فنى

4 افناهُ ذ He, or it, caused it, or him, to pass away and come to an end; to vanish away; to become spent, or exhausted; to fail entirely; to cease, perish, or come to nought; he, or it, did away with, destroyed, or annihilated, it, or him; (T, S, * M, Msb, * K, TA;) trans. of فَنِىَ. (T, S, Msb, K.) The saying of a rájiz, (T, TA,) namely, Abu-n-Nejm, (TA,) describing a pastor of sheep or goats, يَقُولُ لَيْتَ ا@للّٰهَ قَدْ أَفْنَاهَا (T, TA,) may mean an imprecation against them, i. e. He says, would that God had destroyed them: (T:) ― -b2- or it means, would that God had made to grow for them [ the plant called ] الفَنَى, i. e. عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ; so that they might have abundance of milk, and become fat. (T, TA.)