حفد

1 حَفَدَ حفد , [aor. حَفِدَ , as appears from what follows,] inf. n. حَفْدٌ and حَفَدَانٌ (S, A) and حُفُودٌ, (A,) He (a camel, S, A, and an ostrich, S) was quick, or went quickly; (S, A;) was continuous in his course or pace: and some say that ↓ احفد is syn. with حَفَدَ, meaning he went quickly: (S:) accord. to A'Obeyd, احفد, said of an ostrich, is syn. with حَفَدَ, inf. n. حَفْدٌ: and it is said that حَفَدَ, inf. n. حَفَدَانٌ, signifies he went a pace such as is termed خَبَبٌ, quicker than that of walking: (L:) or حَفَدَ, inf. n. حَفْدٌ (TA) and حَفَدٌ and حَفَدَانٌ; and ↓ احفد, inf. n. اـِحْفَادٌ; he went a pace less quick than that termed خَبَبٌ. (K, TA.) ― -b2- And حَفَدَ, (A, L, Msb, K,) aor. حَفِدَ , (L, Mgh, Msb, K,) inf. n. حَفْدٌ (T, S, Mgh, Msb, K) and حَفَدَانٌ; (K;) and ↓ احفد, inf. n. اـِحفَادٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ احتفد; (A, K;) (tropical:) He was quick (S, A, Msb) in an affair, and active, agile, or prompt, in performing it: (A:) or he was quick in service: (Mgh:) or he was active, agile, or prompt, in work; and quick: (K:) or he was he was active, agile, or prompt, in service and in work: (T:) or he was quick therein. (L.) Hence, (Mgh,) وَاـِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ, (S, Mgh, * L, Msb,) in a form of supplication, (S, L, Msb,) which is uttered standing, termed دُعَاآءُ القُنُوتِ, means And we are quick in working for Thee and in serving Thee: (L:) or quick to obey Thee: (Msb:) or we work for Thee by obeying Thee: (Mgh:) [for] ― -b3- حَفَدَ, (A, L, Msb, K,) aor. حَفِدَ , (L,) inf. n. حَفْدٌ, (L, Msb,) also signifies (tropical:) He served (A, L, Msb, K) a person: (A:) [I have marked this, and the significations explained in the second sentence above, as tropical on the authority of the A: but] accord. to A 'Obeyd, the primary signification of this verb is he served and worked. (L.)