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نكف

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of aversion, refusal, and withdrawal. It extends to meanings of cutting off, stopping, and also physical ailments or swellings, particularly in the face or throat area. Some derived terms relate to specific locations or historical events.

Derived headwords

نكف عنهverb
  1. 1.
    to be averse toboth

    To feel aversion towards something or someone, to dislike it.

  2. 2.
    to refrain fromboth

    To abstain from something, to hold back or desist.

نكف عنه، كفرح ونصر: أنف منه، وامتنع — He was averse to it, and refrained from it.
كفرحverb
  1. 1.
    to be averseclassical

    To feel aversion or dislike.

كفرح: أنف منه — He felt aversion towards it.
كنصرverb
  1. 1.
    to be averseclassical

    To feel aversion or dislike.

كنصر: أنف منه — He felt aversion towards it.
نا كفadjective
  1. 1.
    averseboth

    One who feels aversion or is unwilling.

وهو ناكف — And he is averse.
تبرأverb
  1. 1.
    to disownboth

    To disavow or disown someone or something.

تبرأ — He disowned.
اليدnoun
  1. 1.
    handboth

    The hand.

واليد: أصابها وجع — And the hand: it was afflicted with pain.
كيمنعverb
  1. 1.
    to be cut offclassical

    To be cut off or interrupted.

كيمنع — It is cut off.
عname
  1. 1.
    name of a placeclassical

    A place name mentioned in the text.

ع — A place name.
ملكname
  1. 1.
    name of a tribeclassical

    The name of the Himyarite tribe.

ملك لحمير — The Himyarite tribe.
ذات نكيفname
  1. 1.
    name of a placeclassical

    A place name near Yamlamlam.

ذات نكيف، كأمير: ع بناحية يلملم — Dhat Nikayf, like amir: a place name near Yamlamlam.
يوم نكيفname
  1. 1.
    name of a battleclassical

    A day on which a battle took place where Quraysh defeated Banu Kinanah.

يوم نكيف: م، كان به وقعة، فهزمت قريش بني كنانة — The Day of Nikayf: a place, on which a battle occurred, and Quraysh defeated Banu Kinanah.
نكفت الغيثverb
  1. 1.
    rain stoppedboth

    The rain ceased or was cut off.

نكفت الغيث — The rain stopped.
انتكفتهverb
  1. 1.
    it was cut offboth

    It (rain) was cut off or ceased.

وانتكفته: أقطعته — And it was cut off: it ceased.
ينكفverb
  1. 1.
    ceasesboth

    It ceases or stops (referring to rain).

وغيث ولا ينكف — And rain that does not cease.
ما نكفه أحدphrase
  1. 1.
    no one stopped itclassical

    No one was able to stop or cut it off.

وما نكفه أحد سار يوما ويومين، أي: ما أقطعه — And no one stopped it for a day or two, meaning: no one cut it off.
لا ينكفphrase
  1. 1.
    does not ceaseboth

    Does not cease or stop.

وغيث لا ينكف، بالضم: لا ينقطع — And rain that does not cease, with damma: it does not stop.
بحر أو جيش لا ينكفphrase
  1. 1.
    endless sea or armyboth

    A sea or army whose end cannot be reached, cut off, or counted.

وبحر أو جيش لا ينكف: لا يبلغ آخره، ولا يقطع ولا يحصى — And a sea or army that does not cease: its end cannot be reached, nor can it be cut off or counted.
نكف الدمعverb
  1. 1.
    wiped away tearsboth

    To wipe away tears from the cheek with a finger.

نكف الدمع: نحاه عن خده بإصبعه — He wiped away the tear: he removed it from his cheek with his finger.
نكف عنهverb
  1. 1.
    turned aside fromboth

    To turn aside from or deviate from something.

وعنه: عدل — And from it: he turned aside.
اعترض أثرهverb
  1. 1.
    intercepted its trackboth

    To intercept someone's track or path in an easy place.

وأثره: اعترضه في مكان سهل، لأنه علا ظلفا من الأرض لا يؤدي أثرا، كانتكفه — And its track: he intercepted it in an easy place, because it went over a part of the ground that leaves no trace, like 'antakafahu'.
النكفnoun
  1. 1.
    glandsboth

    Small glands at the base of the jaw, between the jawbone and the earlobe.

والنكف، محركة: غدد صغار في أصل اللحي، بين الرأد وشحمة الأذن — And al-nakf, with harakah: small glands at the base of the jaw, between the jawbone and the earlobe.
النكفتانnoun
  1. 1.
    jaw anglesboth

    The angles of the jaw on the right and left of the philtrum.

والنكفتان، بالضم، وبالفتح، وبالتحريك: اللهزمتان عن يمين العنفقة وشمالها — And al-nakfatan, with damma, with fatha, and with harakah: the two jaw angles to the right and left of the philtrum.
ورم في نكفتي البعيرnoun
  1. 1.
    swelling in camel's jaw anglesclassical

    A swelling in the jaw angles of a camel, or a fatal disease in their throats.

وكغراب: ورم في نكفتي البعير، أو داء في حلوقها، قاتل ذريعا، وهو منكوف، وهي منكوفة — And like ghurab: a swelling in the camel's jaw angles, or a disease in their throats, a deadly and widespread one, which is mankuf (masc.) and mankufah (fem.).
منكوفadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted with swellingclassical

    Suffering from a swelling or disease in the jaw angles or throat.

وهو منكوف — And he is afflicted.
منكوفةadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted with swellingclassical

    Suffering from a swelling or disease in the jaw angles or throat (feminine).

وهي منكوفة — And she is afflicted.
نكفت تنكيفاverb
  1. 1.
    its glands appearedclassical

    Its (referring to a camel's jaw angles) glands became apparent.

نكفت تنكيفا: ظهرت نكفاتها، فهي منكفة — It became apparent with tankifan: its glands appeared, so it is munkifah.
منكفةadjective
  1. 1.
    having apparent glandsclassical

    Having visible glands, referring to the jaw angles.

فهي منكفة — So it is having apparent glands.
أنكفتهverb
  1. 1.
    made him abstainclassical

    To cause someone to abstain from something they find repulsive.

وأنكفته: نزهته عما يستنكف منه — And 'ankaftahu': you made him abstain from what he finds repulsive.
الانتكافnoun
  1. 1.
    moving awayclassical

    Moving from one land to another, or inclination, or entanglement.

والانتكاف: الخروج من أرض إلى أرض، والميل، والانتكاث — And al-intikaf: moving from one land to another, inclination, and entanglement.
تناكفا الكلامverb
  1. 1.
    exchanged wordsclassical

    To exchange words with each other, to converse.

وتناكفا الكلام: تعاوراه — And they exchanged words: they took turns speaking.
استنكفverb
  1. 1.
    to be arrogantboth

    To act with arrogance or pride, to disdain.

  2. 2.
    to interceptclassical

    To intercept someone's track in an easy place.

استكبر — He acted arrogantly.
واستنكف أثره: اعترضه في مكان سهل، كنكفه، كنصره — And he intercepted its track: he intercepted it in an easy place, like 'nakafahu', like 'nasarahu'.
عname
  1. 1.
    name of a placeclassical

    A place name mentioned in the text.

وكمجلس: ع — And like majlis: a place name.

Parallel reading

نكف عنه، كفرح ونصر: أنف منه، وامتنع
He was averse to it, like faraha and nasara: he disliked it and refrained from it.
وهو ناكف
And he is averse.
واليد: أصابها وجع
And the hand: it was afflicted with pain.
ذات نكيف، كأمير: ع بناحية يلملم
Dhat Nikayf, like amir: a place name near Yamlamlam.
يوم نكيف: م، كان به وقعة، فهزمت قريش بني كنانة
The Day of Nikayf: a place, on which a battle occurred, and Quraysh defeated Banu Kinanah.
نكفت الغيث، وانتكفته: أقطعته، أي: انقطع عني
The rain stopped, and it was cut off: it ceased, meaning: it stopped for me.
وغيث ولا ينكف
And rain that does not cease.
وما نكفه أحد سار يوما ويومين، أي: ما أقطعه
And no one stopped it for a day or two, meaning: no one cut it off.
وغيث لا ينكف، بالضم: لا ينقطع
And rain that does not cease, with damma: it does not stop.
وبحر أو جيش لا ينكف: لا يبلغ آخره، ولا يقطع ولا يحصى
And a sea or army that does not cease: its end cannot be reached, nor can it be cut off or counted.
نكف الدمع: نحاه عن خده بإصبعه
He wiped away the tear: he removed it from his cheek with his finger.
وعنه: عدل
And from it: he turned aside.
وأثره: اعترضه في مكان سهل، لأنه علا ظلفا من الأرض لا يؤدي أثرا، كانتكفه
And its track: he intercepted it in an easy place, because it went over a part of the ground that leaves no trace, like 'antakafahu'.
والنكف، محركة: غدد صغار في أصل اللحي، بين الرأد وشحمة الأذن
And al-nakf, with harakah: small glands at the base of the jaw, between the jawbone and the earlobe.
والنكفتان، بالضم، وبالفتح، وبالتحريك: اللهزمتان عن يمين العنفقة وشمالها
And al-nakfatan, with damma, with fatha, and with harakah: the two jaw angles to the right and left of the philtrum.
وكغراب: ورم في نكفتي البعير، أو داء في حلوقها، قاتل ذريعا، وهو منكوف، وهي منكوفة
And like ghurab: a swelling in the camel's jaw angles, or a disease in their throats, a deadly and widespread one, which is mankuf (masc.) and mankufah (fem.).
نكفت تنكيفا: ظهرت نكفاتها، فهي منكفة
It became apparent with tankifan: its glands appeared, so it is munkifah.
وأنكفته: نزهته عما يستنكف منه
And 'ankaftahu': you made him abstain from what he finds repulsive.
والانتكاف: الخروج من أرض إلى أرض، والميل، والانتكاث
And al-intikaf: moving from one land to another, inclination, and entanglement.
وتناكفا الكلام: تعاوراه
And they exchanged words: they took turns speaking.
استكبر
He acted arrogantly.
واستنكف أثره: اعترضه في مكان سهل، كنكفه، كنصره
And he intercepted its track: he intercepted it in an easy place, like 'nakafahu', like 'nasarahu'.