افناهُ

He, or it, caused it, or him, to pass away and come to an end; to vanish away; to become spent, or exhausted; to fail entirely; to cease, perish, or come to nought; he, or it, did away with, destroyed, or annihilated, it, or him; (T, S, * M, Msb, * K, TA;) transitive of فَنِىَ. (T, S, Msb, K.) The saying of a rájiz, (T, TA,) namely, Abu-n-Nejm, (TA,) describing a pastor of sheep or goats,

يَقُولُ لَيْتَ اللّٰهَ قَدْ أَفْنَاهَا

(T, TA,) may mean an imprecation against them, i. e. He says, would that God had destroyed them: (T:)

or it means, would that God had made to grow for them [the plant called] الفَنَى, i. e. عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ; so that they might have abundance of milk, and become fat. (T, TA.)