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نفج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 نَفَجَ ذ , (S, K,) aor. نَفُجَ , inf. n. نُفُوجٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ انتفج; (TA;) It (a hare, S, K, or other animal, Msb) sprang up (S, K) from its hole; or leaped. (TA.) ― -b2- نَفَجَ; (TA;) and ↓ انفج, (S,) inf. n. اـِنْفَاجٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ انتفج; (TA;) He made a hare to spring up (S, &c.) from its hole; or to leap. (TA.) ― -b3- نَفَجَ, aor. نَفِجَ and نَفُجَ , inf. n. نُفَجٌ; and ↓ انتفج; It (a jerboa) ran: (M:) or slackened his run. (A.) ― -b4- نَفَجَ, and ↓ انتفج, and ↓ تنفّج, It (anything) rose; or became elevated, or exalted. (TA.) ― -b5- نَفَجَ, aor. نَفُجَ , inf. n. نَفْجٌ, He made anything to rise; or to become elevated, or exalted. (TA.) ― -b6- نَفَجَتِ الفَرُّوجَةُ The chicken came forth from its egg. (S, K.) ― -b7- نَفَجَ, (aor. نَفُجَ , inf. n. نَفْجٌ, S,) It (a woman's breast) heaved up her shift. (S, K.) ― -b8- نَفَجَتِ الرِّيحُ (tropical:) The wind came with force: (S, K:) or, suddenly. (TA.) ― -b9- نَفَجَ, inf. n. نَفْجٌ, He magnified, or made great, him, or it. (Msb, TA.) [And so,] ↓ انتفج It became great. (TA.) ― -b10- نَفَجَ, aor. نَفُجَ , inf. n. نَفْجٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ انتفج, (TA,) and ↓ تنفّج; (K;) He boasted of that which he did not possess, (Msb,) and which was not in him: (TA:) or, of more than he possessed. (K.)

Derived headwords

نَفَجَverb
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نَفَجَتِ الرِّيحُ