Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

وَفَرَ, (T, Ṣ, M, A, Mṣb, Ḳ,) aor. يَفِرُ; (T, Mṣb, Ḳ;*) and وَفُرَ, [aor. يَوْفُرُ;] (A, Ḳ;) inf. n. وُفُورٌ (T, Ṣ, M, Mṣb, Ḳ) and وَفْرٌ and فِرَةٌ, (M, Ḳ,) [all of the former,] or وَفْرٌ is inf. n. of the trans. v.; (Mṣb;) and وَفَارَةٌ, (Ḳ,) [which is of the latter;] It (a thing) was, or became, full, complete, perfect, whole, or entire: (Ṣ, Mṣb:) or it (a thing, TA, or property, M, Ḳ, and herbage, M, [and a collection of goods, or commodities, or household furniture and utensils,]) was, or became, much, abundant, ample, or copious; (T, M, A, Ḳ;) not deficient: (T:) or it (anything) was, or became, generally, or universally, comprehensive: [syn., in the last sense, عَمَّ, as is implied by an explanation of the epithet وَفْرٌ, by which this sense of the verb is indicated in the lexicons whence this signification is taken:] (M, A, Ḳ:) as alsoاتّفر↓, (Ḳ,) [andتوفّر↓: see وَافِرٌ.] You say also of a branch,اِسْتَوْفَرَ↓ وَرَقًا [It was full of, or abounded with, leaves]. (L, Ḳ, art. غمد.) وَفَرَ عِرْضُهُ, and وَفِرَ, (M, L,) inf. n. [of the former] وُفُورٌ, (M,) ‡ [His honour, dignity, or estimation, was unimpaired;] he was honourable, or generous, not careless of his honour, or dignity, or estimation. (M, L.)

وَفَرَهُ, (T, Ṣ, M, A, Mṣb, Ḳ,*) aor. يَفِرُهُ, (T, Mṣb,) inf. n. وَفُرٌ (T, Ṣ, M, Mṣb, Ḳ) and فِرَةٌ, (T, M,) and وَفْرَةٌ, (TA, as from the Ḳ, but wanting in the CK and in a MṢ. copy of the Ḳ,) He made it full, without lack or defect, complete, perfect, whole, or entire; (Ṣ, Mṣb;) as alsoوفّرهُ↓, inf. n. تَوْفيرٌ; (Ḳ;) andاوفرهُ↓, inf. n. إِيفَارٌ; andاستوفرهُ↓: (Ṣ,* TA:) or, as alsoوفرّهُ↓, (T, M, A, Ḳ,) which latter is the usual form, (Lth, T,) he made it much, abundant, ample, or copious; (Lth, T, M, A, Ḳ;) not deficient. (Lth, T.) You say, وَفَرَ لَهُ مَالَهُ He made his property much, abundant, ample, or copious. (Ḳ,* TA.) And it is said in a trad., الحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ٱلَّذِى لَا يَفِرُهُ ٱلْمَنْعُ Praise be to God, whom withholding doth not make to abound. (TA.) You say also,وفّر↓ الثَّوْبَ He cut out the garment whole. (M, Ḳ.) Andوفّر↓ السِّقَآءَ He made the skin whole, without cutting off any redundance. (M.) Andوَفَّرْتُ↓ لَهُ طَعَامَهْ, inf. n. تَوْفِيرٌ, I made his food full, or complete, in quantity; not deficient. (Mṣb.) Andوَفَّرْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ فَٱسْتَوْفَرَهُ↓ I gave him the whole of his right, or due, and so he received the whole of it; syn. of the former verb with its objective complement and the prep., وَفَّيْتُهُ, (A, Mgh,) or أَعْطَيْتُهُ الجمِيعَ; (Mṣb;) and of the latter verb with its objective complement, اِسْتَوْفَاهُ↓: (A, Mgh, Ḳ:) or both these verbs, thus used, signify the same, i. e., استوفاه, (Ṣ, Ḳ) [in the former of which we read, وَفَّرَ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ تَوْفيرًا وَٱسْتَوْفَرَهُ أَىِ ٱسْتَوْفَاهُ; and in the latter, اِسْتَوْفَرَ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ إِسْتَوْفَاهُ كَوَفَّرَهُ.] You also say, وَفَرَهُ عَطَآءَهَ, (M, Ḳ,) inf. n. وَفْرٌ, (TA,) He restored, or returned to him his gift, being content with it, (M, Ḳ.) or deeming it little. (M, TA.) And وَفَّرَ ٱللّٰهُ حَظَّهُ مِنْ كَذَا God made his lot, or share, of such a thing, full, or complete. (T.) Andوفّر↓ شَعَرَهُ ‡ He left his hair to become abundant and long. (A, TA.) And وَفَرْتُ العِرْضَ, aor. أَفِرُهُ, (Mṣb,) inf. n. وَفْرٌ (Mṣb, TA) and فِرَةٌ; (TA [in my copy of the Mṣb, افر, which is probably a mistranscription;]) and وَفَّرْتُهُ, in an intensive sense; (Mṣb;) He preserved, or guarded, honour, dignity, or estimation. (Mṣb.) And وَفَرَهُ عِرْضَهُ; (Ṣ, M, A, Ḳ;) and وفّرهُ عِرْضَهُ; (A;) and وَفَرَهُ لَهُ; (M;) orوفَّرهُ↓ لَهُ, (Ḳ,) inf. n. تَوْفِيرٌ; (TA;) ‡ [He preserved his honour,, &c., unimpaired;] he spoke well of him, and did not find fault with him; (A;) he did not revile him; (M, Ḳ;) as though he preserved it [namely his honour, &c.] to him abundant and good, not diminishing it by reviling. (M.) It is said in a proverb, تُوفَرُ وَتُحْمَدُ عَلَى كَذَا (Ṣ,* A,) ‡ Thy honour, or dignity, or estimation, will be preserved, or guarded, and thou wilt be spoken well of, for such a thing: (A:) from وَفَرْتُهُ عِرْضَهُ; and مَالَهُ: (Ṣ:) said by him to whom a thing is offered: and applied to a man who, when thou hast given to him a thing, returneth it to thee without discontent, or without esteeming it little. (Fr, Ṣ.)

see وَفَرَ {1}.

توفّر عَلَيْهِ ‡ He was regardful of those things pertaining to him (namely his companion, A) which one is under an obligation to respect or honour; (Ṣ, A, Ḳ;) and held loving communion, commerce, or intercourse, with him. (TA.)

توفّر عَلَى كَذَا ‡ He turned his purpose, or intention, or strong determination or resolution, (هِمَّتَهُ,) toward such a thing. (A, Mgh, Mṣb.)

وَفْرٌ: see وُفُورٌ.

Also, [an inf. n. used as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predodominates] Much, or abundant, property, (Lth, T, Ṣ,) of which nothing is deficient: (Lth, T:) what is much, abundant, ample, or copious, of property, and of goods, or commodities, or household furniture and utensils; (M, A, Ḳ;) whereof nothing is deficient: (TA:) or what is generally, or universally, comprehensive, (عَامٌّ,) of anything: (M, A, Ḳ:) pl. وُفُورٌ. (M, Ḳ.) See also وَافرٌ.

وَفْرَةٌ: see وُفُورٌ.

Also, Hair collected together upon the head: or hair hanging down upon the ears: or hair extending beyond the lobe of the ear: (M, Ḳ:) or hair extending to the lobe of the ear: (Ṣ:) or hair (T, Mgh, Mṣb) such as is termed جُمَّة, (T, A, Mgh,) extending to the ears: (T, A, Mgh, Mṣb:) it is said to be larger than what is termed جُمَّة; but this is a mistake: (M:) the order is this: first, the وَفْرَة; then, the جُمَّة; then, the لِمَّة: (Ṣ, M, Ḳ:) the second of these three is what extends beyond the ears; (M;) and the third is what descends upon the shoulder-joints: (Ṣ, M:) pl. وِفَارٌ. (M, Ḳ.)

وُفُورٌ andوَفْرٌ↓ andوَفْرَةٌ↓ andفِرَةٌ↓ [are inf. ns., (see 1,) used as simple substs.,] all signify the same: (Ṣ, TA:) Fulness, completeness, perfectness, wholeness, or entireness: (Ṣ:) or muchness, abundance, ampleness, or copiousness: (TA:) and the second also, richness; or competence. (A, Ḳ.) You say, هٰذِهِ أَرْضٌ فِى نَبْتِهَا وَفْرٌ, (Ṣ,) andوَفْرَةٌ↓, (Ṣ, A,) andفِرَةٌ↓, (Ṣ, A, Ḳ,) i. e., وُفُورٌ, (Ṣ, A, TA,) This is land in the herbage of which is fulness,, &c., (Ṣ,) or abundance; (TA;) the herbage of which has not been pastured upon. (Ṣ, A, TA.) And هُوَ فِى وَفْرَةٍ مِنَ المَال [He is in possession of abundance of property]. (A.)

وَافِرٌ andمَوْفُورٌ↓ andمُوَفَّرٌ↓ andمُتَوَفِّرٌ↓ [andأَوْفَرُ↓ andوَفْرٌ↓] all signify the same: [i. e., Full, without lack or defect, full-sized, complete, perfect, whole, or entire: or much, abundant, ample, or copious.] (A, TA.) You say, مَالٌ وَافِرٌ and نَبَاتٌ وَافِرٌ, &c., [Full, or complete,, &c., or] much, or abundant, property, and herbage,, &c., (TA.) Andشَىْءٌ مَوْفُورٌ↓ A thing that is full, complete,, &c. (Ṣ.) Andجَزَآءٌ مُوَفَّرٌ↓ A recompense of which nothing is deficient. (TA.) Andفُلَانٌ مُوَفَّرُ↓ الشَّعَرِ ‡ Such a one has his hair left to become abundant and long. (TA.) Andسِقَآءٌ أَوْفَرُ↓, (T, Ṣ, A, Ḳ,) andوَفْرٌ↓, (Ṣgh, Ḳ,) A skin for milk, or water, made of hide of which nothing is deficient. (T, Ṣ, A, Ḳ.) And in like manner, مَزَادَةٌ وَفْرَآءُ A leather water-bag made of a complete skin; (Ṣ, M, A, Ḳ;) nothing thereof being deficient: (Ṣ, TA:) also signifying a leather water-bag filled (M, Ḳ,* TA) completely. (M, TA.) Andأَرْضٌ وَفْرَآءُ↓ Land in the herbage of which is abundance: (M, Ḳ,* TA:) and land of which the herbage has not been diminished. (Ṣ, Ḳ.) Andأُذُنٌ وَفْرَآءُ↓ An ear having a large lobe: (M:) or a large ear, (Ḳ, TA,) large in the lobe. (TA.) You say also,هُمْ مُتَوَافِرُونَ↓ They are numerous. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)

الوَافِرُ The fourth metre (بَحْر) in prosody; (M,* Ḳ;) the measure of which consists of مُفَاعَلَتُنْ six times [in its original state]: (Ṣgh, Ḳ:) or, [in practice,] مُفَاعَلَتُنْ مُفَاعَلَتُنْ فَعُولُنْ, twice: or مُفَاعَلَتُنْ مُفَاعَلَتُنْ, twice: (M, L:) so called because its feet are made full like those of the كَامِل, except that there is [in practice] an elision in their letters, so that it is not complete. (M, L.)

أَوْفَرُ, fem. وَفْرَآءُ, [pl. وُفْرٌ:] see فَافِرٌ.

مُوَفَّرٌ: see وَافِرٌ, in three places.

تَرَكْتُهُ عَلَى أَحْسَنِ مُوَفَّرٍ ‡ I left him in the best state, or condition. (TA.)