أَفَلَ
1.
, (T, S, Msb, K,) said of a thing, (Msb,) or of the moon, (T,) and أَفَلَتْ, said of the sun, (T, S, M,) and of the stars, (M,) aorist
اَفِلَ
and
اَفُلَ
, verbal noun أُفُولٌ (T, S, M, Msb, K) and أفْلٌ, (M, Msb,) It was, or became, absent, or hidden, or concealed; (T, S, Msb, K;) it set; (T, S, M, &c.;) and so أَفِلَ, aorist
اَفَلَ
. (K.)
2.
Hence, أَفَلَ
فُلَانٌ عَنِ البَلَدِ
Such a one became absent, or went away, from the country, or town. (Msb.)