صدف

3 صادفهُ ذ , (S, O, K, TA,) inf. n. مُصَادَفَةٌ, (M, TA,) He found him; or lighted on him; syn. وَجَدَهُ; (S, O, K, TA;) namely, another man; (S, O;) and لَقِيَهُ [which may also be rendered he met with him; or encountered him ]; (O, K, TA;) and وَافَقَهُ [which signifies the same]. (M, * TA, and S and K in art. وفق.) One says, صَادَفْتُ فُلَانًا بِمَوْضِعِ كَذَا I found, or met with, such a one in such a place; syn. وَافَقْتُهُ. (TA in art. وفق.) And صَادَفْتَ أَمْرَكَ مُوَافِقًا لِاـِرَادَتِكَ [ Thou foundest thine affair, or thy case, suitable to thy wish; i. e., foundest it to be so: thus, in this instance, and in many others, like its syns. وَجَدْتَ and لَقِيتَ, the verb has two objective complements]. (S * and K * and TA in art. وفق.) ― -b2- And مُصَادَفَةٌ signifies also The being opposite, one to another; or the facing one another; or the matching one another; syn. مُحَاذَاةٌ. (TA.)