كفء

مُكَافِئٌ ذ Being like, or equal to: equalling. (S.) ― -b2- Also, in the following words of a trad., كَانَ لَا يَقْبَلُ الثَّنَاآءَ اـِلَّا مِن مُّكَافِئِ, said to signify One of known sincerity in professing himself a Muslim: (IAmb:) or one not transgressing his proper bounds, nor falling short with respect to that [ religion ] to which God hath exalted him- (Az.) ― -b3- شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ, (S, K,) and مُكَافَأَتَانِ. (K,) as the relaters of trads. say, (S,) in a trad. respecting the عَقِيقَة for a male child, (S, TA,) Two sheep, or goats, of equal age. (S, K.) Some assign to these words meanings slightly differing from the above; as, similar, one to another: also, slaughtered, one immediately after the other: (TA:) or slaughtered, one opposite to the other. (S.)