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عفو
Root entry · 1 derived lemma4 اعفاهُ مِنَ الأَمْرِ ذ He made him to be free, or exempted him, from the affair. (K.) You say, أَعْفِنِى مِنْ هٰذَا الأَمْرِ and أَعْفِ عَنِّى مِنْهُ [ Make thou me to be free, or exempt thou me, from this affair ]. (TA.) And أَعْفِنِى مِنَ الخُرُوجِ مَعَكَ Exempt thou me, or excuse me, from going forth with thee. (S, Mgh, Msb. *) ― -b2- See also 3, in two places: ― -b3- and 1, latter half, in three places: ― -b4- and the same paragraph, last quarter, in two places. -A2- اعفى also signifies He expended the عَفْو of his property; (K, TA;) i. e., the clear portion thereof; or the redundant portion of it. (TA.) -A3- And He was, or became, a possessor of much property; and independent, or in no need. (TA.)
Derived headwords
اعفاهُ مِنَ الأَمْرِverb
- 1.
أَعْفِنِى مِنْ هٰذَا الأَمْرِ
أَعْفِ عَنِّى مِنْهُ
أَعْفِنِى مِنَ الخُرُوجِ مَعَكَ