خسف

خَسْفٌ خسف [an inf. n. of 1: and hence several of the significations here following.] Deep places in the ground (عُمُوقُ ظَاهِرِ الأَرْضِ; in the CK عُمُوقُ ماءِ الارضِ); as also ↓ خُسْفٌ. (K, TA.) ― -b2- The place whence the water of a well issues. (AZ, S, K.) In the following saying of Sá'ideh El-Hudhalee, أَلَا يَا فَتَى مَا عَبْدُ شَمْسٍ بِمِثْلِهِ يُبَلُّ عَلَى العَادِى وَ تُؤْبِى المَخَاسِفُ the last word is pl. of خَسْفٌ [app. as signifying A source of water ], after the manner of مَشَابِهُ and مَلَامِحُ: (TA:) the meaning is, [ Truly, O young man, what is 'Abd-Shems? i. e.] how great a person is 'Abd-Shems! by the like of him the enemy is overcome [ and the sources of water become difficult of access ]. (M in art. بل.) ― -b3- A cloud, or collection of clouds, that has risen and appeared from the direction of the extreme west, [as North-western Africa is called by the Arabs,] from [ the quarter of ] the right of the Kibleh [ to one who is on the north-east of Mekkeh, towards El-'Irák ]: (Lth, K:) or it signifies, (JK, TA,) [and] so ↓ خِسْفٌ and ↓ خَسِيفٌ, (K,) a cloud, or collection of clouds, that has risen and appeared مِنْ قِبَلِ العَيْنِ, bearing much water; (JK, K, TA;) i. e., from [ the quarter of ] the right of the Kibleh [ as explained above ]. (TA.) -A2- (tropical:) Deficiency, or imperfection; a fault; or a low, or base, quality; (S, K, TA;) as also ↓ خَسِيفَةٌ. (TA.) One says, رَضِىَ فُلَانٌ بِالخَسْفِ (tropical:) Such a one was content with deficiency, or imperfection; &c. (S, TA.) ― -b2- (assumed tropical:) Leanness, or emaciation; (TA;) as also ↓ خَسِيفَةٌ. (JK.) ― -b3- [See also 1, last sentence. ― -b4- Hence,] بَاتَ القَوْمُ عَلَى الخَسْفِ (tropical:) The party passed the night in a state of hunger, not having anything wherewith to feed themselves: (TA:) and بَاتَ فُلَانٌ الخَسْفَ (tropical:) Such a one passed the night hungry: (S, K, TA:) and شَرِبْنَا عَلَىٰ الخَسْفِ (tropical:) We drank without eating. (IAar, IDrd, K, TA.) A poet says, بَتْنَا عَلَى الخَسْفِ لَا رِسْلٌ نُقَاتُ بِهِ حَتَّى جَعَلْنَا حِبَالَ الرَّحْلِ فُصْلَانَا [ We passed the night in a state of hunger: there was no milk wherewith we might be fed, until we made the ropes of the camel's saddle to serve as young camels ]: i. e. we had no food until we bound the she-camels with ropes in order that they might yield us milk [as though they had young ones to suckle], and we might feed ourselves with their milk. (O, TA.) [See also another ex., in a verse of Dhu-r-Rummeh, cited voce اـِلَّا, p. 78.] ― -b5- [Hence, also,] سَامَهُ خَسْفًا and ↓ خُسْفًا, (S, K,) and سَامَهُ الخَسْفَ, (S, Msb,) (tropical:) He brought upon him abasement, or ignominy: (S, Msb, K:) or he required, or constrained, him to do an affair of difficulty; and to become in a state of abasement, or ignominy. (S, TA.) [See also two similar phrases voce خُطَّةٌ.] ― -b6- [And hence,] خَسْفٌ signifies also (assumed tropical:) Wrong, wrongdoing, injustice, injuriousness, or tyranny. (TA.) [And سَامَهُ خَسْفًا, or الخَسْفَ, sometimes means (assumed tropical:) He brought upon him wrong, &c.] -A3- See also the next paragraph.