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النفر

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

The root النفر (an-n-f-r) primarily relates to movement away, departure, and scattering. It also encompasses concepts of overcoming, victory, and the gathering or group of people. Additionally, it can refer to agitation, swelling, and even specific judgments or rulings.

Derived headwords

نَفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to departboth

    To move away from a place, to leave, especially in a group or in haste.

  2. 2.
    to scatterboth

    To disperse or spread out.

  3. 3.
    to be repelledboth

    To feel aversion or disgust towards something.

  4. 4.
    to become agitatedboth

    To become restless, excited, or disturbed.

  5. 5.
    to swellclassical

    To become inflamed or swollen, as in the case of an eye.

نَفَرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    departureboth

    The act of departing or leaving, especially from a place like Mina during Hajj.

  2. 2.
    scatteringboth

    The act of scattering or dispersing.

  3. 3.
    victoryboth

    Overcoming or triumph over an opponent.

  4. 4.
    peopleboth

    All the people, or a group of men numbering less than ten.

  5. 5.
    judgmentclassical

    A ruling or decision.

نَافِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    departingboth

    One that is departing or leaving.

  2. 2.
    fleeingboth

    One that is running away or escaping.

  3. 3.
    repellentboth

    Something that causes aversion or disgust.

  4. 4.
    wildboth

    A wild or shy animal, especially a gazelle.

  5. 5.
    swollenclassical

    Inflamed or swollen, referring to an eye or other body part.

نُفُورٌnoun
  1. 1.
    departureboth

    The act of departing or leaving.

  2. 2.
    aversionboth

    A strong dislike or feeling of repulsion.

  3. 3.
    agitationboth

    Restlessness or excitement.

  4. 4.
    swellingclassical

    Inflammation or swelling.

نَفَارٌnoun
  1. 1.
    departureboth

    The act of departing or leaving.

  2. 2.
    wildnessclassical

    The quality of being wild or shy, especially in reference to an animal.

نَفُورٌadjective
  1. 1.
    wildboth

    A wild or shy animal, particularly a gazelle.

  2. 2.
    repellentboth

    Causing aversion or disgust.

اِسْتَنْفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to call to armsboth

    To summon people to fight or to undertake a task.

  2. 2.
    to fleeclassical

    To run away or escape.

اِسْتِنْفَارٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mobilizationboth

    The act of calling people to action or to arms.

نَفَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to departboth

    To make someone or something leave or depart.

  2. 2.
    to repelboth

    To cause someone to feel aversion or disgust.

  3. 3.
    to inciteboth

    To provoke or stir up someone against another.

تَنَافَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to depart togetherboth

    To leave or depart as a group.

  2. 2.
    to disputeboth

    To argue or contend with each other, especially in matters of pride or boasting.

  3. 3.
    to litigateclassical

    To bring a case before a judge or arbitrator.

نَفِيرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    departureboth

    The act of departing or leaving.

  2. 2.
    groupboth

    A group of people who depart or fight together; a vanguard.

  3. 3.
    war cryclassical

    A call to arms or battle.

النَّفِيرُnoun
  1. 1.
    the departureboth

    Specifically refers to the day of departure from Mina during Hajj.

النَّفَرُnoun
  1. 1.
    peopleboth

    All the people, or a group of men numbering less than ten.

  2. 2.
    familyboth

    One's family, clan, or tribe.

أَنْفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to departboth

    To make someone or something leave.

  2. 2.
    to helpboth

    To support or assist someone.

  3. 3.
    to grant victoryboth

    To give someone victory over an opponent.

النَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    departureboth

    The act of departing or leaving.

  2. 2.
    agitationboth

    Restlessness or excitement.

  3. 3.
    judgmentclassical

    A ruling or decision.

  4. 4.
    amuletclassical

    An object worn by a child to ward off the evil eye.

النَّفَّارَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    bootyclassical

    What the victor takes from the vanquished.

  2. 2.
    fineclassical

    A sum of money taken by a ruler or judge.

النَّفُورَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    agitationboth

    Restlessness or excitement.

  2. 2.
    judgmentclassical

    A ruling or decision.

النَّفَارِيرُnoun
  1. 1.
    sparrowsclassical

    A type of small bird.

نَافِرَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    departingboth

    One that is departing or leaving.

  2. 2.
    swollenclassical

    Inflamed or swollen.

عِفْرِيَةٌ نِفْرِيَةٌother
  1. 1.
    intensifierclassical

    An expression used as an intensifier, often following 'عفريت' or similar terms.

عِفْرِيتٌ نِفْرِيتٌother
  1. 1.
    intensifierclassical

    An expression used as an intensifier, often following 'عفريت' or similar terms.

عَفَارِيَةٌ نَفَارِيَةٌother
  1. 1.
    intensifierclassical

    An expression used as an intensifier, often following 'عفريت' or similar terms.

عُفْرٌ نُفْرٌother
  1. 1.
    intensifierclassical

    An expression used as an intensifier, often following 'عفريت' or similar terms.

عَفَرٌ نَفَرٌother
  1. 1.
    intensifierclassical

    An expression used as an intensifier, often following 'عفريت' or similar terms.

عِفْرِيتَةٌ نِفْرِيتَةٌother
  1. 1.
    intensifierclassical

    An expression used as an intensifier, often following 'عفريت' or similar terms.

بَنُو نَفَرٍname
  1. 1.
    Nafar tribeclassical

    A specific tribe or clan named Nafar.

ذُو نَفَرٍname
  1. 1.
    Dhu Nafarclassical

    A name or title, possibly referring to a person or a place.

نَفِيرُ بْنُ مَالِكٍname
  1. 1.
    Nafir ibn Malikclassical

    The name of a Companion of the Prophet.

جُبَيْرُ بْنُ نُفَيْرٍname
  1. 1.
    Jubayr ibn Nufayrclassical

    The name of a Successor (Tabi'i).

النَّفْرَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of treeclassical

    A specific type of tree or plant.

أَنْفَرُواverb
  1. 1.
    their camels departedclassical

    Their camels became restless and departed.

نَفَّرَهُ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    granted him victory overboth

    To decree victory for someone against another.

نَفَّرَ عَنْهُverb
  1. 1.
    gave him an offensive nicknameclassical

    To give someone a disliked epithet, as if to repel evil spirits.

نَافَرْتُكَverb
  1. 1.
    you are my familyclassical

    You are my family, my clan, who would defend me.

نَفَرْتُكَverb
  1. 1.
    you are my familyclassical

    You are my family, my clan, who would defend me.

نُفُورَتُكَnoun
  1. 1.
    your familyclassical

    Your family, your clan, your group that gets angry when you are angry.

Parallel reading

نفرت الدابة تنفر وتنفر نفورا ونفارا، فهي نافر ونفور: جزعت، وتباعدت
The animal became frightened and departed, becoming restless and distant, so it is frightened and distant.
والظبي نفرا ونفرانا، محركة: شرد، كاستنفر
And the gazelle, with movement, became shy and ran away, as if it had been summoned to flee.
والينفور: الشديد النفار
And the 'yanfour' is the one intensely shy or prone to fleeing.
ونفر الحاج من منى ينفر نفرا ونفورا، وهو يوم النفر والنفر، محركة، والنفور والنفير
And the pilgrims departed from Mina, departing with departure, and it is the day of departure and departure, and the departure and the mobilization.
واستنفرهم فنفروا معه
And he called them to arms, and they departed with him.
وأنفروه: نصروه ومدوه
And they supported him: they helped him and extended aid to him.
ونفروا للأمر ينفرون نفارا ونفورا ونفيرا، وتنافروا: ذهبوا
And they went forth for the matter, going forth with departure, and they departed together: they went.
والنفر: الناس كلهم، وما دون العشرة من الرجال، كالنفير ج: أنفار
And 'an-nafar' means all the people, or fewer than ten men, like 'an-nafeer', plural: 'anfar'.
والنفرة والنفارة والنفورة، بضمهن: الحكم
And 'an-nafra', 'an-naffara', and 'an-nafura', with their damma, mean judgment.
والنفرة والنفير والنفر: القوم ينفرون معك، ويتنافرون في القتال، أو هم الجماعة يتقدمون في الأمر
And 'an-nafra', 'an-nafeer', and 'an-nafar' are the people who depart with you, and who contend in battle, or they are the group who advance in the matter.
والنفارة: ما يأخذه النافر من المنفور، أي: الغالب من المغلوب، أو ما أخذه الحاكم
And 'an-naffara' is what the victor takes from the vanquished, meaning: the victor from the vanquished, or what the ruler takes.
ونفرت العين وغيرها تنفر وتنفر نفورا: هاجت، وورمت
And the eye and other things became agitated and departed with agitation: they became inflamed and swollen.
وشاة نافر: ناثر
And a frightened sheep is a shy one.
وعفرية نفرية، وعفريت نفريت، وعفارية نفارية، وعفر نفر، وعفر، نفر، وعفريتة نفريتة: إتباع
And 'ifriyah nifriyah', 'ifrit nifrit', 'afariyah nafariyah', 'ufr nufr', 'ufr, nufr', and 'ifritah nifritah' are intensifiers.
والنفرة، بالضم وكتؤدة: شيء يعلق على الصبي لخوف النظرة
And 'an-nafra', with damma and like 'tu'dah', is something hung on a child for fear of the evil eye.
وأنفروا: نفرت إبلهم
And they became restless: their camels departed.
وأنفره عليه، ونفره عليه: قضى له عليه بالغلبة
And He granted him victory over him, and He decreed victory for him over him.
ونفر عنه، أي: لقبه لقبا مكروها، كأنه عندهم تنفير للجن والعين عنه
And he gave him a nickname, meaning: he gave him a disliked epithet, as if to repel jinn and the evil eye from him.
وتنافرا: تحاكما
And they contended: they brought their case to judgment.
ونافرا: حاكما في الحسب أو المفاخرة
And they contended: they judged based on lineage or boasting.
ونافرْتُكَ ونَفَرْتُكَ ونُفُورَتُكَ، بالضم: أسرتك، وفصيلتك التي تغضب لغضبك
And 'nafartuka', 'naffartuka', and 'nufuratuka', with damma: your family, your clan that gets angry for your anger.