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دفر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 دَفِرَ دفر , aor. دَفَرَ , (A, Mgh, Msb, K,) inf. n. دَفَرٌ (A, Mgh, Msb) and دَفْرٌ, (A,) or the latter is a simple subst.; (Mgh, Msb;) and ↓ ادفر; (Msb;) It, (a thing, A, Msb,) and he, (a man, TA,) stank: (A, Mgh, Msb, K:) [see also دَفْرٌ, below:] but some say, of دَفِرٌ, that it is a possessive epithet, having no verb pertaining to it: and accord. to IAar, ↓ ادفر signifies he (a man) smell of his art. (TA.) ― -b2- دَفِرَ, aor. دَفَرَ , (TK,) inf. n. دَفَرٌ, (K,) or دَفْرٌ, (M,) It (food, or wheat, M, K, and flesh-meat, M, TA) became maggotty. (M, K, TK.) ― -b3- Also He (a man, TK) was, or became, base, abject, vile, or despicable. (IAar, * K, * TK.)

Derived headwords

دَفِرَverb
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