نخف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, particularly nasal sounds and animal noises. It also extends to meanings related to footwear and, in a less common usage, sexual intercourse.

Derived headwords

نَكَحَverb

1.
to have sexual intercourseclassical
To engage in sexual intercourse. This meaning is mentioned as the primary meaning of the root 'nkhf' in the entry.

نَخْفَةnoun

1.
nasal soundmodern
A sound made from the nose when blowing it, similar to a snort or a nasal whine.

أنْخَفَverb

1.
to make a nasal soundmodern
To make a loud nasal sound, especially when blowing one's nose. It implies the repetition of the 'nakhifah' sound.

أنخف الرجل كثر صوت نخيفه — The man made a loud nasal sound, his 'nakhifah' sound was frequent.

نَخَفَverb

1.
to make a cat-like soundmodern
To make a sound similar to the blowing sound of a cat. It is also described as being similar to a sneeze.

نخفت العنز تنخف نخفا — The goat made a blowing sound, like a cat's hiss.

نَخْفnoun

1.
blowing soundmodern
The act or sound of blowing, likened to the sound a cat makes or a sneeze.

نَخّافnoun

1.
footwearclassical
A type of footwear, specifically a shoe or slipper. It is often described as being worn or patched.

أنْخِفَةnoun

1.
patched footwearclassical
The plural of 'nakhhaf', referring to multiple pairs of worn or patched footwear.

نَخْفname

1.
male given nameclassical
A male given name derived from the root 'nkhf'.

Parallel reading

النكاح.

Sexual intercourse.

والنخفة: الصوت من الأنف إذا مخط، يقال: أنخف الرجل كثر صوت نخيفه، وهو مثل الخنين من الأنف.

And the 'nakhfah' is the sound from the nose when blowing it. It is said: 'Ankhafa the man, his 'nakhifah' sound was frequent,' and it is like the nasal whine from the nose.

وهو مثل الخنين من الأنف.

And it is like the nasal whine from the nose.

ونخفت العنز تنخف نخفا، وهو نحو نفخ الهرة، وقيل: هو شبيه بالعطاس.

And the goat made a 'nakhf' sound, making a 'nakhf' sound, which is like the blowing of a cat, and it was said: it is similar to a sneeze.

وهو نحو نفخ الهرة

And it is like the blowing of a cat

وقيل: هو شبيه بالعطاس.

And it was said: it is similar to a sneeze.

ونخف: اسم رجل مشتق منه.

And Nakhf: a man's name derived from it.

والنخاف: الخف؛ عن ابن الأعرابي، وجمعه أنخفة؛

And the 'nakhhaf': the shoe; according to Ibn al-A'rabi, and its plural is 'ankhafah';

جاءنا فلان في نخافين منظمين

So-and-so came to us in two well-organized 'nakhfayn' (shoes).

ملكمين، أي في خفين مرقعين.

Malkamayn, meaning in two patched shoes.