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زعف
Root entry · 1 derived lemma1 زَعَفَهُ ذ , (S, K,) aor. رَعَفَ , (K,) inf. n. زَعْفٌ, (S,) He, or it, killed him on the spot; (S, K;) as also ↓ ازعفهُ, and ↓ ازدعفهُ; (K;) the last mentioned by As, as syn. with أَقْعَصَهُ: (TA:) or cast, or shot, at him, or smote him, so that he died on the spot, quickly: (L, TA:) and killed him quickly. (S.) ― -b2- See also 4. -A2- زَعَفَ فِى حَدِيثِهِ He added, or exaggerated, or he lied, in his discourse, or narration. (Mj, L.)
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زَعَفَهُverb
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زَعَفَ فِى حَدِيثِهِ