نفل

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root نفل (n-f-l) primarily relates to giving, receiving, and the concept of increase or surplus. This encompasses spoils of war, gifts, voluntary acts of worship, and anything extra beyond a basic requirement or original amount.

Derived headwords

النَّفَلnoun

1.
booty, spoils of warboth
The wealth or goods taken from an enemy in war.
2.
gift, grantboth
A voluntary bestowal of something, often without expectation of return.
3.
increase, surplusboth
Something extra or additional to a basic amount or original.
4.
voluntary actboth
An action performed out of free will, especially in religious contexts.

إن تقوى ربنا خير نفل — Indeed, the piety of our Lord is the best of gifts/spoils.

أنفالnoun

1.
spoils of war (pl.)both
The plural form of 'nafal', referring to the spoils of war.
2.
voluntary acts (pl.)both
The plural of 'nafal', referring to voluntary deeds or acts of worship.

يسئلونك عن الأنفال — They ask you about the spoils (of war).

نِفَالnoun

1.
spoils of war (pl.)classical
An alternative plural form for 'nafal', referring to spoils of war.

نَفَلَهُverb

1.
to grant, bestowboth
To give someone a gift, grant, or spoils of war.
2.
to give extraboth
To give something in addition to what is due or expected.

نفله نفلا وأنفله إياه — He granted him a gift, and He granted it to him.

نَفَّلَهُverb

1.
to grant abundantlyboth
To bestow a gift or spoils generously or abundantly.
2.
to make lawfulclassical
To permit or make something lawful, such as spoils of war.

ونفلته: سوغت له ما غنم — And I granted him permission: I made lawful for him what he had gained.

تَنْفِيلاًnoun

1.
granting, bestowingboth
The act of giving a gift, grant, or spoils.
2.
giving extraboth
The act of giving something in addition to the original amount.

ونفلت فلانا تنفيلا: أعطيته نفلا وغنما — And I granted someone a grant: I gave him a gift and spoils.

أَنْفَلَverb

1.
to grant, bestowboth
To give someone a gift or spoils.
2.
to give a voluntary giftclassical
To bestow a gift of kindness or favor.

أنفلت فلانا ونفلته أي أعطيته نافلة من المعروف — I granted someone a gift and I granted him a gift, meaning I gave him a voluntary act of kindness.

نَافِلَةnoun

1.
voluntary act of worshipboth
A supererogatory act of devotion, beyond the obligatory duties.
2.
gift, grantboth
A voluntary bestowal or gift.
3.
spoils of warboth
Wealth or goods taken from an enemy in war.
4.
grandchildclassical
The child of one's child, considered an addition to the original lineage.

وصلاة التطوع نافلة لأنها زيادة أجر لهم على ما كتب لهم من ثواب ما فرض عليهم — And voluntary prayer is a nafilah because it is an increase in reward for them beyond what was written for them of the reward for what was obligatory upon them.

تَنَفَّلَverb

1.
to perform voluntary actsboth
To engage in supererogatory acts of worship or devotion.
2.
to take more than one's shareclassical
To take a greater portion than others, especially from spoils of war.
3.
to deny, disavowclassical
To reject or deny something, or to distance oneself from it.
4.
to swear an oathclassical
To take an oath, particularly in legal contexts like Qasama.

لا يزال العبد يتقرب إلي بالنوافل — The servant will continue to draw near to Me with voluntary acts.

نَافِلadjective

1.
generous, bountifulboth
One who gives many gifts or voluntary offerings.
2.
denying, disavowingclassical
One who denies or disavows something.

رجل كثير النوافل أي كثير العطايا والفواضل — A man of many nawafil, meaning of many gifts and bounties.

نَوفَلname

1.
Nawfal (given name)both
A male given name.

ونوفل ونفيل: اسمان — And Nawfal and Nufayl: two names.

نَوفَلnoun

1.
seaclassical
A large body of saltwater.
2.
generous personclassical
A man known for his abundant giving, likened to the sea.
3.
gift, bountyclassical
A voluntary offering or gift.

والنوفل: البحر — And al-Nawfal: the sea.

نُوفِلُونadjective

1.
generous (pl.)classical
Plural of 'Nawfal', referring to people who are very generous.

وقوم نوفلون — And a people who are generous.

انْتَفَلَverb

1.
to deny, disavowclassical
To reject, deny, or distance oneself from something.
2.
to swear an oathclassical
To take an oath, especially in the context of Qasama.
3.
to seek, requestclassical
To ask for or seek something.

انتفلت من الشيء وانتفيت منه بمعنى واحد — I disavowed the thing and I distanced myself from it, with one meaning.

نَفْلَةnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A specific type of low-growing plant with prickly seed pods, grazed by birds.
2.
a specific period of daysclassical
The fourth, fifth, and sixth nights of the lunar month, following the 'gharrar' nights.

والنفل: ضرب من دق النبات — And al-Nafal: a type of fine plant.

نَافِلَةnoun

1.
voluntary prayerboth
Supererogatory prayers performed in addition to the obligatory ones.

وفي حديث: لا يزال العبد يتقرب إلي بالنوافل — And in the hadith: The servant will continue to draw near to Me with voluntary acts (of worship).

نُوفِلِيَّةnoun

1.
a type of hair stylingclassical
A method of styling hair, possibly involving padding or wrapping.
2.
a woolen head coveringclassical
A head covering made of wool, used by Bedouin women.

ألا لا تغرن امرأ نوفلية على الرأس بعدي — Let not a 'Nawfaliyyah' (hair style/covering) deceive a person on my head after me.

مُنَفَّلَةadjective

1.
greedy, rapaciousclassical
Describing horses that are greedy for spoils or plunder.
2.
prone to fleeingclassical
Describing horses that tend to flee when encountering the enemy.

إياكم والخيل المنفلة التي إن لقيت فرت وإن غنمت غلت — Beware of the 'munaffalah' horses, for if they meet (the enemy) they flee, and if they gain spoils they are greedy.

نَفِيلname

1.
Nufayl (given name)both
A male given name, diminutive of Nawfal.

ونوفل ونفيل: اسمان — And Nawfal and Nufayl: two names.

Parallel reading

إن تقوى ربنا خير نفل

Indeed, the piety of our Lord is the best of gifts/spoils.

والجمع أنفال ونفال

And the plural is 'anfal' and 'nifal'.

نفله نفلا وأنفله إياه ونفله، بالتخفيف، ونفلت فلانا تنفيلا: أعطيته نفلا وغنما.

He granted him a gift, and He granted it to him, and He granted him, with lenition, and I granted someone a grant: I gave him a gift and spoils.

أنفلت فلانا ونفلته أي أعطيته نافلة من المعروف.

I granted someone a gift and I granted him a gift, meaning I gave him a voluntary act of kindness.

لما رأيت سنة جمادى، ... أخذت فأسي أقطع القتادا، رجاء أن أنفل أو أزدادا

When I saw the drought of Jumada, ... I took my axe to cut the thorny bushes, hoping to gain or increase (my provisions).

ونفل الإمام الجند: جعل لهم ما غنموا.

And the commander granted the soldiers: he made lawful for them what they had gained.

فإن تك أنثى من معد كريمة ... علينا، فقد أعطيت نافلة الفضل

If she is a noble female from Ma'add ... upon us, then you have been given the bounty of excellence.

يسئلونك عن الأنفال ؛ يقال الغنائم، واحدها نفل

They ask you about the spoils (of war); it is said to be the spoils, the singular of which is 'nafal'.

وصلاة التطوع نافلة لأنها زيادة أجر لهم على ما كتب لهم من ثواب ما فرض عليهم.

And voluntary prayer is a nafilah because it is an increase in reward for them beyond what was written for them of the reward for what was obligatory upon them.

ونفل النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، السرايا في البدأة الربع وفي القفلة الثلث، تفضيلا لهم على غيرهم من أهل العسكر بما عانوا من أمر العدو، وقاسوه من الدؤوب والتعب، وباشروه من القتال والخوف.

And the Prophet, peace be upon him, granted the detachments a quarter in the initial phase and a third in the return phase, favoring them over others in the army for what they endured concerning the enemy, the diligence and fatigue they experienced, and the fighting and fear they faced.

ووهبنا له إسحاق ويعقوب نافلة

And We granted him Isaac and Jacob as a gift (in addition).

غياث المضوع رئاب الصدوع، ... لأمتك الزفر النوفل

A rescuer of the distressed, a healer of the wounds, ... for your people, the strong, the generous (Nawfal).

انتفلت من الشيء وانتفيت منه بمعنى واحد كأنه إبدال منه

I disavowed the thing and I distanced myself from it, with one meaning, as if it were a substitution for it.

لئن منيت بنا عن جد معركة، ... لا تلفنا عن دماء القوم ننتفل

If you are tested by us in a serious battle, ... you will not find us disavowing the blood of the people.

أترضون بنفل خمسين من اليهود ما قتلوه؟

Do you accept the oath of fifty from the Jews regarding his killing?

للوددت أن بني أمية رضوا ونفلناهم خمسين رجلا من بني هاشم يحلفون ما قتلنا عثمان ولا نعلم له قاتلا ؛ يريد نفلنا لهم.

I would have loved it if the Banu Umayyah had agreed, and we had given them fifty men from Banu Hashim to swear that we did not kill Uthman and we do not know his killer; meaning, we would have given them the oath.

والنوفلية: ضرب من الامتشاط؛ حكاه ابن جني عن الفارسي

And al-Nawfaliyyah: a type of combing/hair styling; Ibn Jinni narrated it from al-Farisi.

إياكم والخيل المنفلة التي إن لقيت فرت وإن غنمت غلت

Beware of the 'munaffalah' horses, for if they meet (the enemy) they flee, and if they gain spoils they are greedy.