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8 اشتفى بِكَذَا ذ (S, K, TA) He attained recovery, or restoration to convalescence, by means of such a thing: (TA;) and so ↓ تشفّى : (TK:) and مِنْ عِلَّتِهِ ↓ استشفى [if not a mistranscription for اشتفى] he became free from his disease, sickness, or malady; recovered from it; or became convalescent. (TA.) See 4, latter part. ― -b2- And see also 5. ― -b3- [Also (assumed tropical:) He was, or became, content with such a thing; or relieved from doubt thereby: and] (assumed tropical:) he profited by such a thing. (MA.) One says, اِشْتَفَيْتُ بِمَا أَخْبَرَنِى فُلَانٌ (assumed tropical:) I was, or became, content with that which such a one told me, [or relieved from doubt thereby,] because it was true. (IB in art. حك, from Az.) And أَخْبَرَهُ فُلَانٌ فَا@شْتَفَى بِهِ (assumed tropical:) [Such a one gave him information] and he profited by his veracity. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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