الءنف

Root entry · 41 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the nose and its functions, extending to concepts of beginning, precedence, and aversion. It encompasses physical attributes like the nose itself, its parts, and associated features, as well as abstract ideas like the start of something, pride, and refusal.

Derived headwords

الأنفnoun

1.
noseboth
The organ of smell and breathing, located on the face.
2.
leader, chiefclassical
The foremost part or person of something, metaphorically representing leadership or eminence.
3.
idolclassical
A statue or image worshipped as a deity.
4.
beginning, startboth
The initial part or earliest stage of anything.
5.
peak, heightboth
The most intense or vigorous part of something.
6.
front partboth
The part that faces forward or is most exposed, such as the front of the land facing the sun.
7.
crumbboth
A small piece broken off from a loaf of bread.
8.
tip of a canine toothboth
The point of a canine tooth when it first emerges.
9.
side of the beardboth
The lateral part of the beard.
10.
first growth of rainboth
The initial vegetation that sprouts after rain.
11.
tip of a camel's footboth
The extremity of the camel's hoof, specifically the nostril-like part.

أنوفnoun

1.
nosesboth
Plural of 'al-anf', referring to the organ of smell.

آنافnoun

1.
nosesboth
Another plural form of 'al-anf', referring to the organ of smell.

آنفadjective

1.
proud, disdainfulboth
Describing someone who is proud and refuses to be humiliated or wronged.

الأنفانnoun

1.
the two nosesclassical
A term used to refer to someone named 'Anf'.

أنفة الصلاةnoun

1.
beginning of prayerboth
The start or initial part of the ritual prayer.

يَتَتَبَّعُ أَنْفَهُverb

1.
to sniff out, to follow a scentboth
To follow a scent by smelling, often in pursuit of something.

ذو الأنفname

1.
Dhu al-Anfclassical
A kunya (sobriquet) for Al-Nu'man ibn 'Abd Allah, a commander at the Battle of Ta'if.

أنف الناقةname

1.
Anf al-Naqahclassical
A nickname given to Ja'far ibn Quray', derived from an incident involving a camel's head.

يَأْنِفُهُverb

1.
to hit his noseboth
To strike someone on the nose.
2.
to reach his noseboth
To reach the level of someone's nose, often used for water.

أَنَافِيadjective

1.
large-nosedboth
Describing a man with a large nose.

أَنُوفadjective

1.
fragrantboth
Describing a woman with a pleasant scent.
2.
disdainful of evilboth
Describing someone who is repulsed by or avoids what is bad or improper.

رَوْضَةٌ أَنَفٌadjective

1.
untouched meadowboth
Describing a meadow that has not been grazed or trampled.

كَأْسٌ أَنَفٌadjective

1.
untouched cupboth
Describing a cup that has not been drunk from.

أَمْرٌ أَنَفٌadjective

1.
unprecedented matterboth
Describing an affair or matter that is new and has not been preceded by fate or decree.

الأنفnoun

1.
good gaitboth
A graceful or elegant way of walking.

آنِفًاparticle

1.
a moment agoboth
Referring to a very recent time, just a short while ago.

أَنِيفَةُ النَّبْتِadjective

1.
quick to sproutboth
Describing land that quickly produces vegetation.

آتِيكَ مِنْ ذِي أَنْفٍphrase

1.
I will come to you from the futureclassical
An expression meaning 'I will come to you from a future time', similar to 'from before'.

آنِفَةُ الصَّبِيِّnoun

1.
child's early stageboth
The early period or prime of a child's life.

الأَنِيفadjective

1.
soft ironboth
Describing iron that is soft and pliable.
2.
early growing mountainboth
Describing a mountain that sprouts vegetation before other lands.

المِئْنَافnoun

1.
night travelerboth
One who travels in the early part of the night.
2.
grazer of early grassboth
A shepherd or animal that consumes the first growth of grass.

أَنِفَ مِنْهُverb

1.
to disdain, to refuseboth
To feel disdain or aversion towards something, to refuse it.
2.
to be pregnant and not craveboth
Describing a pregnant woman who does not experience cravings.
3.
to complain of the noseboth
Describing a camel that suffers from its nose due to a ring or bit.

أَنِفٌadjective

1.
disdainfulboth
One who feels disdain or aversion.
2.
suffering from the noseboth
Describing a camel with a nose ailment.

ابن جشمname

1.
Ibn Jushamclassical
A companion (sahabi) from the lineage of Jusham.

ابن ملةname

1.
Ibn Millahclassical
A companion (sahabi) from the lineage of Millah.

ابن حبيبname

1.
Ibn Habibclassical
A companion (sahabi) from the lineage of Habib.

ابن واثلةname

1.
Ibn Wathilahclassical
A companion (sahabi) from the lineage of Wathilah.

قريط بن أنيفname

1.
Qurayt ibn Unayfclassical
A poet named Qurayt who had the epithet Unayf.

أَنِفَ الإبلverb

1.
to follow the best pastureboth
To lead camels to the most abundant or best grazing areas.

آنَفَهُverb

1.
to make disdainfulboth
To instill a sense of pride or disdain in someone.
2.
to make complain of the noseboth
To cause someone to suffer from their nose.
3.
to hasten somethingboth
To expedite or accelerate an affair.

الاستئنافnoun

1.
beginning againboth
The act of starting something anew or resuming it.

الائتنافnoun

1.
beginningboth
The act of commencing or initiating something.

المُؤْتَنَفadjective

1.
untouched (food)both
Describing food that has not been eaten from.

المُتَأَنِّفadjective

1.
disdainfulboth
One who exhibits disdain or pride.

جارية مؤتنف الشبابadjective

1.
young girl in her primeboth
Describing a young female at the beginning of her youth.

تَتَأَنَّفُ الشَّهَوَاتverb

1.
to crave one thing after anotherboth
To experience successive cravings, especially during pregnancy.

نَصْلٌ مُؤَنَّفٌadjective

1.
sharpened pointboth
Describing the tip of a weapon, like an arrowhead, that has been sharpened.

التَّأْنِيفnoun

1.
seeking pastureboth
The act of searching for good grazing land.

غَنَمٌ مُؤَنَّفَةٌadjective

1.
abundant flockboth
Describing a flock of sheep that is large or has abundant grass.

آنَفَهُ المَاءverb

1.
water reached his noseboth
The water level rose to the point of reaching someone's nose.

Parallel reading

ورجل حمي الأنف، أي: آنف يأنف أن يضام.

And a man of proud nose, meaning: disdainful, refusing to be wronged.

ويقال لسمي الأنف: الأنفان.

And one named Al-Anf is called Al-Anfan.

وأنفة الصلاة: ابتداؤها وأولها، وروي في الحديث مضمومة، والصواب: الفتح.

And the beginning of prayer is its commencement and its start; it was narrated in the hadith with a dammah, but the correct pronunciation is with a fatha.

وجعل أنفه في قفاه، أي: أعرض عن الحق، وأقبل على الباطل.

And he put his nose in his nape, meaning: he turned away from the truth and turned towards falsehood.

وهو يتتبع أنفه، أي يتشمم الرائحة فيتبعها.

And he follows his nose, meaning he sniffs the scent and follows it.

وذو الأنف: النعمان بن عبد الله، قائد خيل خثعم يوم الطائف.

And Dhu al-Anf: Al-Nu'man ibn 'Abd Allah, commander of the Khath'am cavalry on the day of Ta'if.

قوم هم الأنف والأذناب غيرهم ... ومن يسوي بأنف الناقة الذنبا

A people who are the nose and others are the tails... And who equates the tail with the camel's nose?

وأضاع مطلب أنفه: فرج أمه.

And Matlub lost his nose: his mother's private part.

وأنفه يأنفه، ويأنفه: ضرب أنفه، و الماء فلانا: بلغ أنفه، و الإبل: وطئت كلأ أنفا.

And he hit his nose, and the water reached his nose, and the camels trampled the grass abundantly.

ورجل أنافي، بالضم: عظيم الأنف.

And a man is 'Anafi', with a dammah: large-nosed.

وامرأة أنوف: طيبة رائحته، أو تأنف مما لا خير فيه.

And a woman is 'Anuf': fragrant in scent, or disdainful of what is improper.

وروضة أنف، كعنق ومحسن: لم ترع، وكذلك كأس أنف: لم تشرب، وأمر أنف: مستأنف، لم يسبق به قدر.

And a meadow is 'Anf', like 'Unuq and Muhsin: ungrazed, and likewise a cup is 'Anf': undrunk, and a matter is 'Anf': unprecedented, not preceded by destiny.

والأنف أيضا: المشية الحسنة.

And 'al-Anf' also: a good gait.

قال آنفا، كصاحب وكتف، وقرئ بهما، أي: مذ ساعة، أي: في أول وقت يقرب منا.

He said 'Anifan', like 'Sahib' and 'Katif', and it was read with both, meaning: a moment ago, meaning: at the earliest time close to us.

وأرض أنيفة النبت: أسرعت، وهي آنف بلاد الله.

And land is 'Anifat al-Nabti': quick to sprout, and it is the foremost land of God.

وآتيك من ذي أنف، بضمتين: كما تقول من ذي قبل فيما يستقبل.

And I will come to you from Dhi Anfin, with two dammahs: as you say from before in the future.

وآنفة الصبي: ميعته، وأوليته.

And the early stage of a boy is his prime, and his beginning.

والأنيف: الأنيث من الحديد، اللين، و من الجبال: المنبت قبل سائر البلاد.

And 'al-Anif': the soft iron, pliable, and from the mountains: the one that sprouts before the rest of the land.

والمئناف: السائر في أول الليل، والراعي ماله أنف الكلأ.

And 'al-Mi'naf': the one who travels in the early night, and the shepherd who grazes the first grass.

وأنف منه، كفرح، أنفا وأنفة، محركتين: استنكف، و المرأة: حملت فلم تشته شيئا، و البعير: اشتكى أنفه من البرة، فهو أنف، ككتف وصاحب، والأول أصح وأفصح.

And he disdained it, like 'faraha', 'anfan' and 'anafatan', both moved: he disdained, and the woman: she was pregnant and did not crave anything, and the camel: it complained of its nose from the ring, so it is 'anif', like 'katif' and 'sahib', and the first is more correct and eloquent.

وكزبير: ابن جشم، وابن ملة، وابن حبيب، وابن واثلة: صحابيون.

And like Zubayr: Ibn Jusham, Ibn Millah, Ibn Habib, and Ibn Wathilah: companions.

وقريط بن أنيف: شاعر.

And Qurayt ibn Unayf: a poet.

وأنيف فرع: ع.

And Unayf Farr'a: 'ayn.

وآنف الإبل: تتبع بها أنف المرعى، و فلانا: حمله على الأنفة، كأنفه، تأنيفا فيهما، و فلانا: جعله يشتكي أنفه، و أمره: أعجله.

And he led the camels: he followed the best pasture with them, and him: he made him disdainful, like 'anfahu', 'ta'nifan' in both, and him: he made him complain of his nose, and his affair: he hastened it.

والاستئناف، والائتناف: الابتداء.

And 'al-isti'naf', and 'al-i'tinaf': the beginning.

والمؤتنف، للمفعول: الذي لم يؤكل منه شيء، كالمتأنف: للفاعل.

And 'al-mu'tanif', for the passive participle: that which has not been eaten from, like 'al-muta'annif': for the active participle.

وجارية مؤتنف الشباب: مقتبلته.

And a young girl in her prime of youth: approaching it.

وإنها لتتأنف الشهوات: إذا تشهت الشيء بعد الشيء لشدة الوحم.

And she craves successive desires: when she craves one thing after another due to intense pregnancy cravings.

ونصل مؤنف، كمعظم: قد أنف تأنيفا.

And a sharpened point, like 'mu'azzam': it has been sharpened 'ta'nifan'.

والتأنيف: طلب الكلأ، وغنم مؤنفة، كمعظمة.

And 'al-ta'nif': seeking pasture, and an abundant flock, like 'mu'azzamah'.

وآنفه الماء: بلغ أنفه.

And the water reached his nose: it reached his nose.