إِفَاقَةٌ

, (O, K, TA,) some say, (O, TA,) signifies A resting; (O, K, TA;) from فُوَاقٌ signifying a resting between two milkings; (O, TA;) which latter meaning, as well as the former, the K erroneously assigns to the former word. (TA.)

And أَفَاقَتْ said of a she-camel, signifies the same as فَاقَتْ explained above: see 1, latter half, (O, K, TA.)

And [hence, perhaps,] افاق مِنْ مَرَضِهِ, (S, O, K, TA,) and مِنْ سُكْرِهِ, (S, O,) and مِنْ غَشْيَتِهِ, (O, TA,) verbal noun إِفَاقَهُ; (TA;) and استفاق; both signify the same; (S, O, K;) i. e. He returned to a healthy, or sound, state [of body and of mind, from his disease, and from his intoxication, and from his swoon, or fit of insensibility]: (O, K, TA:) or one says of the diseased, افاق and استفاق meaning he became convalescent; or recovered, but not completely, his health and strength: and the subst. [or quasi-verbal noun] is فُوَاقٌ: (TA:) and one says of the insane, or possessed, افاق, verbal noun إِفَاقَةٌ, meaning he recovered his intel-ligence; and of the intoxicated, likewise, افاق, originally افاق مِنْ سُكْرِهِ, like as one says اِسْتَيْقَظَ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ: (Msb:) [and it is said that] الاِسْتِفَاقَةُ as synonym with الإِفَاقَةُ is derived from فَوْق meaning the opposite of تَحْت, like as تَعَلَّى مِنْ مَرَضِهِ and تَمَاثَلَ are from العُلُوُّ and المُثُولُ: (Har p. 132:) but according to 'Alee Ibn-'Eesà, استفاق signifies he sought, or desired, الإِفَاقَة. (Ham p. 541.)

And [hence,] افاق الزَّمَانُ (tropical:) The time became abundant in herbage after barrenness or drought. (O, K, TA.)

أَفَقْتُ السَّهْمَ, (verbal noun إِفَاقَةٌ, Msb,) I put the فُوق [or notch] of the arrow upon the bowstring, (S, O, Msb, * K,) to shoot with it; (S, O, Msb;) as also أَوْفَقْتُهُ: but أَفْوَقْتُهُ is extr., (S, O, K,) and should not be said, (S, O,) or, according to Yoo, one says أَفْوَقْتُهُ also: (O:) and, according to the A, السَّهْمَ فوّق signifies [in like manner] he put the bow-string into the notch of the arrow on the occasion of shooting. (TA.)