نجف

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root نجف (najaf) primarily relates to elevated or raised landforms, such as hills, mounds, or elevated parts of valleys. It also extends to concepts of width, breadth, and excavation, particularly in relation to graves and containers. Additionally, it encompasses actions of lifting, raising, and extracting, as well as specific uses related to animal husbandry and clothing.

Derived headwords

النَّجَفَةnoun

1.
Round elevated landclassical
A round, elevated piece of land.
2.
Elevated place in a valleyclassical
A place in the middle of a valley that is not submerged by water, often elongated and smooth.
3.
Hillockboth
A small hill or mound.
4.
Raised structureclassical
A raised structure, like a dike or embankment, to prevent floodwaters.

نَجَفَverb

1.
To lift upclassical
To lift someone up or raise them in status or esteem.
2.
To widenclassical
To make something wide or broad.

نَجْفَةnoun

1.
Elevated part of a duneclassical
The lower part of a sand dune that is shaped by the wind.
2.
Wall-like structureclassical
A wall-like structure in the middle of a valley.

مِنْجَافnoun

1.
Steering oarclassical
The steering oar of a ship, named for its elevated position.

مَنْجُوفadjective

1.
Excavatedclassical
Dug out or hollowed, especially referring to a grave dug horizontally rather than vertically.
2.
Widenedclassical
Made wide or spacious, referring to containers like pots or cups.

نَجَفَ السَّهْمَverb

1.
To make an arrow wideclassical
To make the shaft or head of an arrow wide.

نَجَفٌnoun

1.
Hillsclassical
Plural of Najfah, referring to hills or elevated land.
2.
Shedding skinsclassical
Skins shed by plants, like those of the Salian plant.

نَجَّفَverb

1.
To bind tightlyclassical
To bind the penis of a male goat to prevent mating.

نَجَافnoun

1.
Gullyclassical
Ravines or gullies in volcanic rock where water flows.
2.
Door sillclassical
The threshold or sill of a door.
3.
Upper part of a doorclassical
The upper part of a doorframe or lintel.
4.
Animal coveringclassical
A covering worn by a female goat to prevent mating.

اِنْتَجَفَverb

1.
To extractboth
To draw out or extract something, especially the last drops of milk from a udder.
2.
To blow awayclassical
For the wind to blow away or disperse clouds.

نَجِيفadjective

1.
Wide-bladedclassical
Having a wide blade, referring to an arrow tip.
2.
Wide-woundingclassical
Causing a wide wound, referring to an arrow.

نَجَافَةnoun

1.
Mantleclassical
A type of cloak or mantle worn by a person.

مِنْجَفnoun

1.
Basketclassical
A type of basket or container.

نَجُوفadjective

1.
Good milkerclassical
Describing a camel or sheep that yields abundant milk, implying thorough milking.

Parallel reading

النجفة: أرض مستديرة مشرفة، والجمع نجف ونجاف.

The Najfah: a round, elevated land, and its plural is najaf and nijaf.

والنجف والنجفة، بالتحريك، مكان لا يعلوه الماء مستطيل منقاد.

And al-najaf and al-najfah, with vowelization, is a place not covered by water, elongated and smooth.

النجف والنجاف شيء يكون في بطن الوادي شبيه بنجاف الغبيط جدا، وليس بجد عريض، له طول منقاد من بين معوج ومستقيم لا يعلوه الماء وقد يكون في بطن الأرض.

Al-najaf and al-nijaf are something found in the middle of a valley, very similar to the nijaf of a deep pit, not a wide embankment, having an elongated length, both crooked and straight, not covered by water, and it may be in the earth's interior.

وقيل: النجاف شعاب الحرة التي يسكب فيها.

And it was said: Al-nijaf are the ravines of the lava field into which water pours.

يقال: أصابنا مطر أسال النجاف.

It is said: Rain fell upon us and flowed through the gullies.

أن حسان بن ثابت، رضي الله عنه، دخل عليها فأكرمته ونجفته أي رفعت منه.

That Hassan bin Thabit, may God be pleased with him, entered upon her, so she honored him and 'najafathu' him, meaning she elevated him.

والنجفة: شبه التل؛

And al-najfah: like a hillock;

أنه جلس على منجاف السفينة ؛ قيل: هو سكانها الذي تعدل به، سمي به لارتفاعه.

That he sat on the minjaf of the ship; it was said: it is its rudder by which it is steered, named for its elevation.

ونجفة الكثيب: إبطه وهو آخره الذي تصفقه الرياح فتنجفه فيصير كأنه جرف منجوف؛

And the najfah of the dune: its base, which is its end that the winds strike, making it like a scooped-out cliff;

وقال الليث: النجفة تكون في بطن الوادي شبه جدار ليس بعريض.

And Al-Layth said: The najfah is in the middle of the valley, like a wall that is not wide.

والنجفة التي بظهر الكوفة، وهي كالمسناة تمنع ماء السيل أن يعلو منازل الكوفة ومقابرها.

And the Najfah which is in the back of Kufa, it is like an embankment that prevents the floodwater from rising over the dwellings and graves of Kufa.

النجاف هو الدروند والنجران.

Al-nijaf is the threshold and the door frame.

والنجاف الذي يقال له الدوارة، وهو الذي يستقبل الباب من أعلى الأسكفة، والنجاف العتبة وهي أسكفة الباب.

And al-nijaf is that which is called al-dawwarah, which faces the door from above the sill, and al-nijaf is the threshold, which is the sill of the door.

فيقول أي رب قدمني إلى باب الجنة فأكون تحت نجاف الجنة ؛ قيل: هو أسكفة الباب، وقال الأزهري: هو درونده يعني أعلاه.

So he says, 'O Lord, advance me to the gate of Paradise, so I may be under the nijaf of Paradise'; it was said: it is the door sill, and Al-Azharī said: it is its upper part, meaning its top.

والنجاف أيضا شمال الشاة الذي يعلق على ضرعها.

And al-nijaf is also the strap of a ewe that is tied to its udder.

وقد أنجف الرجل إذا شد على شاته النجاف.

And a man has performed 'injafa' if he tightens the nijaf on his ewe.

نجاف الإنسان مدرعته.

A person's nijaf is his cloak.

نجاف التيس جلد يشد بين بطنه والقضيب فلا يقدر على السفاد، يقال: تيس منجوف.

The nijaf of a buck is a skin tied between its belly and its penis so it cannot mate; it is said: a manjuuf buck.

نجاف التيس أن يربط قضيبه إلى رجله أو إلى ظهره، وذلك إذا أكثر الضراب يمنع بذلك منه.

The nijaf of a buck is to tie its penis to its leg or its back, and this is done when it mates excessively to prevent it.

وغار منجوف أي موسع.

And a manjuuf cave means widened.

والمنجوف: المحفور من القبور عرضا غير مضروح؛

And al-manjuuf: that which is excavated from graves horizontally, not vertically;

وقيل: هو المحفور أي حفر كان.

And it was said: it is excavated, meaning any kind of excavation.

وقبر منجوف وغار منجوف: موسع.

And a manjuuf grave and a manjuuf cave: widened.

وإناء منجوف: واسع الأسفل.

And a manjuuf vessel: wide at the bottom.

وقدح منجوف: واسع الجوف؛

And a manjuuf cup: wide-bellied;

ونجف السهم ينجفه نجفا: عرضه؛

And najafa the arrow, yanjufuhu najfan: he made it wide;

وكل ما عرض فقد نجف.

And anything that is made wide has been 'najafa'.

والنجيف: النصل العريض.

And al-najif: the wide blade.

والنجيف من السهام: العريض النصل.

And al-najif of arrows: wide-bladed.

وسهم نجيف: عريض؛

And a najif arrow: wide;

هو العريض الواسع الجرح، والجمع نجف؛

It is wide and causes a wide wound, and its plural is najaf;

نجف بذلت لها خوافي ناهض، ... حشر القوادم كاللفاع الأطحل

Najaf, for which the primary feathers of a rising bird were spread, ... the secondary feathers gathered like a dark cloak

ونجف القدح ينجفه نجفا: براه.

And najafa the cup, yanjufuhu najfan: he shaped it.

وانتجف الشيء: استخرجه.

And intajafa the thing: he extracted it.

وانتجاف الشيء: استخراجه.

And intijaf the thing: its extraction.

يقال: انتجفت إذا استخرجت أقصى ما في الضرع من اللبن.

It is said: You have 'intajafata' if you have extracted the maximum milk from the udder.

وانتجفت الريح السحاب إذا استفرغته؛

And the wind 'intajafat' the clouds if it emptied them;

مرته الصبا ورفته الجنوب، ... وانتجفته الشمال انتجافا

The east wind passed it and the south wind ruffled it, ... and the north wind extracted it completely.

النجاف كساء يشد على بطن العتود لئلا ينزو، وعتود منجوف.

Al-nijaf is a covering tied around the belly of a young goat to prevent it from mounting, and a young goat with it is 'manjuuf'.

النجف: الحلب الجيد حتى ينفض الضرع؛

Al-najaf: good milking until the udder is emptied;

تصف أو ترمي على الصفوف، ... إذا أتاها الحالب النجوف

It yields or pours onto the rows, ... when the 'najuf' milker comes to it.

والمنجف: الزبيل؛ عن اللحياني، قال: ولا يقال منجفة.

And al-minjaf: the basket; according to Al-Lihyani, he said: and 'minjafah' is not said.

والنجفة: موضع بين البصرة والبحرين.

And al-Najfah: a place between Basra and Bahrain.