نفس

نِفَاسٌ ذ (tropical:) Childbirth (S, K) from نَفْسٌ signifying “ blood. ” (Msb, TA.) See نُفِسَتْ. ― -b2- [And The state of impurity consequent upon childbirth. See 5, in art. عل.] ― -b3- Also, (tropical:) The blood that comes forth immediately after the child: an inf. n. used as a subst. (Mgh.) ― -b4- A poet says, (namely, Ows Ibn-Hajar, O, in art. طرق,) لَنَا صَرْخَةٌ ثُمَّ اـِسْكَاتَةٌ كَمَا طَرَّقَتْ بِنِفَاسٍ بِكِرْ [ We utter a cry; then keep a short silence; like as when one that has never yet brought forth experiences resistance and difficulty in giving birth to a child, or young one ]; meaning, بِوَلَدٍ. (S.)