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نفء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of something being scattered, separated, or a small portion of a larger whole, particularly in the context of plants or vegetation.

Derived headwords

النَّفْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single piece of vegetationclassical

    A single unit or piece of vegetation, which is scattered and separated from the main body of the plant.

النَّفَإnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered vegetationclassical

    Refers to scattered pieces of vegetation, separated from the main plant, often described as being from the 'bone' or core of the plant.

Parallel reading

النَّفْأَة: واحدة النَّفَإ، وهي قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ النَّبْتِ مُتَفَرِّقَةٌ مِنْ عِظَامِ الكَلَا
An-naf'ah: a single unit of an-naf', which is a piece of vegetation scattered from the core of the plant.
مثال: صُبْرَةٌ وصَبْرٌ
Example: a bundle and a bundle.