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دف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

3 دافّهُ داف دافه دافة , (T, S, M, Msb, K,) and دافّ عَلَيْهِ, (TA,) inf. n. مُدَافَّةٌ and دِفَافٌ; (T, S, M, Msb;) as also دَافَاهُ, which is of the dial. of Juheyneh, (T, M,) altered from the former, (M,) and ذافّهُ; (Msb, TA;) and ↓ دفّفهُ, (K,) or عَلَيْهِ ↓ دفّف, (M, Msb, TA,) inf. n. تَدْفِيفٌ; (Msb;) as also ذفّف عليه; (T, M;) and عَلَيْهِ ↓ دَفّ, aor. دَفُ3َ , [or, accord. to rule, دَفِ3َ ]; (Msb;) [as also ذَفَّ عليه;] namely, a man, (S,) a captive, (T, S,) or a wounded man, (M,) He despatched him; i. e. hastened and completed his slaughter; (T, S, M, Msb, K;) or wounded him so as to hasten his death. (Msb.)

Derived headwords

دافّهُverb
  1. 1.
دافّ عَلَيْهِ
ذفّف عليه
ذَفَّ عليه