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نفف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of consuming or eating fine powder, particularly grain-based preparations like suwaīq. It also extends to descriptions of a swollen or distended belly.

Derived headwords

نَفَّverb
  1. 1.
    to consume finely ground foodclassical

    To eat or consume something that is finely ground, such as powdered grain (suwaīq).

نَفِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    finely ground foodclassical

    A substance that is finely ground, especially powdered grain (suwaīq).

  2. 2.
    swollen bellyclassical

    A description of a swollen or distended belly, particularly when it is large and raised.

نفيف السويق — the finely ground suwaīq
سَفَّverb
  1. 1.
    to eat powderclassical

    To eat or consume something in a powdered form, often implying taking it in small amounts.

نففت السويق وسففته — I consumed the suwaīq and ate it (powdered)
سَفِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    powdered foodclassical

    Refers to food that has been powdered, particularly suwaīq.

سفيف السويق — the powdered suwaīq
نَاتِقadjective
  1. 1.
    swollen-belliedclassical

    Describing someone whose belly is large and distended, particularly the stomach.

نَوَاتِقnoun
  1. 1.
    swollen belliesclassical

    Plural of ناتق, referring to multiple individuals with large, distended bellies.

والبطون النواتق — and the swollen bellies

Parallel reading

نففت السويق وسففته
I consumed the suwaīq and ate it (powdered).
وهو النفيف والسفيف لسفيف السويق
And it is the nafīf and safīf for the powdered suwaīq.
وكان نصيري معشرا فطحا بهم ... نفيف السويق، والبطون النواتق
And my supporter was a group of people, broad and stout, with ... the powdered suwaīq, and the swollen bellies.
إذا عظم البطن وارتفع المعد يقال لصاحبه ناتق
If the belly is large and the stomach is raised, the owner is called nātiq.