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أَفَقَ , (JK, S, K,) aor.
يَأْفِقُ , (JK, K,) inf. n.
أَفْقٌ, (TK,) He went his own way, at random,
or heedlessly, (رَكِبَ رَأْسَهُ,) and went away in the
آفَاق [or regions, &c., of the land]: (Lth, JK, K:)
or he went away in, or into, the land, or country:
(S:) and he took his way into the آفاق [or regions,
&c.,] of the land. (JK.) ―
2-b2- [Hence, app.,] أَفَقَ,
aor. as above; thus, says IB, accord. to Kz,
and thus it is given on the authority of Kr;
(TA;) [see آفِقٌ;] or أَفِقَ, aor.
يَأْفَقُ , (S, O, K,)
inf. n. أَفَقٌ; (S;) He attained the utmost degree,
[as though he reached the أُفُق (or horizon, or
furthest point of view,)] in generosity; (S, O, K;)
or in knowledge, or science; or in chasteness of
speech, or eloquence, and in the combination of
excellent qualities. (K.) ―
2-b3- Also, أَفَقَ, aor.
يَأْفِقُ ,
(Kr, Ibn-'Abbád, JK, K,) inf. n. أَفْقٌ, (JK, TA,)
He overcame, or surpassed. (Kr, Ibn-'Abbád,
JK, K.) ―
2-b4- And, inf. n, أُفُوقٌ, He was goodly,
or beautiful; he possessed the quality of exciting
admiration and approval by his beauty and the
pleasingness of his aspect; said of a camel, and of
a horse. (JK.) ―
2-b5- أَفَقَ عَلَيْهِ (JK, TA) He (a
man) excelled him; namely, another man: (JK:)
or he preceded him in excellence; or outwent him
therein; as also أَفَقَهُ, aor.
يَأْفِقُ . (TA.) [It is like
فَاقَهُ.] ―
2-b6- أَفَقَ فِى العَطَآءِ, aor.
يَأْفِقُ , (S, K,) inf. n. أَفْقٌ,
(TA,) He gave to some more than to others.
(S, K.) So in the saying of El-Aashà,
وَلَا المَلِكُ النُّعْمَانُ يَوْمَ لَقِيتُهُ
بِغِبْطَتِهِ يُعْطِى القُطُوطَ وَيَأْفِقُ
[Nor the King En-Noamán, on the day that I
met him, in his goodly, or happy, condition,
giving gifts, or stipends, or written obligations
conferring gifts, and giving to some more than
to others]: (S:) or the meaning is, writing
[writs of] gifts, and sealing them: or, as some
say, taking his way into the آفاق [or regions, &c.,]
of the land. (JK.) ＝
1-A2- أَفَقَهُ, aor.
يأْفِقُ , (S, Msb, K,)
inf. n. أَفْقٌ, (S, Msb,) He tanned it (namely a
hide) until it became what is termed أَفِيق. (S,
Msb, * K.)