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النفاطير

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to scattered vegetation, specifically the initial growth of plants after the autumn rains. It describes the early stages of plant life that emerge in abundance.

Derived headwords

النَّفَاطِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered vegetationclassical

    Refers to plants that are spread out or dispersed across the land.

  2. 2.
    First rain-fed plantsclassical

    Denotes the very first plants that sprout after the autumn rains (al-wasmi).

نَفْطُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Single scattered plantclassical

    The singular form of 'al-nafāṭīr', referring to an individual plant that is part of the scattered vegetation.

Parallel reading

النفاطير: الكلأ المتفرق
Al-nafāṭīr: the scattered vegetation.
وأول نبات الوسمي
And the first plants of the autumn rain.
الواحدة: نفطورة، بالضم
The singular is naftūrah, with a dammah on the ن.
والنون زائدة
And the ن is an extra letter.