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Form 1عَفَّ2 senses

muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarعِفَّةٌ عَفٌّ

Core sense — he abstained from what was unlawful; it collected in the udder, said of milkgenerated

1.1he abstained from what was unlawful—عن

maṣdar عِفَّةٌ, عَفَافٌ, عَفٌّ, and عَفَافَةٌ.

he abstained from what was unlawful—استعفّ

he abstained from what was unlawful—تعفّف

he abstained from begging—استعفّ عَنِ المَسْأَلَةِ

The object may also be: what is not lawful, nor comely or decorous; things that should be sacred or inviolable; base, or carnal, objects of inordinate desire; or simply a thing.

[But it is implied in the K that the verb is used without the expression of the object, or objects; and it is very often so used, as meaning he was abstinent, continent, chaste, virtuous, modest, decent, or decorous.]

Or this last means, or also means, he forced himself to abstain from what was unlawful; or he was patient, and kept himself away from a thing [that was unlawful or the like].

The verb of abstaining here is عَفَّ.

[Abstain from begging, as much as you are able]—اِسْتَعْفِفْ عَنِ السُّؤَالِ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتَ

From a tradition of the Prophet.

Or, as some say, الاِسْتِعْفَافُ means the seeking to abstain from what is unlawful, and from begging of people.

he abstained from what was evil, or foul—اعتفّ عَنِ القَبِيحِ

This too is from العِفَّةُ.

1.2it collected in the udder—عَفَّ

Said of milk..

Or it remained in the udder; or that meaning belongs to عَفَّ فِى الضَّرْعِ. Ibn-ʿAbbād.

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, (S, O, Msb, K, &c.,) aor. عَفِفَ , (S, O, Msb,) inf. n. عِفَّةٌ and عَفَافٌ (S, O, Msb, K) and عَفٌّ and عَفَافَةٌ , (S, O, K,) He abstained (S, O, Msb, K) from ( عن ) what was unlawful, (S, O,) or from what was not lawful nor comely or decorous, (M, K,) or from things that should be sacred or inviolable, and base, or carnal, objects of inordinate desire, (TA,) or from a thing: (Msb:) [but it is implied in the K that the verb is used without the expression of the object, or objects; and it is very often so used, as meaning he was abstinent, continent, chaste, virtuous, modest, decent, or decorous:] and استعفّ signifies the same; (K;) as also تعفّف : (Msb, K:) or this last signifies, (S, O,) or signifies also, (K,) he affected, or constrained himself, to abstain from what was unlawful: (S, O, K:) or he was patient, and kept himself remote, or aloof, from a thing [that was unlawful or the like]: (TA:) and استعفّ عَنِ المَسْأَلَةِ means he abstained ( عَفَّ ) from begging: (S, O:) whence the trad. of the Prophet اِسْتَعْفِفْ عَنِ السُّؤَالِ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتَ [Abstain thou from begging, as much as thou art able]: (O:) or, as some say, الاِسْتِعْفَافُ signifies the seeking to abstain from what is unlawful, and from begging of men: and one says also, اعتفّ عَنِ القَبِيحِ [he abstained from that which was evil, or foul]; this being [likewise] from العِفَّةُ . (TA.) عَفَّ said of milk, aor عَفِفَ , (IDrd, O, K,) inf. n. عَفٌّ , (IDrd, O,) It collected in the udder: (IDrd, O, K:) or it remained in the udder; (K;) or thus عَفَّ فِى الضَّرْعِ . (Ibn-'Abbád, O.)

Form 2عَفَّفْتُهُ1 sense

maṣdarتَعْفِيفٌ

Core sense — I gave him the milk left in the udder to drinkgenerated

2.1

I gave him to drink what is termed عُفَافَة [q. v.].

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, inf. n. تَعْفِيفٌ , I gave him to drink what is termed عُفَافَة [q. v.]. (IDrd, O, K.)

Form 4اعفّهُ ٱللّٰهُ2 senses

Core sense — God made him abstinent; she had milk collected in her uddergenerated

4.1

God made him عَفِيف [i.e. abstinent, and the like].

4.2she had milk collected in her udder—أَعَفَّتْ

In the CK, wrongly, اُعِفَّت.

Said of a ewe or she-goat, and from العُفَافَةُ; [it therefore means also that she had some milk remaining in her udder after most of it had been sucked].

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God made him to be عَفِيف [i. e. abstinent, &c.]. (S, O, Msb, K.) أَعَفَّتْ , [in the CK, erroneously, اُعِفَّت ,] said of a ewe, or she-goat, is from العُفَافَةُ [and therefore signifies She had milk collected in her udder: or she had some milk remaining in her udder after most of it had been sucked]. (IDrd, O, K.)

Form 5تعفّف2 senses

Core sense — he abstained, he was continent; he drank the milk left in the uddergenerated

5.1

See form 1.

5.2

Also, said of a man: he drank what is termed عُفَافَة [q. v.].

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: see 1. Also He (a man, S, O) drank what is termed عُفَافَة [q. v.]. (S, O, K.)

Form 6تَعَافَّ نَاقَتَكَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — milk your camel after the first milking; treat yourself medicallygenerated

6.1

Milk your camel after the first milking.

6.1.1treat yourself medically—تعافّ

Said to a sick man.

with what thing shall we treat ourselves medically?—بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ نَتَعَافُّ

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Milk thou thy camel after the first milking. (S, O, L, K.) And تعافّ said to a sick man, Treat thyself medically. (K.) One says, بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ نَتَعَافُّ With what thing shall we treat ourselves medically ? (AA, O, TA.)

Form 8إِعْتَفَفَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he abstained from what was unlawful; the camels licked up the best dry herbagegenerated

8.1

See form 1.

8.1.1the camels licked up with the tongue the dry herbage above the dust, taking the best of it—اعتفّت الإِبِلُ اليَبِيسَ

استعفّت is used in the same sense.

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see 1. اعتفّت الإِبِلُ اليَبِيسَ The camels took with the tongue [or licked up] the dry herbage above the earth or dust, taking the best, or choice, thereof; as also استعفّت . (O, K.)

Form 10إِسْتَعْفَفَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he abstained from what was unlawful, he refrained from begginggenerated

10.1

See form 1, in two places.

10.1.1

Derived nouns 6

Nounعَفٌّ1 sense

Core sense — abstinent, continent, chastegenerated

This, and its feminine: see عَفيِفٌ.

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; and its fem.: see عَفيِفٌ .

Nounعُفَّةٌ3 senses

Core sense — milk remaining in the udder; an old woman; a small white fishgenerated

See عُفَافَةٌ.

Ibn-El-Faraj: also an old woman; like عُثَّةٌ, being formed [from the latter] by substitution.

And a certain fish, smooth, white, and small; when cooked, its taste is like that of rice. Ibn-El-Faraj.

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: see عُفَافَةٌ . Also An old woman: (Ibn-El-Faraj, O, K, TA:) like عُثَّةٌ : being formed [from the latter] by substitution. (TA.) And A certain fish, smooth, white, and small; when cooked, having a taste like that of rice. (Ibn-ElFaraj, O, K.)

Nounعِفَافٌ1 sense

Core sense — a medicine, a remedygenerated

A medicine, or remedy.

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A medicine, or remedy. (AA, O, K.)

Nounعَفِيفٌ1 sense

Core sense — abstaining from what is unlawful; continent, chaste, virtuousgenerated

1abstaining from what is unlawful—عَفٌّ

Adjectives from عَفَّ.

The thing abstained from may also be: what is not lawful, nor comely or decorous; things that should be sacred or inviolable; base, or carnal, objects of inordinate desire; or simply a thing.

[And very often used as meaning abstinent, continent, chaste, virtuous, modest, decent, or decorous.]

The feminine of the former is formed with ة, and so is that of the latter, which has no broken plural. The masculine plural of عَفِيفٌ is أَعِفَّآءُ and أَعِفَّةٌ.

excellent, or high-born, good, righteous, or virtuous—عَفِيفَةٌ

Applied to a woman; and, more commonly, continent, or chaste. Its plural is عَفَائِفُ and عَفِيفَاتٌ.

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and عَفٌّ epithets from عَفَّ , as such signifying Abstaining (S, O, Msb, K) from what is unlawful, (S, O,) or from what is not lawful nor comely or decorous, (K,) or from things that should be sacred or inviolable, and base, or carnal, objects of inordinate desire, (TA,) or from a thing: (Msb:) [and very often used as meaning abstinent, continent, chaste, virtuous, modest, decent, or decorous:] fem. of the former with ة ; (S, O, K;) and so of ↓ the latter, (S, O, Msb, K,) which has no broken pl.: (TA:) the pl. masc. (of عَفِيفٌ , Msb, TA) is أَعِفَّآءُ (O, Msb, K, TA) and أَعِفَّةٌ : (Msb, TA:) عَفِيفَةٌ , applied to a woman, signifies excellent, or high-born, good, righteous, or virtuous; and [more commonly] continent, or chaste; (TA;) and the pl. of this is عَفَائِفُ and عَفِيفَاتٌ . (O, K.)

Nounعُفَافَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — milk that has collected in the udder; milk left after most is suckedgenerated

IDrd: it is the noun from عَفَّ said of milk. [According to him it appears to mean milk that has collected in the udder.]

According to another or others, and so also عُفَّةٌ: some milk remaining in the udder after most of it has been sucked.

1.1

F explains العُفَافَةُ, with ḍamm, by the words أَنْ تَأْخُذَ الشَّىْءِ بَعْدَ الشَّىْءِ فَأَنْتَ تَعْتَفُّهُ [as though it signified the taking of thing after thing, by licking it up or otherwise, from the ground, choosing the best of it].

But this way of explaining is often used in dictionaries to denote the thing, or things, mentioned, not the act; and I think that what is meant here is the thing, or things, so taken. This also agrees with the general analogy of words of the measure فُعَالَةٌ, as many examples in the Mz, 40th نوع, show.

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is the subst. from عَفَّ said of milk: (O, K:) so says IDrd: (O:) [accord. to him, it app. signifies Milk that has collected in the udder:] and it signifies (S, O, K) accord. to another or others, (O,) as also عُفَّةٌ , somewhat of milk remaining in the udder (S, O, K) after most of it has been sucked. (O, K.) And F explains العُفَافَةُ , with damm, by the words أَنْ تَأْخُذَ الشَّىْءِ بَعْدَ الشَّىْءِ فَأَنْتَ تَعْتَفُّهُ [as though signifying The taking thing after thing, by licking it up, or otherwise, from the ground, choosing the best thereof: but this mode of explanation is often used in lexicons to denote the thing, or things, mentioned therein; not the act: and I think that what is here meant is the thing, or things, thus taken: this, moreover, is agreeable with the general analogy of words of the measure فُعَالَةٌ ; as is shown by many exs. in the Mz, 40th نوع ]. (TA.)

Nounجَآءَ عَلَى عِفَّانِ ذٰلِكَ1 sense

Core sense — he came at the time of thatgenerated

He (a man) came at the time of that. A dialectal variant of إِفَّان; or, according to IF, formed [from the latter] by substitution.

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He (a man, S, O) came at the time of that: (S, O, K: *) a dial. var. of إِفَّان : (S, O:) or, accord. to IF, formed [from the latter] by substitution. (O.)