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خرف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

خَرَفَىٌّ خرف خرفى خرفي and ↓ خَرْفِىٌّ, (S, Msb, K,) the latter a contraction of the former, (Msb,) and ↓ خِرْفِىٌّ, (K,) Of, or relating to, the season called خَرِيف; (S, Msb, K;) and applied to the rain of that season; (JK;) rel. ns. from الخَرِيفُ; (S, Msb, K;) irregularly formed. (S, Msb.) ― -b2- The first also signifies The increase (نِتَاج) [ of sheep and goats ] in the end of the [ season called ] قَيْظ. (Aboo-Nasr, TA voce صَفَرِىٌّ, q. v.)

Derived headwords

خَرَفَىٌّ
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