حَفَلَ

, aorist حَفِلَ , verbal noun حَفْلٌ and حُفُولٌ and حَفِيلٌ, said of water, and of milk (K) in the udder (TA) [or breast], It collected; as also ↓ تحِفّل and ↓ احتفل. (K, TA. [In the CK, احَتَفَلَهُ is erroneously put for احْتَفَلَ.]) And حَفْلٌ signifies The collecting of water, i. e. its becoming collected, in its مَحْفِل, meaning its place of collecting. (TA.)

حَفَلَ الدَّمْعُ, (M, K,) verbal noun حَفْلٌ, (TA,) The tears became copious. (M, K, TA.) In some copies of the K, نثر is here erroneously put for كَثُرَ. (TA.)

حَفَلَ الوَادِى بِالسَّيْلِ The valley brought the torrent so as that it filled its sides; as also ↓ احتفل: (K:) or the latter signifies the valley became filled by the torrent: (S:) or احتفل الوادى the valley became full, and flowed. (Msb.)

حَفَلَتِ السَّمَاءُ, (S, M, K,) verbal noun حَفْلٌ, (S,) The sky rained vehemently: (K:) or the rain fell profusely. (S, * M, TA.)

حَفَلَتْ, said of a woman, She collected the milk in her breasts. (TA.) And of camels, one says, (K in article شكر,) حَفَلَتْ مِنَ الرَّبِيعِ [They abounded in milk, or had their udders full, from the herbage called ربيع]. (S and K in that article [See حَافِلٌ.])

حَفَلَ القَوْمُ, (S, Msb, K,) aorist حَفِلَ , verbal noun حَفْلٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ احتفلوا; (S, Msb, K;) The people, or party, collected themselves together (S, Msb, K) in a sitting-place: (Msb:) they collected themselves together, aiding one another, or for one thing or affair; synonym احتشدوا. (S.) And حَفَلُوا لَهُ They combined for him, [or on his account,] and took pains, or exerted themselves, in treating him with courtesy and honour; as also حَشَدُوا لَهُ. (Fr, L in article حشد.)

See also 8.

-A2- حَفَلَهُ: see 2.

-A3- حَفَلْتُ بِفُلَانٍ I managed, or conducted, the affair, or affairs, of such a one. (Msb.) And بِالأُمُورِ ↓ احتفل He managed, or conducted, affairs, or the affairs, well. (IDrd, K.)

حَفَلْتُ كَذَا, aorist حَفِلَ , I cared for, minded, heeded, or regarded, such a thing. (S.) And مَا حَفَلَهُ, and مَا حَفَلَ بِهِ, aorist حَفِلَ , (M, K,) verbal noun حَفْلٌ; (TA;) and بِهِ ↓ ما احتفل [and لَهُ; so in the T and TA in article ربأ]; He did not care for, mind, heed, or regard, it, or him. (M, K.) And لَا تَحْفِلْ بِهِ Do not thou care for, mind, &c., it, or him. (S.) And لَا تَحْفِلْ بِأَمْرهِ Do not thou ask his affair, nor be disquieted thereby. (Msb.)

-A4- حَفَلَهُ, aorist حَفِلَ , (S,) verbal noun حَفْلٌ, (TA,) He, or it, made it, or rendered it, clear, unobscured, apparent, plainly apparent, or conspicuous; (S, TA;) as, for instance, black hair the colour of a pearl, increasing [in appearance] its whiteness; (TA;) exposed it to view; displayed it; synonym جَلَاهُ [perhaps here signifying also he polished it]. (S, TA.)