ثَفِنَتْ يَدُهُ
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ثَفَنَتْهُ, (S, K, *) aorist
ثَفِنَ
, verbal noun ثَفْنٌ, (S,) She (a camel) struck him with her
ثَفِنَات [plural of ثَفَنَةُ, q. v.]. (S, K. *)
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Also, (T, M, K,) aorist
ثَفِنَ
(M, K) and
ثَفُنَ
, (M,) verbal noun ثَفْنٌ, (T, M,) He followed him: (M, K:) or he came to him from behind him: (T, K:) or you say, جَاءَ يَثْفِنُ as meaning he came closely pursuing a thing, having almost overtaken, or reached, it: and مَرَّ يَثْفِنُهُمٌ, and يَثْفُنُهُمْ, he went along, or away, following them. (M.)
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And ثَفَنَ الشَّىْءَ, aorist
ثَفِنَ
, verbal noun ثَفْنٌ, He kept, clave, clung, or held fast, to the thing. (M.)
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And ثَفَنَ الرَّجُلَ
He associated with the man in such a manner that nothing of his case was hidden from him. (T.) [See also 3.]