خفر

1 خَفَرَهُ خفر خفره خفرة , (S, A, Msb, K,) and خَفَرَبِهِ, and خَفَرَعَلَيْهِ, (A, K,) aor. خَفِرَ (S, K) and خَفُرَ , (K,) inf. n. خَفْرٌ; (S, K;) and ↓ خفّرهُ, (As, S, K,) inf. n. تَخْفِيرٌ; (As, S;) and بِهِ ↓ تخفّر; (K;) He protected him; granted him refuge; preserved, saved, rescued, or liberated, him; (S, A, Msb, K;) from him who sought or pursued him. (Msb.) And خَفَرَالقَوْمَ, inf. n. خُفَارَةٌ, He protected the people and became responsible for their safety. (TA.) ― -b2- And خَفَرَهُ He received from him hire for protecting him (K) and being responsible for his safety. (TA.) ― -b3- And خَفَرَ, (TK,) inf. n. خِفَارَةٌ, (K,) He guarded palm-trees from injury: and seed-produce from the birds: syn. of the inf. n. of the verb in the latter sense, شِرَاحَةٌ. (K, TA: in the CK شَرَاجَةٌ, with fet-h to the ش, and with ج in the place of ح.) ― -b4- See also 5. ― -b5- خَفَرَ بِالعَهْدِ, (Mgh, Msb) and بِعَهْدِى, (A,) aor. خَفِرَ (Mgh, Msb) and خَفُرَ , (Msb,) inf. n. خِفَارَةٌ, (Mgh,) He fulfilled the covenant, or engagement, (Mgh, Msb,) and my covenant, or engagement. (A.) ― -b6- See also 4, in two places. -A2- رِيحُهُ تَخْفُرُ شَهْوَةَ النِّسَاآءِ Its odour puts a stop to the carnal desire of women. (R, TA.) -A3- خَفِرَ, (S, Msb,) or خَفِرَتْ, (K,) for most assert that this verb is only used in relation to a woman, and it seems to be seldom, if ever, otherwise used, (MF,) aor. خَفَرَ , (K,) inf. n. خَفَرٌ (S, A, Msb, K) and خَفَارَةٌ, (K, TA,) or the latter is a simple subst; (Msb;) and ↓ تخفّر, (K,) or تخفّرت; (M, L;) He, or she, was bashful; or felt, or had a sense of, or was affected with, shame, shyness, or bashfulness; (Msb, TA;) and was grave, staid, or sedate: (Msb:) or was very bashful; &c. (S, M, A, K.)