نفج

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to bursting forth, emerging, or expanding. It describes things like animals emerging from their shells, clothing being lifted, wind arriving forcefully, and people or things being swollen or arrogant. It also extends to specific objects and abstract concepts like clouds, containers, and pride.

Derived headwords

نَفَجَverb

1.
burst forthboth
Used to describe an animal, like a rabbit, bursting forth or emerging suddenly.
2.
emerge from shellclassical
Specifically used for a young bird or creature emerging from its egg.
3.
lift upclassical
To raise or lift something, such as a shirt or garment.
4.
come with forceboth
Used to describe the wind arriving with great strength or intensity.

النَّفَّاجadjective

1.
arrogantboth
Someone who is arrogant or conceited, likened to being puffed up.

كَسْكِيتnoun

1.
outsider mediatorclassical
A foreigner who intervenes among a group of people to mediate or reconcile.
2.
intervenerclassical
Someone who interferes without necessarily causing harm or improvement; a neutral intervener.

النَّافِجَةnoun

1.
rain cloudboth
A cloud that brings abundant rain.
2.
lower backclassical
The rear part of the ribs.
3.
daughterclassical
A daughter, metaphorically described as enhancing her father's status with her dowry.
4.
musk containerclassical
A container for musk, considered a loanword.
5.
strong windboth
A wind that begins with great intensity.

النَّفِيْجَةnoun

1.
bowboth
A bow used for archery.

النَّفَاجَةnoun

1.
patch under sleeveclassical
A square patch sewn under the sleeve of a garment.

النَّفْجnoun

1.
annoying peopleclassical
Refers to people who are burdensome or troublesome.

التَّنَافِيْجnoun

1.
patchesclassical
Plural of a patch, specifically referring to the 'dukhrees' patches.

الإنْفَاجnoun

1.
detachment from udderclassical
The act of separating a vessel from the udder during milking.

الأنْفَجَانِيّadjective

1.
exaggeratorclassical
Someone who is excessive or immoderate in their speech.

المَنَافِجnoun

1.
large bonesclassical
Refers to large or prominent bones.

امرأة نفج الحقيبةphrase

1.
woman with large hipsclassical
A descriptive phrase for a woman who is large in her hips and buttocks.

صوت نافجphrase

1.
hoarse soundclassical
A sound that is rough, dry, and deep.

تَنَفَّجَverb

1.
boastboth
To boast or brag about having more than one actually possesses.

اسْتَنْفَجَverb

1.
reveal angerclassical
To show or express one's anger or rage.

Parallel reading

نفج الأرنب: ثار

The rabbit burst forth: it emerged suddenly.

و الفروجة: خرجت من بيضتها

And the young bird: emerged from its egg.

و الثدي القميص: رفعه

And the breast of the shirt: he lifted it.

و الريح: جاءت بقوة

And the wind: came with force.

والنفاج: المتكبر، كالمنتفخ

And the arrogant one: the conceited one, like one puffed up.

وكسكيت: الأجنبي يدخل بين القوم ويصلح

And the intervener: the foreigner who enters among people and reconciles.

أو الذي يعترض لا يصلح ولا يفسد

Or one who intervenes without improving or spoiling.

والنافجة: السحابة الكثيرة المطر

And the rain cloud: the one with abundant rain.

ومؤخر الضلوع

And the rear part of the ribs.

والبنت لأنها تعظم مال أبيها بمهرها

And the daughter, because she enhances her father's wealth with her dowry.

ووعاء المسك معرب

And a container for musk, which is a loanword.

والريح تبدأ بشدة

And the wind begins with intensity.

والنفجة، كسفينة: القوس

And the bow, like 'safina': the bow.

والنفاجة، بالكسر: رقعة مربعة تحت الكم

And the patch, with kasra: a square patch under the sleeve.

وكرمانة وصبرة: (رقعة) الدخريص

And 'kirmanah' and 'sabra': the patch of the 'dukhrees'.

والنفج، بضمتين: الثقلاء

And the burdensome ones, with two damma: the troublesome people.

والتنافيج: الدخاريص

And the 'tanafij': the 'dukharees' (patches).

والإنفاج: إبانة الإناء عن الضرع عند الحلب

And the detachment: separating the vessel from the udder during milking.

والأنفجاني، كأنبجاني: المفرط فيما يقول

And the immoderate one, like 'anbajani': the one who is excessive in what he says.

والمنافج: العظامات

And the 'manafij': the large bones.

وامرأة نفج الحقيبة: ضخمة الأرداف والمآكم

And a woman 'nafj al-haqeebah': large in her hips and buttocks.

وصوت نافج: غليظ جاف

And a 'nafij' sound: rough and dry.

وتنفج: افتخر بأكثر مما عنده

And he boasted: he bragged about having more than he possessed.

وما الذي استنفج غضبك؟: أظهره وأخرجه

And what revealed your anger?: it showed it and brought it out.