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النفش

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of spreading, scattering, or fluffing out. It extends to concepts of untended grazing, abundance, and the appearance of disheveled or spread-out things, particularly hair and wool.

Derived headwords

نَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outboth

    To spread something out by parting it with one's fingers, causing it to become diffuse.

  2. 2.
    to graze untendedclassical

    To graze livestock, such as sheep or camels, at night without a shepherd.

تَنْفِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffingboth

    The act of spreading something out by parting it with one's fingers.

أَنْفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to let graze untendedclassical

    A shepherd letting livestock graze at night without supervision.

نَفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    woolboth

    Wool, especially when it is spread out or fluffy.

  2. 2.
    abundanceboth

    Prosperity and abundance, particularly in livestock or resources.

نَفُوشnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceclassical

    Prosperity and abundance.

نَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to become abundantboth

    To become prosperous or abundant.

نَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantboth

    To be prosperous or abundant.

نَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantboth

    To be prosperous or abundant.

نَفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceboth

    Prosperity and abundance.

إِبِلٌ نَفْشadjective
  1. 1.
    untended camelsclassical

    Camels that are grazing at night without a shepherd.

نَفَّاشadjective
  1. 1.
    untendedclassical

    Livestock that graze untended at night.

نَوَافِشadjective
  1. 1.
    untendedclassical

    Livestock that graze untended at night.

نَفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    woolboth

    Wool, especially when it is spread out or fluffy.

  2. 2.
    abundanceboth

    Prosperity and abundance.

نَفَشْنَاverb
  1. 1.
    we became abundantboth

    We became prosperous and abundant.

نُفُوشًاnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceboth

    Prosperity and abundance.

النُّفُوشnoun
  1. 1.
    eagerness to eatclassical

    An eager inclination towards something, particularly eating it.

النَّفِيْشnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered belongingsclassical

    Goods or belongings that are scattered within a container.

مُنْتَفِشadjective
  1. 1.
    fluffyboth

    Something that is soft, hollow, and spread out.

مُتَنَفِّشadjective
  1. 1.
    fluffyboth

    Something that is soft, hollow, and spread out.

أُمَّةٌ مُنْتَفِشَةُ الشَّعْرِadjective
  1. 1.
    disheveled hairclassical

    A woman with messy, spread-out hair.

أَرْنَبَةٌ مُنْتَفِشَةadjective
  1. 1.
    spread-out nose tipclassical

    The tip of the nose that is broad or spread out.

تَنَفَّشَتِ الهِرَّةُverb
  1. 1.
    to puff upboth

    A cat puffing up its fur, often when startled or aggressive.

تَنَفَّشَ الطَّائِرُverb
  1. 1.
    to fluff feathersboth

    A bird shaking its feathers as if scared or trembling.

Parallel reading

تشعيث الشيء بأصابعك حتى ينتشر
To spread something out with your fingers until it becomes diffuse.
وأن ترعى الغنم أو الإبل ليلا بلا راع
And to let sheep or camels graze at night without a shepherd.
وقد أنفشها الراعي
And the shepherd let them graze untended.
ونفشت هي
And they (livestock) grazed untended.
وهي إبل نفش
And they are camels grazing untended.
والنفش، محركة: الصوف
And al-nafsh (with vowel movement): wool.
والخصب
And abundance.
نفشنا نفوشا
We became abundant.
والنفوش: الإقبال على الشيء تأكله
And al-nufūsh: eagerness to eat something.
والنفيش: المتاع المتفرق في الوعاء
And al-nafīsh: scattered belongings in a container.
وكل منتبر رخو الجوف منتفش ومتنفش
And every soft-cored, hollow thing is fluffy and spread out.
وأمة منتفشة الشعر: شعثاء
And a woman with disheveled hair: messy.
وأرنبة منتفشة: منبسطة على الوجه
And a spread-out nose tip: broad on the face.
وتنفشت الهرة: ازبأرت
And the cat puffed up: bristled.
والطائر: نفض ريشه كأنه يخاف أو يرعد
And the bird: shook its feathers as if scared or trembling.