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دنف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

4 ادنف أدنف ادنف دنف : see 1, in two places. -A2- ادنفهُ, said of a disease, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) It rendered him constantly, or chronically, ill; or clave to him constantly: (Msb:) or it rendered him heavy [ so that he was near to death, or at the point of death: see 1]: (S, Mgh, K:) or, said of God, He caused him to become emaciated by disease so as to be at the point of death. (M.) Thus the verb is trans. as well as intrans. (S, Msb.) ― -b2- And أَدْنَفْتُ الأَمْرَ (tropical:) I caused the thing, or event, to be near, or brought it near, (K, TA,) to passing. (TA.)

Derived headwords

ادنفverb
  1. 1.
أَدْنَفْتُ الأَمْرَ