زَاحِفٌ
1.
[particle n. of 1; Walking, &c.].
2.
(tropical:) An arrow that falls short of the butt, and then slides along to it: (S, * Msb, TA: *) plural زَوَاحِفُ. (Msb.)
3.
A camel fatigued, and dragging his foot, or the extremity of his foot; (K;) as also
زَاحِفَةٌ, in which the ة is added to denote intensiveness: (Msb:) or the latter is applied, in the sense explained above, to a she-camel; (S, K;) and so
زَحُوفٌ; (K;) or this last signifies a she-camel that drags her hind legs or feet: and
مُزْحِفٌ, applied to a he-camel, has the former of these meanings: (S:) [see also سَحُوفٌ, said to be a dialect var. of زَحُوفٌ:] the plural of
زَاحِفَةٌ is زَوَاحِفُ; (S, Msb, K;) and the plural of
زَحُوفٌ is زُحُفٌ. (TA.) Also Fatigued and motionless; whatever it be, whether lean or fat; and so
مُزْحِفٌ. (TA.) And, according to Aboo-Sa'eed Ed-Dareer, [simply] Fatigued; (TA;) and so
مُزْحِفٌ; applied to a camel: (K:) or the latter, so applied, signifies fatigued, and standing still with his owner: the former is applied to the male and to the female; and its plural is زَوَاحِفُ: it is said to be also the name of a certain camel; but Th denies this. (TA.)