فِنْدٌ

(T, S, M, A, O, L, K) and ↓ فَنْدٌ (Ibn- 'Abbád, O, K) A great mountain: (IF, O, K:) or a mountain apart from others: (Ibn-Abi-l- Hadeed, TA:) or a portion of a mountain, (Ibn- 'Abbád, S, O, K,) or a great portion thereof, (M, TA,) having tallness, or length, [apparently the former,] (Ibn-'Abbád, S, O, K, TA,) and some add, with slenderness: (TA:) or a head, or round and tall and slender head, or peak, (شِمْرَاخ,) of a mountain: (T, A:) or a great peak or head (شمراخ, T, L, or رَأْس, M, L,) of a mountain: (T, M, L:) or a رُكْن [i. e. a side, or an outward part, or the strongest side or outward part,] of a mountain: (L:) plural أَفْنَادٌ. (M, L.) One says of a bulky and heavy man, كَأَنَّهُ فِنْدٌ, meaning As though he were a head, or peak, (شِمْرَاخ,) of a mountain. (A.)

And the former (فِنْدٌ) is the singular of أَفْنَاد in the phrase أَفْنَادُ اللَّيْلِ, (T,) which means The component parts, or portions, of the night. (T, O, K, TA.)

And A congregated party (T, O, K, TA.) of men. (T, O.) One says, هُمْ فِنْدٌ عَلَى حِدَةٍ They are a party by itself. (T, TA.) And it is said in a tradition, (T.) respecting the Prophet, (T, O, K,) that, when he died, (O.) صَلَّى النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ أَفْنَادًا أَفْنَادًا i. e. [The people prayed for him, or invoked blessing upon him,] one by one, without an Imám; (Th, T, O, K;) or companies after companies: (O, K:) and they were computed to be thirty thousand, with sixty thousand angels; two angels to every one (T, O, K) of the believers. (T, O.) And the Prophet said, (T, O, K,) after announcing that he would be among the first that should die, (T, O,) تَتَّبِعُونِى أَفْنَادًا أَفْنَادًا يُهْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا, meaning [Ye will follow me] in scattered companies, company after company; [killing one another;] أَفْنَادًا being plural of فِنْد; (Nh, TA;) and in like manner is explained a similar phrase in a tradition of 'Áïsheh: (T, TA:) or the former means ↓ ذَوِى فَنَدٍ i. e. [impotent; and unthankful; lit] having impotence; and unthankfulness for [God's] favour. (O, K, TA.)

And A sort, or species: (K, TA:) plural أَفْنَادٌ: one says, جَاوءُوا أَفْنَادًا They came being diverse sorts. (TA.)

And A branch of a tree. (T, O, K. *)

And Land upon which rain has not fallen; (T, O, K;) also termed ↓ فِندية [apparently فِنْدِيَّةٌ]. (T.)