نفط

نِفْطٌ ذ and ↓ نَفْطٌ, (S, Msb, K,) the former of which is the more chaste, (ISk, S, Msb, K, *) or, as some say, the latter, (Msb,) or the latter is a mistake, (As, K,) [ Naphtha: and petroleum: both so called in the present day:] a certain oil, (S,) well known, (K,) with which camels are smeared for the mange, or scab, and galls on the back, and tikes; it does not include what is termed كُحَيْل: (ISd, TA:) or, accord. to AHn, i. q. كُحَيْلٌ: accord. to A'Obeyd, i. q. قَطِرَانٌ; but AHn denies this; and says that it is an exuding fluid (حِلَابَة) of a mountain, [ found ] in the bottom of a well, with which fire is kindled: (TA:) the best is the white: it is a dissolvent; and opens obstructions; removes the colic; and kills worms that are in the vulva, when used in the manner of a suppository. (K.)