عَافٍ

Being, or becoming, effaced, erased, rased, or obliterated: [&c.: see 1, of which it is a particle n.:] plural عُفِىٌّ. (S, TA.)

-A2- Having long hair. (S, K.)

A fleshy, plump, boy. (TA.) And عَافِيَةُ اللَّحْمِ A she-camel having much flesh: plural عَافِيَاتٌ. (K.)

And أَرْضٌ عَافِيَةٌ A land of which the herbage, not having been depastured, has become abundant. (TA.)

-A3- Some broth that is returned in the cooking-pot when it has been borrowed: (K:) or عَافِى القِدْرِ means what is left in the cooking-pot (As, S, M) by the borrower, for the lender. (M, TA.) [See also عَفْوَةٌ.]

-A4- A guest: (S, * K:) and any seeker, or demander, of a favour or bounty, (S, K,) or of means of subsistence: as also ↓ مُعْتَف: (K:) plural عُفَاةٌ (S, TA) and عُفِىُّ, (S, * K,) both signifying guests, &c., (TA,) as also عَافِيَةٌ; (S, * TA;) which last signifies also beasts, and birds, (S, TA,) as well as men, (S,) seekers of, or seeking, the means of subsistence; (S, TA;) and its plural is عَوَافٍ. (TA.) One says, هُوَ كَثِيرُ العُفَاةِ and العَافِيَةِ and العُفِىِّ [He is one who has many guests, &c.]. (S, TA.)

And A seeker of herbage. (K, * TA. [In the CK, الزّايءِدُ is erroneously put for الرَّايءِدُ.])

And A comer to water: (K, * TA:) and عَافِيَةُ المَاءِ the comers to the water. (S, TA.)