صرف

8 اصطرف ذ (tropical:) He sought, sought after, or sought to gain, sustenance or the like, (M, TA,) and used art or artifice or cunning [ in so doing ]; (M;) for his family, or household; (M, TA;) as also ↓ صَرَفَ, aor. صَرِفَ ; you say, صَرَفَ لِأَهْلِهِ [as though meaning صَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ لِأَهْلِهِ] and اصطرف: (M:) or he used art or artifice or cunning (تصرّف) in the seeking of gain: (O, K, TA:) or [meaning thus] you say, اصطرف فِى طَلَبِ الكَسْبِ. (S.) -A2- It is also trans.: you say, اصطرف وَجْهَهُ: see 1, first quarter. ― -b2- And اصطرف الدَّرَاهِمَ He procured the dirhems in exchange for [ other ] dirhems or for deenars. (Mgh.)