, or refuge. (IAar, M.)