1 خَذَفَ ذ , (Mgh, Msb,) aor. خَذِفَ , (S, Mgh, Msb,) inf. n. خَذْفٌ, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) trans. without a particle, (Msb,) and by means of بِ, (S,) He threw a pebble, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) or a datestone, (Mgh, K,) or the like, (Mgh, Msb, K,) with the fingers; (S;) or by taking it between his two fore fingers; (Mgh, K;) or with the extremity of the thumb and that of the fore finger, (Mgh, Msb,) by putting the extremity of the thumb upon that of the fore finger [and then jerking the latter forward]; (Mgh;) or with a مِخْذَفَة of wood. (Lth, K.) The doing this was forbidden by Mohammad, because game cannot be taken thereby, nor an enemy defeated, but a tooth may be broken, and an eye put out. (TA.) حَصَى الخَذْفِ [properly] Pebbles that are thrown [in the manner described above], (Msb,) is used as meaning (tropical:) small pebbles. (Msb, TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] خَذَفَ بِبَوْلِهِ He emitted his urine and then stopped it. (TA.) ― -b3- And خَذْفُ النُّطْفَةِ The emitting of the sperma genitale into the midst of the womb. (TA.) ― -b4- And خَذَفَ بِهَا, aor. and inf. n. as above, (assumed tropical:) He broke wind with a sound. (TA.) ― -b5- And الخَذْفُ The hastening, speeding, or going quickly, of camels. (TA. [See also خَذَفَانٌ.]) ― -b6- And The act of cutting, or cutting off. (Kr, TA.)
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