ارفع arfaﻌ A adj. compar. (of رفیع) Most exalted, very high.

افعال afʼāﻌl A s. plur. (of فعل) Actions, &c.

افعيٰ afʼāﻌ A (vulg. afīﻌ) s. m. A serpent, basilisk, asp, viper.

انفعال infiʼāﻌl A (inf. vii. of فعل) s. m. Shame, modesty, the being abashed.

بالفعل bi-l-fiﻌl A adv. In the fact, actually, at this moment, at present, for the present, for the present moment, now, in short: in the mean time.

دفع dafﻌ A (Heb. ) 1. s. m. Repulsion, re- pelling, averting, preventing, warding off. 2. (for دفعه) s. f. A time, a turn. دفعدار dafʼaﻌ-

دفعتا dafʼaﻌtaṉ A or dafʼaﻌtā, adv. Often, all at once, at one time.

دفعته dafʼaﻌta A. adv. See دفعتا dafʼaﻌtā.

دفعه dafʼaﻌ A s. f. Time, a moment, one time, one turn. دفعه بدفعه dafʼaﻌ ba-dafʼaﻌ, adv. From time to time, repeatedly. دفعه دار dafʼaﻌ-dār, s. m. An officer of cavalry so called.

دفعيه dafʼīﻌya A. s. m. Repulsion, averting.

رافع rāfiﻌ A part. act. (of رفع) 1. Elevating, exalting. 2. Repelling. 3. Carrying off.

رفع rafﻌ A s. m. 1. Elevation, promotion, as- cending. 2. Finishing, completing, settling, deciding. 3. Repelling, removing. رفع دفع rafﻌ dafﻌ, Deciding, settling, finishing. رفع شر raf-iﻌ-sharr, 1. Settling a dispute, deciding a difference. 2. Getting rid of a dispute. رفع کرنا

رفعت raf-aﻌt A s. f. Elevation, height, altitude, promotion, dignity, eminence, nobility.

شافع shāfiﻌ A part. act. (of شفع Chald. To overflow, to flow out or into, to influence) De- precating, interceding; (substantively) an in- tercessor, advocate, patron.

شافعي shāfi-īﻌ A n. prop. 1. One of the chiefs of the four principal sects of the Muhammadan religion. 2. adj. Following the sect of Shāfiīﻌ.