ذ ع ف
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 8 entries-
ذَعَفَهُ Form I He gave him to drink
, (S, K,) aor. , (K,) inf. n. ذَعْفٌ, (TK,) He gave him to drink ذُعَاف [i. e. poison, or instantaneous poison]. (S, K.) ― -b2- [And He poisoned food: (see مَذْعُوفٌ:) for] ذَعْفٌ also signifies the infecting with poison. (KL.) -A2- ذَعِفَ and ذَعَفَ, aor. , (K,) inf. n. ذَعَفَانٌ, (K, * TK,) He died: (K:) [or he died quickly: like ذَأَفَ.] -
اذعفهُ Form IV He, or it, slew him, or killed him, quickly
He, or it, slew him, or killed him, quickly. (K.) -
انذعف Form VII His breath became interrupted, or short
His breath became interrupted, or short, (اِنْبَهَرَ,) and his heart broke اِنْقَطَعَ فُوأَادُهُ [a phrase probably to be understood in a figurative sense; like انذأف]). (K.) -
ذَعْفٌ A serpent that kills quickly
: see ذُعَافٌ. ― -b2- حَيَّةٌ ذَعْفُ اللُّعَابِ A serpent that kills quickly. (K.) -
ذَعَفَانٌ Death
Death. (K.) [See 1, last sentence.] -
ذُعَافٌ Poison
Poison: (S, K:) or instantaneous poison; as also ↓ ذَعْفٌ: (K:) or such poison is called سَمٌّ ذُعَافٌ: (Mgh:) pl. ذُعُفٌ. (K.) ― -b2- مَوْتٌ ذُعَافٌ i. q. ذُوأَافٌ; (S, K;) i. e. A quick death; that kills quickly; (S;) and so ↓ مَوْتٌ مُذْعِفٌ. (K.) -
مُذْعِفٌ Open entry
: see what next precedes. -
طَعَام مَذْعُوفٌ Poisoned food
[Poisoned food; or] food in which is ذُعَاف. (S, K.) [This art. is wanting in the copies of the TA known to me. Compare with it art. زعف.]
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