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و ف ر

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Morphology · Lane's Lexicon · CC BY-SA 3.0

From Edward William Lane, An Arabic-English Lexicon (1863–1893), under the root وفر. Digitised by the Perseus Project (Tufts); Arabic decoded from Perseus's transliteration.

وَفَرَ , (T, S, M, A, Msb, K,) aor. يَفِرُ ; (T, Msb, K; *) and وَفُرَ , [aor. يَوْفُرُ ;] (A, K;) inf. n. وُفُورٌ (T, S, M, Msb, K) and وَفْرٌ and فِرَةٌ , (M, K,) [all of the former,] or وَفْرٌ is inf. n. of the trans. v.; (Msb;) and وَفَارَةٌ , (K,) [which is of the latter;] It (a thing) was, or became, full, complete, perfect, whole, or entire: (S, Msb:) or it (a thing, TA, or property, M, K, and herbage, M, [and a collection of goods, or commodities, or household furniture and utensils,]) was, or became, much, abundant, ample, or copious; (T, M, A, K;) not deficient: (T:) or it (anything) was, or became, generally, or universally, comprehensive: [syn., in the last sense, عَمَّ , as is implied by an explanation of the epithet وَفْرٌ , by which this sense of the verb is indicated in the lexicons whence this signification is taken:] (M, A, K:) as also ↓ اتّفر , (K,) [and ↓ توفّر : see وَافِرٌ .] You say also of a branch, وَرَقًا ↓ اِسْتَوْفَرَ [It was full of, or abounded with, leaves]. (L, K, art. غمد . ?? وَفَرَ عِرْضُهُ , and وَفِرَ , (M, L,) inf. n. [of the former] وُفُورٌ , (M,) (tropical:) [His honour, dignity, or estimation, was unimpaired;] he was honourable, or generous, not careless of his honour, or dignity, or estimation. (M, L.) -A2- وَفَرَهُ , (T, S, M, A, Msb, K, *) aor. يَفِرُهُ , (T, Msb,) inf. n. وَفُرٌ (T, S, M, Msb, K) and فِرَةٌ , (T, M,) and وَفْرَةٌ , (TA, as from the K, but wanting in the CK and in a MS. copy of the K,) He made it full, without lack or defect, complete, perfect, whole, or entire; (S, Msb;) as also ↓ وفّرهُ , inf. n. تَوْفيرٌ ; (K;) and ↓ اوفرهُ , inf. n. اـِيفَارٌ ; and ↓ استوفرهُ : S, * TA:) or, as also ↓ وفرّهُ , (T, M, A, K,) which latter is the usual form, (Lth, T,) he made it much, abundant, ample, or copious; (Lth, T, M, A, K;) not deficient. (Lth, T.) You say, وَفَرَ لَهُ مَالَهُ He made his property much, abundant, ample, or copious. (K, * TA.) And it is said in a trad., الحَمْدُ للّٰهِ ا@لَّذِى لَا يَفِرُهُ ا@لْمَنْعُ Praise be to God, whom withholding doth not make to abound. (TA.) You say also, ↓ وفّر الثَّوْبَ He cut out the garment whole. (M, K.) And السِّقَا=ءَ ↓ وفّر He made the skin whole, without cutting off any redundance. (M.) And لَهُ طَعَامَهْ ↓ وَفَّرْتُ , inf. n. تَوْفِيرٌ , I made his food full, or complete, in quantity; not deficient. (Msb.) And ↓ وَفَّرْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ فَا@سْتَوْفَرَهُ I gave him the whole of his right, or due, and so he received the whole of it; syn. of the former verb with its objective complement and the prep., وَفَّيْتُهُ , (A, Mgh,) or أَعْطَيْتُهُ الجمِيعَ ; (Msb;) and of the latter verb with its objective complement, ↓ اِسْتَوْفَاهُ : (A, Mgh, K:) or both these verbs, thus used, signify the same, i. e., استوفاه , (S, K) [in the former of which we read, وَفَّرَ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ تَوْفيرًا وَا@سْتَوْفَرَهُ أَىِ ا@سْتَوْفَاهُ ; and in the latter, اِسْتَوْفَرَ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ اـِسْتَوْفَاهُ كَوَفَّرَهُ .] You also say, وَفَرَهُ عَطَا=ءَهَ , (M, K,) inf. n. وَفْرٌ , (TA,) He restored, or returned to him his gift, being content with it, (M, K.) or deeming it little. (M, TA.) And وَفَّرَ ا@للّٰهُ حَظَّهُ مِنْ كَذَا God made his lot, or share, of such a thing, full, or complete. (T.) And شَعَرَهُ ↓ وفّر (tropical:) He left his hair to become abundant and long. (A, TA.) And وَفَرْتُ العِرْضَ , aor. أَفِرُهُ , (Msb,) inf. n. وَفْرٌ (Msb, TA) and فِرَةٌ ; (TA [in my copy of the Msb, افر , which is probably a mistranscription;]) and وَفَّرْتُهُ , in an intensive sense; (Msb;) He preserved, or guarded, honour, dignity, or estimation. (Msb.) And وَفَرَهُ عِرْضَهُ ; (S, M, A, K;) and وفّرهُ عِرْضَهُ ; (A;) and وَفَرَهُ لَهُ ; (M;) or لَهُ ↓ وفَّرهُ , (K,) inf. n. تَوْفِيرٌ ; (TA;) (tropical:) [He preserved his honour, &c., unimpaired;] he spoke well of him, and did not find fault with him; (A;) he did not revile him; (M, K;) as though he preserved it [namely his honour, &c.] to him abundant and good, not diminishing it by reviling. (M.) It is said in a proverb, تُوفَرُ وَتُحْمَدُ عَلَى كَذَا (S, * A,) (tropical:) Thy honour, or dignity, or estimation, will be preserved, or guarded, and thou wilt be spoken well of, for such a thing: (A:) from وَفَرْتُهُ عِرْضَهُ ; and مَالَهُ : (S:) said by him to whom a thing is offered: and applied to a man who, when thou hast given to him a thing, returneth it to thee without discontent, or without esteeming it little. (Fr, S.)

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وَفَّرَ see وَفَرَهُ , and what follows it in the same paragraph.

أَوْفَرَ see وفَرَهُ .

تَوَفَّرَ see وَفَرَ . ― -b2- توفّر عَلَيْهِ (tropical:) He was regardful of those things pertaining to him (namely his companion, A) which one is under an obligation to respect or honour; (S, A, K;) and held loving communion, commerce, or intercourse, with him. (TA.) ― -b3- توفّر عَلَى كَذَا (tropical:) He turned his purpose, or intention, or strong determination or resolution, ( هِمَّتَهُ ,) toward such a thing. (A, Mgh, Msb.)

اـِوْتَفَرَ see وَفَرَ .

اـِسْتَوْفَرَ see وَفَرَ : -A2- and see وَفَرَهُ , in two places.

وَفْرٌ : see وُفُورٌ . ― -b2- Also, [an inf. n. used as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predodominates] Much, or abundant, property, (Lth, T, S,) of which nothing is deficient: (Lth, T:) what is much, abundant, ample, or copious, of property, and of goods, or commodities, or household furniture and utensils; (M, A, K;) whereof nothing is deficient: (TA:) or what is generally, or universally, comprehensive, ( عَامٌّ ,) of anything: (M, A, K:) pl. وُفُورٌ . (M, K.) See also وَافرٌ .

فِرَةٌ : see وُفُورٌ .

وَفْرَةٌ : see وُفُورٌ . ― -b2- Also, Hair collected together upon the head: or hair hanging down upon the ears: or hair extending beyond the lobe of the ear: (M, K:) or hair extending to the lobe of the ear: (S:) or hair (T, Mgh, Msb) such as is termed جُمَّة , (T, A, Mgh,) extending to the ears: (T, A, Mgh, Msb:) it is said to be larger than what is termed جُمَّة ; but this is a mistake: (M:) the order is this: first, the وَفْرَة ; then, the جُمَّة ; then, the لِمَّة : (S, M, K:) the second of these three is what extends beyond the ears; (M;) and the third is what descends upon the shoulder-joints: (S, M:) pl. وِفَارٌ . (M, K.)

وُفُورٌ and ↓ وَفْرٌ and ↓ وَفْرَةٌ and ↓ فِرَةٌ [are inf. ns., (see 1,) used as simple substs.,] all signify the same: (S, TA:) Fulness, completeness, perfectness, wholeness, or entireness: (S:) or muchness, abundance, ampleness, or copiousness: (TA:) and the second also, richness; or competence. (A, K.) You say, هٰذِهِ أَرْضٌ فِى نَبْتِهَا وَفْرٌ , (S,) and ↓ وَفْرَةٌ , (S, A,) and ↓ فِرَةٌ , (S, A, K,) i. e., وُفُورٌ , (S, A, TA,) This is land in the herbage of which is fulness, &c., (S,) or abundance; (TA;) the herbage of which has not been pastured upon. (S, A, TA.) And هُوَ فِى وَفْرَةٍ مِنَ المَال [He is in possession of abundance of property]. (A.)

وَافِرٌ and ↓ مَوْفُورٌ and ↓ مُوَفَّرٌ and ↓ مُتَوَفِّرٌ [and ↓ أَوْفَرُ and ↓ وَفْرٌ ] all signify the same: [i. e., Full, without lack or defect, full-sized, complete, perfect, whole, or entire: or much, abundant, ample, or copious.] (A, TA.) You say, مَالٌ وَافِرٌ and نَبَاتٌ وَافِرٌ , &c., [Full, or complete, &c., or] much, or abundant, property, and herbage, &c., (TA.) And ↓ شَىْءٌ مَوْفُورٌ A thing that is full, complete, &c. (S.) And ↓ جَزَا=ءٌ مُوَفَّرٌ A recompense of which nothing is deficient. (TA.) And الشَّعَرِ ↓ فُلَانٌ مُوَفَّرُ (tropical:) Such a one has his hair left to become abundant and long. (TA.) And سِقَا=ءٌ ↓ أَوْفَرُ , (T, S, A, K,) and ↓ وَفْرٌ , (Sgh, K,) A skin for milk, or water, made of hide of which nothing is deficient. (T, S, A, K.) And in like manner, مَزَادَةٌ وَفْرَا=ءُ A leather water-bag made of a complete skin; (S, M, A, K;) nothing thereof being deficient: (S, TA:) also signifying a leather water-bag filled (M, K, * TA) completely. (M, TA.) And ↓ أَرْضٌ وَفْرَا=ءُ Land in the herbage of which is abundance: (M, K, * TA:) and land of which the herbage has not been diminished. (S, K.) And ↓ أُذُنٌ وَفْرَا=ءُ An ear having a large lobe: (M:) or a large ear, (K, TA,) large in the lobe. (TA.) You say also, ↓ هُمْ مُتَوَافِرُونَ They are numerous. (S, K.) ― -b2- الوَافِرُ The fourth metre ( بَحْر ) in prosody; (M, * K;) the measure of which consists of مُفَاعَلَتُنْ six times [in its original state]: (Sgh, K:) or, [in practice,] مُفَاعَلَتُنْ مُفَاعَلَتُنْ فَعُولُنْ , twice: or مُفَاعَلَتُنْ مُفَاعَلَتُنْ , twice: (M, L:) so called because its feet are made full like those of the كَامِل , except that there is [in practice] an elision in their letters, so that it is not complete. (M, L.)

أَوْفَرُ , fem. وَفْرَا=ءُ , [pl. وُفْرٌ :] see فَافِرٌ .

مُوَفَّرٌ : see وَافِرٌ , in three places. ― -b2- تَرَكْتُهُ عَلَى أَحْسَنِ مُوَفَّرٍ (tropical:) I left him in the best state, or condition. (TA.)

مَوْفُورٌ : see وَافِرٌ .

مُتَوَفّرٌ : see وَافِرٌ .

مُتَوافِرٌ : see وَافِرٌ .

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