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فَقَدَهُ , (S, A, MA, Mgh, O, L, Msb, K,) aor.
فَقِدَ ,
(S, A, O, &c.,) inf. n. فَقْدٌ and فِقْدَانٌ (S, MA,
O, L, Msb, K) and فُقْدَانٌ (S, O, F) and فُقُودٌ;
(IDrd, O, L, K;) and ↓ افتقدهُ; (S, A, MA,
Mgh, O;) He found it not, (L, TA,) lost it,
(MA, PS, &c.,) saw it not, (JK in explanation
of the latter verb,) [missed, or failed of finding
or seeing, it,] it was, or became, absent from him,
(Mgh,) or he had it not, was destitute of it, was
without it, lacked it, or wanted it, syn. عَدِمَهُ;
(Msb, L, K;) but accord. to Er-Rághib, الفَقْدُ
has a more special signification than العَدَمُ, this
latter being the contr. of الوُجُودُ; (TA;) [whereas]
الفَقْدُ [as inf. n. of فُقِدَ, though often used as
meaning the being non-existent, properly] signifies
the thing's being absent from the range of perception by sense so that its place is not known. (Bd
in xii. 71.) [فُقِدَ signifies It was not found, was
lost, was not seen, &c.] It is related of Abu-dDardà that he said, مَنْ يَتَفَقَّدْ ↓ يَفْقِدْ, [lit. He
who seeks will not find,] meaning he who seeks after
good in mankind will not find it; for he saw good
to be rare in mankind: or he who seeks to acquaint
himself with the circumstances of men will not
find what will please him. (L.)