فيض

فَيْضٌ ذ A river, (M, TA,) in general: (TA:) pl. [of pauc.] أَفْيَاضٌ and [of mult.] فُيُوضٌ: the pluralization thereof shows that it is not an inf. n. used as a subst.: (M, TA:) [and a river, or water, that overflows. ] الفَيْضُ is [hence] applied to The Nile of Egypt: (S, O, K:) or, accord. to the Tekmileh, to a place in the Nile of Egypt: (TA:) and to the river of El-Basrah: (As, S, K:) or this last is called فَيْضُ البَصْرَةِ, because of its greatness. (M.) You say also أَرْضٌ ذَاتُ فُيُوضٍ Land in which is water: (Lh, M:) or in which are waters that overflow. (S, K, TA.) ― -b2- A horse (tropical:) that runs much; (S, M, O, K;) that is fleet, or swift; (M;) that runs vehemently; likened to water pouring forth; as also سَكْبٌ. (Eth-Thaalebee, in TA, art. سكب.) ― -b3- A man (tropical:) bountiful, or munificent; as also ↓ فَائِضٌ, (A,) and ↓ فَيَّاضٌ: (S, O:) or, as also ↓ the last, a man abounding [or profuse ] in beneficence or bounty. (M.) ― -b4- Much, or abundant, water. (M.) ― -b5- (tropical:) Much, or abundance: as in the saying, أَعْطَاهُ غَيْضًا مِنْ فَيْضٍ (tropical:) He gave him little from much. (S, M, O.) Anything much in quantity. (KL.) ― -b6- (assumed tropical:) A large gift: [and simply a gift, favour, or grace: ] pl. فُيُوضٌ. (KL.) ― -b7- [See also 1, last sentence but one. Hence بِطَرِيقِ الفَيْضِ meaning (assumed tropical:) By way, or means, of instinct; instinctively. ] ― -b8- (tropical:) Death: [as being the outpouring of the soul:] see 1. (Sh, on the authority of El-Bekráwee; and K.) ― -b9- ذَهَبْنَا فِى فَيْضِ فُلَانٍ (assumed tropical:) We went with the corpse and bier of such a one. (M.)