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Form 6  ·  2 entries  ·  Qur'ānic frequency 3

Form 6تَلَافَاهُ1 sense

Core sense — he repaired it, he made good a short-cominggenerated

6.1this is an affair that will not be repairedهٰذَا أَمْرٌ لَا يُتَلَافَى

Same as تَدَارَكَهُ [He repaired it; a meaning well known]: that is, he made good a short-coming, a falling short of what was required or due, or an inconsistent act.

he repaired their condition by peace, or reconciliationتَلَافَى أَمْرَهُمْ بِالصُّلْحِ

See دَقَّهُ.

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i. q. تَدَارَكَهُ [He repaired it; a meaning well known]; (S, Msb, K, TA;) namely, a short-coming; or failing, or falling short, of what was requisite, or due; and an inconsistent act. (TA.) You say, هٰذَا أَمْرٌ لَا يُتَلَافَى [This is an affair that will not be repaired]. (TA.) And تَلَافَى أَمْرَهُمْ بِالصُّلْحِ [He repaired their condition by peace, or reconciliation]. (EM, p. 117.) See دَقَّهُ

Derived nouns 1

Nounلَفَاةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the worst, or meanest, part of a thinggenerated

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See لفَاتٌ.

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: see لفَاتٌ .