زفن

1 زَفَنَهُ ذ , (TA, and Har p. 124,) aor. زَفِنَ , (TA,) inf. n. زَفْنٌ, (TA, Har,) in its primary acceptation, He pushed, or thrust, or he pushed, or thrust, away, (TA, Har,) vehemently: and he struck [or kicked ] with the leg, or hind leg. (Har.) You say, دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَزَفَنَنِى I approached him, and he pushed me, or thrust me, from him. (TA.) And هُوَ يَزْفِنُ المَطِىَّ He drives, or urges on, the saddlecamel. (TA.) And الرِّيحُ تَزْفِنُ السَّحَابَ and التُّرَابَ [ The wind drives along the clouds and the dust ]. (TA.) And الأَمْوَاجُ تَزْفِنُ السَّفِينَةَ [ The waves drive along the ship ]. (TA.) And المُحْتَضَرُ يَزْفِنُ بِنَفْسِهِ, i. e. [ He who is at the point of death ] urges on his soul. (TA.) -A2- And زَفَنَ, aor. زَفِنَ , (S, Mgh, Msb, K, in the CK زَفُنَ ,) inf. n. زَفْنٌ (S, Mgh, Msb) and زَفَنَانٌ, (TA,) He danced; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) and played, or sported. (TA.) It is said in a trad. of Fátimeh, كَانَتْ تَزْفِنُ لِلْحَسَنِ She used to dance to El-Hasan. (TA.)