خَشُوفٌ

A quick, or swift, man. (S.)

One going away, or who goes away, into the land, or country; as also ↓ خَشِيفٌ and ↓ خَاشِفٌ. (K.)

One entering, or who enters, into a thing; as also ↓ خَشِيفٌ and ↓ خَاشِفٌ and ↓ مِخشَفٌ. (K.) One who enters into affairs (K, TA) and fears not, or dreads not; as also ↓ مِخْشَفٌ. (TA.)

Also and ↓ خَاشِفٌ and ↓ خَاشِفَةٌ sings. of خُشَّفٌ, which signifies Camels that journey by night: (S:) or, according to IB, the singular of this plural is خَاشِفٌ only: and the plural of خُشُوفٌ is خُشَّفٌ [a mistranscription for خُشُفٌ]. (L.)

See also مِخْشَفٌ:

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