زرف

زَرَافَةٌ (S, Msb, K) and ↓ زُرَافَةٌ (Msb as on the authority of A'Obeyd [but not found by me elsewhere in the sense here assigned to it]) and ↓ زَرَافَّةٌ, [which is of a rare form, like حَمَارَّةٌ, q. v.,] (A'Obeyd, IF, S, Msb, K,) this last mentioned by El-Kanánee, (A'Obeyd, S,) and by Kzz in his Jámi', but not known to A'Obeyd on any other authority than that of El-Kanánee, and the first is said by him (A'Obeyd) to be preferable, (TA,) A company, or congregated body, of men: (S, Msb, K:) or ten thereof: (K, TA:) accord. to some copies of the K what is termed an عَشِيرَة [i. e. a small portion of a tribe, &c.,] thereof: (TA:) pl. زَرَافَاتٌ (IF, S, Mgh, Msb) and زَرَافَّاتٌ: (IF, Msb:) in a poem of Lebeed, زَرَّافَات, with teshdeed to the ر. (TA.) One says, أَتَانِى القَوْمُ

↓ بِزَرَافَّتَهِمْ [or بِزَرَافَتِهِمْ, i. e. The people, or party, came to me with their whole company; meaning, all together]. (TA.) A2: Also زَرَافَةٌ and ↓ زُرَافَةٌ, (S, O, Mgh, L, Msb, K,) the latter, only, mentioned by IDrd, (TA,) who says, I doubt whether it be a genuine Arabic word, or not, (Msb, TA,) but some say that the latter is vulgar, (TA,) and ↓ زَرَافَةٌ and ↓ زُرَافَّةٌ, (O, L, Msb, K,) but the first of these four is the most chaste, (L, TA,) [The camelopard, or giraffe;] a certain beast, (S, K, [in the Mgh erroneously said to be a beast of prey,]) of beautiful make, the fore legs of which are longer than its kind legs; (TA;) said to be called by a name signifying جَمَاعَةٌ because it has the form of an assemblage of animals; (Msb;) in Pers\. called أُشْتُرْ گَاوْ پَلَنْك, (S, Mgh, K,) i. e. camel-ox-leopard, (TA,) because it has resemblances to the camel and the ox and the leopard: (K, TA:) pl. زَرَافَى, or زُرَافَى, or زَرَافِىُّ, (accord. to different copies of the K, the last accord. to the TA,) like زَرَابِىُّ. (TA.) زُرَافَةٌ: see the preceding paragraph, in two places.

زَرَافَّةٌ and زُرَافَّةٌ: see the first paragraph; the former in three places.

ازف

1 أَزِفَ, aor. ـَ inf. n. أَزَفٌ (S, Msb, K) and أُزُوفٌ, (Msb, K,) It (departure) was, or became, or drew, near: (S, Msb, K:) and in like manner, a time. (TA.) Hence, in the Kur [liii. 58], أَزِفَتِ الآزِفَةُ The resurrection draweth near. (S, (Msb.) b2: He (a man) hastened, or was quick: (S, K:) or he drew near, and hastened, or was quick. (A, TA.) 4 آزَفَنى He (a man, TA) incited me, or urged me, to hasten, or be quick: (K, TA:) it is of the measure أَفْعَلَنِى. (TA.) 5 تَأَزُّفٌ The stepping with contracted steps. (K.) But see خَطْوٌ مُتَآزِفٌ, below. (TA.) 6 تآزفوا They drew near together, one to another. (IF, K.) آزِفٌ, applied to a man, Hastening, or quick: (S, TA:) and endeavouring to hasten, or be quick. (TA.) الآزِفَةُ The resurrection: so in the Kur liii. 58, (S, Msb,) and xl. 18: (Bd:) or in the latter place it means the near event, or case, of being on the brink of the fire [of Hell]: or, as some say, death. (Bd.) مُتَآزِفٌ, of the measure مُتَفَاعِلٌ, applied to a man, (TA,) Short; (S, A, K;) as being contracted in make; (A, TA;) having his several parts near together. (S, K.) [In the CK it is written مُتَأزِّف, in this sense and others, following.] b2: A strait, or narrow, place. (O, L, K.) b3: A contracted stepping: you say, خَطْوٌ مُتَآزِفٌ: so in the O and L. (TA.) b4: (tropical:) A man (Sgh, TA) evil in disposition; narrow-minded: (Sgh, K, TA:) weak; cowardly. (TA.)

نهد

1 نَهَدَ, aor. ـُ (S, L, Msb, K,) and نَهَدَ, (Msb, K,) inf. n. نُهُودٌ, (S, L, &c.,) It (a girl's or woman's breast) was, or became, swelling, prominent, or protuberant: (S, L, Msb, K:) or became full. (Munjid of Kr.) [See also كَعَبَ, and فَلُكَ; and see also نَاهِدٌ.] b2: نَهَدَتْ, aor. ـُ and نَهَدَ; and ↓ نهّدت, (inf. n. تَنْهِيدٌ, TA,) She (a woman [or girl]) came to have swelling, prominent, or protuberant, breasts. (L, K.) b3: نَهَدَتِ القِرْبَةُ The skin became nearly full. (A.) b4: نَهَدَتِ الدَّلْوُ المِلْءَ, inf. n. نَهْدٌ, The bucket became nearly full. (A 'Obeyd, L, TA.) b5: نَهَدَ, (M, L, K,) aor. ـَ (L,) inf. n. نُهُودٌ, (M, L,) and نَهْدٌ, (L,) He (a man) rose; (M, L;) i. q. نَهَضَ; (K;) or the latter signifies “ he rose from sitting; ” whereas the former signifies “ he rose under any circumstances. ” (M, L.) b6: نَهَدَ لَهُ, (L,) and إِلَيْهِ, (Th, L,) He rose to him. (Th, L.) b7: نَهَدَ لِلْعَدُوِّ, (A 'Obeyd, L, K,) and إِلَى العَدُوِّ, (S, L, Msb,) aor. ـَ (S, L, Msb,) and نَهُدَ, (Msb,) inf. n. نَهْدٌ (Msb, K) and نَهَدٌ, (K,) He attacked, or assaulted; or rose and hastened and went forth to, or towards, the enemy; (S, * L, Msb;) i. q. نَهَضَ: (S, L:) he directed his course towards the enemy, and commenced fighting with them. (A 'Obeyd, L, K.) b8: نَهَدَ, (IKtt,) inf. n. نُهُودٌ, (K,) It (a thing, IKtt) went, or went away, (مَضَى,) in any case. (IKtt, K.) A2: نُهُودٌ also signifies The being strong. (TA.) b2: نَهُدَ, aor. ـُ inf. n. نُهُودَةٌ, He (a horse) was, or became, large and tall: (S, L:) or bulky and strong: or goodly in body and limbs, and tall: (L:) or goodly, large in body and limbs, fleshy and tall. (K.) A3: نَهَدَ, and ↓ انهد, He honoured (عَظَّمَ) a gift. (IKtt, K.) 2 نَهَّدَ see 1, near the beginning.3 ناهدهُ, inf. n. مُنَاهَدَةٌ, i. q. نَاهَضَهُ; (S, A, L, Msb, K;) He attacked or assaulted him, or rose and hastened and went forth to or towards him, in war; he directed his course towards him, and commenced fighting with him. (M, L.) b2: ناهدهُ, inf. n. مُنَاهَدَةٌ, He contended or disputed with him, in an absolute sense. (TA.) A2: نَاهَدَهُمْ, [inf. n. مُنَاهَدَةٌ,] He contributed with them to the expenses of a journey or an expedition, clubbing with them, i. e. sharing equally with each of them. (L.) See also 6.

A3: ناهدهُ, inf. n. مُنَاهَدَةٌ, He played with him at the game in which one puts forth as many of his fingers as he pleases, and the other does the like; he played with him at the game of morra; the inf. n. expl. by مُسَاهَمَةٌ بِالأَصَابِعِ, (S, L, K,) and مُخَارَجَةٌ, q. v. (TA.) 4 انهد He filled a tank or cistern, (S, L,) and a drinking-bowl, (A,) and a vessel, (L, K,) so that it overflowed: (L:) or nearly filled it. (A, L, K.) b2: نَاقَةٌ تُنْهِدُ الإِنَآءَ A she-camel that fills the vessel [with her milk]. (IAar, L.) b3: انهدهُ He made him, or it, to rise. (L.) A2: See 1.5 تنهّدت He sighed; breathed with an expression of pain, grief, or sorrow; or uttered a prolonged breathing. (TA.) 6 تناهدوا They attacked or assaulted one another, or rose and hastened and went forth to or towards one another, in war; they directed their courses one towards another, and commenced fighting. (A, Msb.) A2: تناهدوا; (S, Mgh, L, K;) and ↓ ناهدوا, (L, Msb,) inf. n. مُنَاهَدَةٌ; (Msb;) They clubbed, i. e. contributed equally to, the expenses which they had to incur, (S, Mgh, L, K,) on the occasion of a journey, (K,) or an expedition against an enemy; (L;) or contributed equal shares of food and drink: (ISd, L:) the first who instituted this practice is said to have been Hudeyn Er-Rakáshee: (TA:) or they contributed, each giving his share, for the purchase of wheat, or food, for their eating in common. (Msb.) b2: تناهدوا الشَّىْءَ They took the thing and shared it between them. (L.) A3: تناهدوا They played together the game of morra, described in one of the explanations of نَاهَدَهُ. (S, TA, art. خرج.) نَهْدٌ A high, or elevated, thing: (L, K:) as a shoulder-joint, (L,) and a horse. (TA.) b2: A girl's or woman's breast: so called because of its prominence, or protuberance: (Msb:) [pl. نُهُودٌ]. b3: كَعْثَبٌ نَهْدٌ A pubes swelling forth, or prominent: opposed to هَيْدَبٌ. (L.) b4: شَابٌّ نَهْدٌ A strong, bulky, youth, or young man. (L, from a trad.) b5: نَهْدٌ A generous man, (S, K,) who aims at means of acquiring eminence, or nobility. (S.) b6: نَهْدٌ A horse large and tall: (Lth, S, L:) or bulky and strong: or goodly in body and limbs, and tall: (L:) or goodly, large in body and limbs, fleshy, and tall: (K:) fem. with ة. (L.) b7: نَهْدُ القَذَالِ, and القُصَيْرَى, A horse large and prominent in the back of the head, and, in the short ribs. (Lth, L.) b8: النَّهْدُ and ↓ النَّاهِدُ The lion: (K:) from نُهُودٌ in the sense of نُهُوضٌ and قُوَّةٌ. (TA.) A2: نَهْدٌ Aid; assistance. (L.) See نِهْدٌ. b2: طَرحَ نَهْدَهُ مَعَ القَوْمِ He aided, or assisted, the people. (L.) b3: Also, He contributed with the people to the expenses of a journey or expedition, sharing equally with each of them. (L.) See also 3.

A3: And see نَهِيدٌ.

نِهْدٌ (L, K) and sometimes ↓ نَهْدٌ, (K,) or the latter signifies the action described in the following explanation, (L,) A contribution, or that which is contributed, to the expenses of a journey, equally shared by each member of the party: (L, K:) or a contribution that is made for an expedition against an enemy, by a clubbing, i. e. an equal sharing of the expenses, so that there shall be no defrauding of one by another, and no obligation of one to another. (IAth, L.) See 3 and 6.

You say, هَاتِ نِهْدَكَ Give thou thy contribution to the expenses of the journey, or expedition, equally with thy companions. (L.) نَهْدَانُ or نَهْدَانٌ, (S, L, K,) fem. نَهْدَى and نَهْدَانَةٌ, (L,) A tank or cistern, (S, L, K,) and bowl, (S, A, L,) or vessel, (L, K,) full, but not yet overflowing: (S, L, K:) or full so as to overflow: (L:) or nearly full: (A, L:) or filled high: (L:) or two-thirds fall. (K.) نُهَادُ مِائَةٍ The amount, or number, of a hundred. (K.) نَهِيدٌ Fresh butter that is not thin: (S, L:) or thin butter: (K:) or fresh butter of which the milk has not been quite thick and fit for churning: or a large lump of fresh butter; as also ↓ نَهِيدَةٌ and ↓ نَهْدٌ: (L:) or ↓ نَهِيدَةٌ signifies fresh butter made of milk that has not become thick and fit for churning, and which is therefore little in quantity, and sweet: (AHát, L:) or زُبْدَةٌ نَهِيدَةٌ fresh butter expressed from a skin by squeecing it. (L, art. زغد.) نَهِيدَةٌ: see نَهِيدٌ. b2: The hearts of the grains of colocynths, boiled until thoroughly cooked and thick, and then having a little flour sprinkled upon them, after which they are eaten. (S, L, K. *) نَاهِدٌ A girl's breast that is swelling, prominent, or protuberant: pl. نَوَاهِدُ; which denotes more than فَوَالِكُ. (A 'Obeyd, L.) b2: Also, and ↓ نَاهِدَةٌ (S, L, Msb, K) and ↓ مُنَهِّدٌ, (L, K,) or مُنَهِّدَةٌ, (as in the TA,) A girl, or woman, having swelling, prominent, or protuberant, breasts: (S, L, Msb, K:) or a woman whose breasts have become full: (Munjid of Kr:) pl. نَوَاهِدُ. (Msb.) b3: نَاهِدٌ A boy nearly come to the age of puberty. (A.) b4: نَاهِدٌ Attacking or assaulting, or rising and hastening and going forth to or towards an enemy: pl. نُهَّادٌ. (Msb.) b5: See نَهْدٌ.

نَاهِدَةٌ: see نَاهِدٌ.

نَهْدَآءُ [fem. of أَنْهَدُ] An elevated sand, (S, L, K,) like a compact hill, fertile, producing trees: (L:) or a tract of ground such as is called نَفْخَآءُ, but more flat and extensive: (L, art. نفخ:) it is used as an epithet; but not the masc. أَنْهَدُ. (L.) b2: هُوَ أَنْهَدُ القَوْمِ He is the strongest and hardiest of the people. (R.) مُنَهِّدٌ: see نَاهِدٌ.

لهو: لهو: تسلية الجماهير مثلما يفعل الموسيقي أو المهرج أو البهلوان (فوك).
لهو: الانشغال (هلو). لَهِي عن أو من فلان: سلا وترك ذكره وأعرض عنه (محيط المحيط) وفي (محمد بن الحارث 337): ثم قال له يوماً نسيتني يا أبا الغِصِن فكّر أب أوليائك وفي أعدائك ثم أين تجعل أسلم فلهِي عنه بدر وقال لست بالله أُغفِل أمرك.
لهّى (بالتشديد): أشغل (هلو).
لهّى: ملأ الطاحونة بالحب (وردت في ديوان جرير- رايت).
لهّى: لهّن (ديوان جرير).
لاهى أحداً عن: أبعده، حولّ بصره عن، أشغله وألهاه عن (بوشر).
ألهى بعظمة: أعطى عظمة لمن يقضمها، قدّم حسنة صغيرة يتلهى بها المحسن إليه (بوشر).
ألهى: (فوك) في مادة mimus in instrumentis.
تأهّى: (فوك) في مادة ludere.
تلهّى: سخر من، هزء ب (الكالا: reir de otro) .
تلهّى: خدع (الكالا enganar) .
تلهّى: شعوذَ، قام بعرش بعض عروض الشعبذات (الكالا).
تلاهى: أراد أن يتسلّى ويبتعد عمّا يرهقه ويزعجه (ألف ليلة 47:3): ثم أني سليت نفسي وصوت اتلاهى في بعض الأمور.
تلاهى: (فاليتون 3): كان حزيناً جداً وحاله حال ذلك الذي شارفت حياته على نهايتها ولم يبق منه إلاّ أنفاس معدودة وحركات محصورة ومدة فانية وعدة متلاهية؛ وحول معنى عدّة (التي تابع ويجرز معناها الذي ذكره رايسك) ذكر (لين): انقضت عدة الرجل. The man's term ended.
فهي إذن مرادفة لكلمة إلاّ أن متلاهية التي فسّرها ويجرز تفسيراً مبتوراً بدت لي غير ذات معنى. لقد كان الأجدر بي أن أقرأها متناهية (لمن قرُبت نهايته) لأنها أكثر انطباقاً على المعنى، بل إنها تمتماً لو لم يعترضني المخطوط.
التهى بنفسه: (ألف ليلة 371:4).
التهى في: لها، مَجَن (بوشر).
لهو. آلات اللهو (ألف ليلة 66:1).
لهاة: مؤخر الفم (هي gutter) عند (فوك). وعند الحصان تسمى أحمر اللهاة (ابن العوام 509:2) حيث لا يمكن أن نترجم كلمة luette التي تعني غلصمة أو طنطلة (عامية) (إذ ليس للحصان هذه الزائدة اللحمية في مدخل الحلقوم) (ابن جبير 9: 339).
لهاة: هي ما يطلق على انتفاخ غشاء الحلق لدى الحصان (دوماس 182).
لهوة. فكان ذلك أول لهوة مال اتخذه (معجم البلاذري).
لهوة= لهنة أي: كيف، لم (رايت - ديوان جرير).
لهوي:؛ إشارة، ايماءة، حركة (رولاند).
مُلهٍ: موسيقي، عازف، بهلوان، مهرج، مسلّي الجماهير (المعجم اللاتيني -العربي) (فوك) (مملوك 2:1، 143، 2:2، 103 حيان بسام 8:1): ... حيث قنبوط الطنبوري دعي بعدئذ قنبوط الملهي.
ملهية: راقصة (كاترمير- مملوك 2:2، 103)؛ واعتقد إنها عازفة؛ (انظر عباد 249:1و 275:6).
ملهى والجمع ملاهي: مهرجان، عيد (فاليتون 33:6 وانظر 63:6 والثعالبي لطائف 10: 71 والخطيب 186): وأما رسوم الاعراس والملاهي فكانت قبالاتها غريبة.
في (مملوك 2:1، 143؛ 2:2، 102) أطلق (كاترمير) أرباب المِلهى على الموسيقيين أي إن أرباب الملاهي لديه هو جمع مِلهي إلا أنني أنطقها بالفتح أي أرباب المَلهى. إن هذا العالم حيث جمع ملهى على ملاهيات كان هذا، منه، زلة قلم؛ لقد أراد أن يكتب ملهيات. إن مُلهيات هي الجمع السليم لكلمة مُلهية التي مذكرها مُلهٍ. إنني أعتقد أن في اصطلاح آلات الملاهي (ألف ليلة 218:1) نلقي اسم ليس في مِلهى بل مِلهى هو، في الحقيقة، اسم آلة وآلة المِلهى ستصبح حشواً، زائداً لفظه على أصل المعنى من غير أن تحمل الزيادة فائدة وهذا أمر لا يحتمل.
ملهوية: رامج. قطعة جلد احمر على شكل طائر تلقى في الهواء لاستعادة الصقر في الصيد (الكالا a?agaza) .

لهو

1 لَهِىَ عَنْهُ, (S, Msb, K) and لَهَا عنه (Msb, K,) He became diverted from it, so as to forget it. (S, Msb, K.) b2: See an ex. voce استأثر: and see عَنْ. b3: لَهَتْ إِلَى حَدِيثِهِ, inf. n. لَهْوٌ and لُهُوٌّ, She (a woman) was, or became, cheered, or delighted, and pleased, with his discourse. (M, K.) And so لَهَوْتُ بِحَدِيثِهِ. (T in art. رنو.) 4 أَلْهَانِى الشَّىْءُ The thing diverted me; syn. شَغَلَنِى. (Msb.) b2: أَلْهَاهُ بَالغِنَآءِ [He diverted him by singing]. (S, art. سمد.) 5 تَلَهَّى بَالشَّىْءِ i. q. تَعَلَّلَ: (TA:) and أُولِعَ بِهِ. (Msb.) b2: And تَلِّهَى He diverted himself. (TA.) لَهْوٌ Diversion; pastime; sport; play: or especially, such as is vain, or frivolous; idle sport: (from various explanations:) what occupies a man so as to divert him from that which would render him sad or solicitous, &c.: (TA:) or relief of the mind by means which wisdom does not require: this [it is said] is the original signification: (Et-Tarasoosee, Msb:) a thing in which a man delights himself, and which occupies him so as to divert him, and then ceases. (KT.) It has a more general application than لَعِبٌ: for ex., the hearing of musical instruments or the like is لَهْوٌ, but not لَعْبٌ. (TA.) b2: آلَةُ لَهْوٍ [An instrument of diversion, meaning, of music]. (K voce رَبَابٌ.) لَهَاةٌ [The uvula;] the red piece of flesh that hangs down from the upper حَنَكِ. (Zj, in his Khalk el-Insán.) See also الأَسَالِقُ, and شِقْشِقةٌ. b2: اللَهُاة [generally expl. as meaning The uvula: or] what is between the end of the root of the tongue and the end of the قَلْب [thus in all the copies of the K that I have seen, an evident mistranscription for قَلْت, i. e. hollow] of the upper part of the mouth (K: [app. meaning the arches, or pillars, of the soft palate; agreeably with the next explanation here following:]) or the furthest part of the mouth: [see غُنّةٌ:] and, of the he-camel, the شِقْشِقَة [i. e. bursa faucium]. (JK.) See also a usage of the pl., لَهَواتٌ, in the last explanation of قَلْتٌ.

لُهْوَةٌ What is thrown, [i. e. the quantity of corn that is thrown,] (S, K,) by the grinder, with his hand, (S,) into the mouth of the mill or millstone. (S, K.) And The mouth [itself] of the mill or mill-stone. (IKtt, TA; and S voce اخُرٌّ.)