ضفو
1 ضَفَا,
aor. ـْ (
S,
Msb,)
inf. n. ضَفْوٌ (
S,
Msb,
K) and ضَفُوٌّ, (
Msb,) It (a thing,
S, and a garment,
S,
Msb) was, or became, complete, full, ample, or without deficiency. (
S,
Msb,
K. *)
b2: And It was, or became, much in quantity; (
S,
K, *
TA;) said of property, or property consisting in cattle, (
S,
TA,) and of hair, and of wool. (
TA.) [Hence,] one says, ضَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ,
i. q. رَفَّتْ [i. e. Wealth became abundantly bestowed upon him]. (
M in art. رف.) And ضَفَا العَيْشُ, meaning اِتَّسَعَ [i. e. The means of subsistence became ample]. (
Msb.)
b3: And ضَفَا الحَوْضُ, (
TA,)
inf. n. ضَفْوٌ, (
K,
TA,) The watering-trough overflowed (
K, *
TA) by reason of its fulness. (
TA.)
A2: ضَفِىَ He (a man) became poor: mentioned by
Az in art. ضيق. (
TA.) ضَفًا A side: and ضَفَوَاهُ his, or its, two sides. (
K.) [ضَفَّةٌ and ضِفَّةٌ, also, have a similar meaning.]
ضَفْوٌ [an
inf. n. of 1,
q. v.: and as a simple
subst.,] Wealth, or prosperity, and ampleness [of circumstances]. (
TA.) [See also what next follows.]
ضَفْوَةُ العَيْشِ An easy and a plentiful state, or condition, of life. (
K,
TA.) One says, فُلَانٌ فِى
ضَفْوَةٍ مِنْ عَيْشِهِ [Such a one is in an easy and a plentiful state, or condition, in respect of his means of subsistence]. (
S.) ثَوْبٌ ضَافٍ A garment that is complete, full, ample, or without deficiency. (
S,
Msb,
K. *) and فَرَسٌ ضَافِى السَّبِيب A horse full, or ample, in the سبيب [or hair of the forelock or of the mane or of the tail]. (
TA.) And رَجُلٌ ضَافِى الرَّأْسِ A man having much hair of the head. (
S.) And دِيمّةٌ ضَافيَةٌ A lasting, or continuous, or continuous and still, rain, in consequence of which the land becomes abundant with herbage. (
TA.) And هُوَ ضَافِى
الفَضْلِ (
tropical:) [He is abundant in excellence]. (
TA.)
