عفو

2 عَفَّتِ الدَّارُ ذ : ― -b2- and عَفَّتِ الرِّيحُ الدَّارَ: and عَفَّى عَلَى أَثَرِهِ: see 1, former half, in three places. [Hence] one says, عَفَّى عَلَيْهِمُ الخَبَالُ, inf. n. تَعْفِيَةٌ, [ Perdition, or destruction, &c., effaced them, ] meaning (tropical:) they died. (Z, K, TA.) And عَفَّى عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْهُ [ He effaced what had proceeded from him ], meaning (assumed tropical:) he acted well, or rightly, after acting ill, or wrongly. (S.) -A2- See also 1, latter half, in two places. ― -b2- [Hence] one says, عَفُّوا ظَهْرَ هٰذَا الجَمَلِ, meaning Leave ye this camel [lit. the back of this camel ] so that he may become fat. (TA.)