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نفخ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

نَفْخَاآءُ ذ (applied to land, or ground, S) i. q. نَبْخَاآءُ: (S, L, K:) or elevated and good or fertile ground, in which is no sand nor stones, producing a few trees; and so نَهْدَاآءُ, except that this latter is more flat and extensive: or soft land, in which is elevation: (L:) or tumid earth, that breaks in pieces when trodden upon: (TA, voce رَخَّاآءُ:) pl. نَفَاخِىُّ: it has a form of pl. proper to substs, because it is an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates. (L.) ― -b2- نَفْخَاآءُ The upper part of the bone of the ساق [or shank, or tibia ]. (K.)

Derived headwords

نَفْخَاآءُ
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