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نءف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of eating or drinking, often with a nuance of selecting the best or the beginning of something. It can also refer to being satisfied or satiated by drinking.

Derived headwords

نَئِفَverb
  1. 1.
    to eatboth

    To consume food.

  2. 2.
    to drinkboth

    To consume a beverage.

نَأْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingboth

    The act of eating.

  2. 2.
    drinkingboth

    The act of drinking.

نَأْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    eating the bestclassical

    Eating the choice part or the beginning of something, particularly food.

نَأْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    being satiatedclassical

    Being satisfied or having drunk one's fill.

أَنَأَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat fromclassical

    To eat from something, implying a portion or a start.

Parallel reading

نئف ينأف إذا أكل
Naf'a (to eat) means to eat.
ويصلح في الشرب
And it is suitable for drinking.
نئف الشيء نأفا وأكَلَهُ
Naf'a (to eat) meant to eat the thing.
وقيل: هو أكل خيار الشيء وأوله
And it was said: it is eating the choice part of the thing and its beginning.
ونئفت الراعية المرعى: أكلته
And the shepherdess ate the pasture: she consumed it.
ونئف من الشراب نأفا ونأفا: روي
And he drank from the beverage, naf'an, meaning he was satiated.
وقال أبو عمرو: نئف في الشرب إذا ارتوى
And Abu Amr said: Naf'a (to drink) in drinking means to be satiated.
نئفت من الطعام أنأف نأفا إذا أكلت منه
Naf'tu (I ate) from the food, an'afu, meaning I ate from it.