أَرْدَفْتُهُ

, (T, S, Msb,) verbal noun إِرْدَافٌ, (Msb,) I made him to ride (Sh, Zj, T, S, Msb) behind me, (Sh, * Zj, T, Msb,) or with me, (S,) on the back of the [same] beast; and so ↓ اِرْتَدَفْتُهُ: (Msb:) or ↓ ارتدفهُ signifies he placed him behind him on the beast: (M:) and أَرْدَفْتُهُ مَعَهُ I made him to ride with him [or behind him, on the same beast]. (O, K.)

And اردف الشَّىْءَ بِالشَّىْءِ and اردفهُ عَلَيْهِ He made the thing to follow the thing. (M.)

See also 1, in six places.

اردفت النُّجُومُ, [بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا being apparently understood,] The stars followed one another. (S, O, K.) [See also 6.]

See also 3, in two places.