النعف

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes topographical features related to slopes, inclines, and elevated or protruding parts of the land, such as mountains, valleys, and sand dunes. It also extends to describe physical attributes like looseness or slackness, and actions related to movement, ascent, and opposition.

Derived headwords

النَّعْفnoun

1.
Mountain slopeboth
The part of a mountain that slopes downwards, characterized by ruggedness.
2.
Valley inclineboth
The elevated part of a valley's incline.
3.
Dune's frontboth
The foremost part of a sand dune, or the thinner part of it.

أَنْعَفَverb

1.
to sit onclassical
To sit upon a slope or elevated ground.

نِعَاف نِعْفother

1.
Emphasisclassical
A phrase used for emphasis, similar to 'indeed, indeed' or 'very'.

النَّعْفَةnoun

1.
Shoe partclassical
The part of a sandal that strikes the heel of the foot from the outer side.
2.
Bad flesh knotclassical
A corrupted knot or lump in the flesh.
3.
Saddle flapclassical
A piece of skin attached to the end of a saddle, or a remnant of the saddle's covering, whose edges hang loose.
4.
Cock's wattleclassical
The fleshy appendage hanging from a rooster's throat.

نَاعِفَةadjective

1.
Loose earclassical
Describing an ear that is relaxed or hanging loosely.

نَعُوفadjective

1.
Loose earclassical
Describing an ear that is relaxed or hanging loosely.

مُنْتَعِفَةadjective

1.
Loose earclassical
Describing an ear that is relaxed or hanging loosely.

نَعِيفadjective

1.
Weakclassical
Describing something weak or feeble.

المَنَاعِفnoun

1.
Mountain peaksclassical
The protruding parts or peaks of a mountain.

المُنَاعَفَةnoun

1.
Opposition in pathsclassical
Rivalry or contention where one party tries to get ahead of another on two different paths.

نَاعَفَverb

1.
to opposeclassical
To oppose or contend with someone on a path, aiming to overtake them.

انْتَعَفَverb

1.
to appearclassical
For a rider to become visible or emerge clearly.
2.
to ascendclassical
For a person to ascend a slope or incline.
3.
to abandonclassical
For a person to leave something for someone else.

المُنْتَعَفnoun

1.
Boundaryclassical
The dividing line between high ground (hard terrain) and low ground (easy terrain).

Parallel reading

ما انحدر من حزونة الجبل

What slopes down from the ruggedness of the mountain.

وارتفع من منحدر الوادي

And rises from the incline of the valley.

ومن الرملة: مقدمها، وما استرق منها

And from the sand dune: its front, and what is thin of it.

وأنعف: جلس عليها

And 'an'afa: he sat upon it.

ونعاف نعف، كركع: تأكيد

And 'ni'af ni'f', like 'raka'a': emphasis.

والنعفة: سير النعل الضارب ظهر القدم من قبل وحشيها

And 'al-na'fah': the strap of the sandal striking the heel of the foot from its outer side.

وبالتحريك: العقدة الفاسدة في اللحم

And with vowelization: the corrupted knot in the flesh.

والجلدة تعلق بآخرة الرحل، أو فضلة من غشاء الرحل، تسير أطرافها سيورا، فهي تخفق على آخرته

And the skin attached to the end of the saddle, or a remnant of the saddle's covering, whose edges hang loose, so it flaps on its end.

ورعثة الديك

And the wattle of the rooster.

وأذن ناعفة ونعوف ومنتعفة: مسترخية

And an ear 'na'ifah', 'na'ufah', and 'munt'ifah': relaxed.

وأخذ ناعفة القنة: سلك منقادها

And taking the 'na'ifah' of the peak: he followed its easy path.

ومناعف الجبل: شماريخه

And the 'mana'if' of the mountain: its peaks.

وضعيف نعيف: إتباع

And a weak 'na'if': an adjective following another.

والمناعفة: المعارضة في طريقين، يريد أحدهما سبق الآخر

And 'al-muna'afah': opposition in two paths, where one desires to precede the other.

و વناعفت الطريق: عارضته

And 'na'afa'ta the path: you opposed it.

وانتعف الراكب: ظهر ووضح

And 'inta'afa the rider: he appeared and became clear.

وفلان: ارتقى نعفا

And so-and-so: he ascended a slope.

والشيء: تركه إلى غيره

And the thing: he abandoned it to someone else.

والمنتعف، للمفعول: الحد بين الحزن والسهل

And 'al-munt'af', as passive participle: the boundary between the hard ground and the easy ground.