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دَعَوْتُهُمُ الجَفَلَى دعوتهم الجفلى دعوتهم الجفلي , (AZ, S, Msb, * K, *) and ↓ الأَجْفَلَى , (AZ, S, K, *) which latter was unknown to As, (S,) I invited them to my feast, or food, (AZ, S, Msb, K, *) in common, (AZ, S, Msb,) without distinction, (Msb,) or with their company and commonalty. (K.) And دُعِىَ فُلَانٌ فِى النَّقَرَى لَا فِى الجَفَلَى, (Akh, S, Msb, *) and ↓ الأَجْفَلَى , Such a one was invited among the distinguished persons, not among the commonalty. (Akh, S.) And دَعْوَةٌ جَفَلَى A general invitation; contr. of دَعْوَةٌ نَقَرَى. (Msb.) And جَآءَ القَوْمُ, ↓ أَجْفَلَةً , and أَزْفَلَةً, (Fr, S, K, *) The people came in a company; (Fr, S;) and ↓ بِأَجْفَلَتِهِمْ , and أَزْفَلَتِهِمْ, with their company. (Fr, S, K.) Accord. to some, (S,) ↓ أَجْفَلَى signifies A collection, or an assemblage, of any things; (S, K;) as also أَزْفَلَى: (S:) and ↓ جُفَّالَةٌ , (S, Sgh, TA,) or ↓ جُفَالَةٌ , (K,) a company, or an assembly, (S, Sgh, K,) of men, (S, TA,) going along quickly. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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