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مُتْرَفٌ مترف [pass. part. n. of 4, q. v.] One left to do what he will; not prevented from doing so. (Ibn- 'Arafeh, K.) ― -b2- And hence, (Ibn-'Arafeh, TA,) One enjoying, or leading, a plentiful; and a pleasant or an easy, and a soft or delicate, life; or a life of ease and plenty: (Ibn-'Arafeh, M, K, TA:) luxurious, or indulging himself largely in the pleasures, or delights, of the present life, and in its appetites, or eager desires: (Ibn-'Arafeh, TA:) one who is not prevented from enjoying himself: (K, TA:) and one whose means of subsistence are made ample, or plentiful; as also ↓ مُتَرَّفٌ : (M:) one whom plentifulness, and pleasantness or easiness, and softness or delicacy, of life, or whom a life of ease and plenty, (T,) or whom wealth, or what God has bestowed upon him, and plentifulness and easiness of life, (Mgh,) causes to exult, or to exult greatly, or excessively, and to behave insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully: (T, Mgh:) and i. q. جَبَّارٌ [i. e. one who magnifies himself; or behaves proudly, haughtily, or insolently; &c.]: (K:) so says Katádeh, in explaining the phrase أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا, in the Kur [xvii. 17: see أَمَرَ]: or, accord. to some, مترفيها here means the worst of its chiefs; and the leaders in evil. (TA.) ― -b3- Also, (TA,) or ↓ مُتَرَّفٌ , (T,) A boy made soft, or delicate, in body, and rendered submissive. (T, TA.)

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