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عف
Root entry · 1 derived lemma4 اعفّهُ ا@للّٰهُ ذ God made him to be عَفِيف [i. e. abstinent, &c.]. (S, O, Msb, K.) -A2- أَعَفَّتْ, [in the CK, erroneously, اُعِفَّت,] said of a ewe, or she-goat, is from العُفَافَةُ [and therefore signifies She had milk collected in her udder: or she had some milk remaining in her udder after most of it had been sucked ]. (IDrd, O, K.)
Derived headwords
اعفّهُ ا@للّٰهُverb
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