مُكَافِيءٌ
1.
Being like, or equal to: equalling. (S.)
2.
Also, in the following words of a tradition, كَانَ لَا يَقْبَلُ الثَّنَاءَ إِلَّا مِن مُّكَافِيءِ, said to signify One of known sincerity in professing himself a Muslim: (IAmb:) or one not transgressing his proper bounds, nor falling short with respect to that [religion] to which God hath exalted him- (Az.)
3.
شَاتَانِ مُكَافِيءَتَانِ, (S, K,) and مُكَافَأَتَانِ. (K,) as the relaters of trads. say, (S,) in a tradition respecting the عَقِيقَة for a male child, (S, TA,) Two sheep, or goats, of equal age. (S, K.) Some assign to these words meanings slightly differing from the above; as, similar, one to another: also, slaughtered, one immediately after the other: (TA:) or slaughtered, one opposite to the other. (S.)