wafāh

death

وَفاة

Word

Noun

Root

و ف ي

Forms

Plural
وَفَي

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1/360-وعن أَنسٍ رضي اللَّهُ عنه قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو بكر لِعمرَ رضي اللَّهُ عنهما بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ

Riyad al-Salihin, page 164 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 7 entries
  • 1 Form I He fulfilled, performed, kept, or was faithful to, the compact, or covenant, and the promise
    [He fulfilled, performed, kept, or was faithful to, the compact, or covenant, and the promise]: act. part. n. وَفِىٌّ; pl. أَوْفِيَآءُ. (Msb.) ― -b2- وَفَآءٌ signifies The being faithful to an engagement, or promise: see 1, last sentence, in art. رعى. ― -b3- وَفَاهُ He paid it: see an ex. (فِى ثَوْبَىْ أَبِى أَنْ أَفِيَهُ) voce ثَوْبٌ.
  • وَفَّاهُ حَقَّهُ Form II He paid, or rendered, to him fully, or completely, his right, or due
    and ↓ اوفاهُ and ↓ وافاهُ and ↓ توفّاهُ and ↓ استوفاهُ He paid, or rendered, to him fully, or completely, his right, or due. (K. [In the CK, اَوْفاهُ is erroneously put for وَافَاهُ.])
  • وَافَى بِهِ Form III He brought it
    He brought it: see a verse cited in art. سجد. ― -b2- See 2.
  • أَوْفَى عَلَيْهِ Form IV He looked upon it, looked upon it from above, looked down upon it
    He looked upon it, looked upon it from above, looked down upon it; got a view of it; or saw it; syn. أَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِ, (S, Msb, K, TA,) and اِطَّلَعَ; and اوفى فِيهِ [likewise] signifies اشرف. (TA.) ― -b2- See 2.
  • تَوَفَّاهُ ٱللّٰهُ Form V God took his soul
    God took his soul, (S, K,) [either at death, or in sleep. See the Kur-án, vi. 60]: or caused him to die. (Msb.) ― -b2- See 2 and 10.
  • اِسْتَوْفَاهُ Form X exacted
    and ↓ تَوَفَّاهُ He [exacted,] took, or received, it fully, or wholly. (Mgh.) See an ex. voce عَلَى. ― -b2- See 2. ― -b3- اِسْتَوْفَى [He completed] so many years of his age. (A, O, in TA, voce احفر.)
  • وَفِىٌّ A fulfiller, performer, or keeper, of the compact, or covenant
    : see وَفَى. ― -b2- وَفِىُّ العَهْدِ [A fulfiller, performer, or keeper, of the compact, or covenant. (TA, voce إِلٌّ.)

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