ءنف

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the nose (الأنف) and its physical attributes, extending to the concept of the beginning or foremost part of something. It also develops into meanings related to pride, haughtiness, and the act of starting anew or initiating.

Derived headwords

الأنفnoun

1.
noseboth
The organ of smell in humans and other animals.
2.
foremost partboth
The beginning or front part of something, such as a mountain or a tooth.
3.
peak of coldclassical
The most intense part of cold weather.

آنفnoun

1.
noseboth
nose
2.
plural of anfboth
plural of anf
3.
he disdained, scornedboth
he disdained, scorned
4.
having a painful noseboth
having a painful nose

أنوفnoun

1.
plural of anfboth
plural of anf

آنافnoun

1.
plural of anfboth
plural of anf
2.
he overlooked itboth
he overlooked it

أنفnoun

1.
noseboth
nose
2.
plural of anfboth
plural of anf
3.
he disdained, scornedboth
he disdained, scorned
4.
having a painful noseboth
having a painful nose

أنفadjective

1.
noseboth
nose
2.
plural of anfboth
plural of anf
3.
he disdained, scornedboth
he disdained, scorned
4.
having a painful noseboth
having a painful nose

الأنافيadjective

1.
large-nosedclassical
Someone who has a large nose.

أنفتverb

1.
to be broken into piecesboth
to be broken into pieces

آنفverb

1.
noseboth
nose
2.
plural of anfboth
plural of anf
3.
he disdained, scornedboth
he disdained, scorned
4.
having a painful noseboth
having a painful nose

أنفتverb

1.
to be broken into piecesboth
to be broken into pieces

آنفتverb

1.
to be broken into piecesboth
to be broken into pieces

أنيفةadjective

1.
fast-growingclassical
Describing land with rapidly growing vegetation.

آنفadjective

1.
noseboth
nose
2.
plural of anfboth
plural of anf
3.
he disdained, scornedboth
he disdained, scorned
4.
having a painful noseboth
having a painful nose

كأس أنفnoun

1.
new cupclassical
A cup that has not been drunk from before, as if its use is being initiated.

ذي أنفphrase

1.
in the futureclassical
An expression meaning 'in the time to come' or 'in the future'.

أنف منverb

1.
to disdainboth
To feel disdain or pride towards something, to refuse it haughtily.

أنفadjective

1.
noseboth
nose
2.
plural of anfboth
plural of anf
3.
he disdained, scornedboth
he disdained, scorned
4.
having a painful noseboth
having a painful nose

مأنوفparticiple

1.
one whose nose is afflictedclassical
The passive participle, meaning one who is afflicted in the nose, though this form is considered irregular.

آنفتهverb

1.
to make suffer from the noseclassical
To cause someone to experience pain in their nose.

الاستئنافnoun

1.
the beginningboth
the beginning

الائتنافnoun

1.
the beginningboth
the beginning

آنفاadverb

1.
recentlyboth
A short time ago; just now.

سالفاadverb

1.
previouslyboth
At a previous time; before.

التأنيفnoun

1.
sharpening the tipclassical
The act of defining or sharpening the tip of something.

Parallel reading

الأنف للإنسان وغيره.

The nose is for a human and others.

والجمع آنف وأنوف وآناف.

And the plurals are ānaf, unūf, and ānāf.

وأنف كل شئ: أوله.

And the beginning (anf) of everything is its first part.

وأنف الناب: طرفه حين يطلع.

And the tip (anf) of a canine tooth is its edge when it emerges.

وأنف الجبل: نادر يشخص منه.

And the prominent part (anf) of a mountain is a peak that stands out from it.

وأنف البرد: أشده، عن يعقوب.

And the peak (anf) of cold is its most intense part, according to Ya'qub.

ويقال: جاء يعدو أنف الشد، أي أشد العدو.

And it is said: He came running at the peak (anf) of speed, meaning the fastest running.

والأنافي: العظيم الأنف.

And al-anāfī refers to one with a large nose.

والأنوف: المرأة الطيبة ريح الأنف.

And al-anūf is a woman with a pleasant-smelling nose.

وأنفت الرجل: ضربت أنفه.

And I struck the man's nose (anftu rajulan: darabtu anfah).

ويقال: آنفه الماء، بلغ أنفه، وذلك إذا نزل في النهر.

And it is said: The water reached his nose (ānāfahū al-mā', balagha anfah), which is when one wades into a river.

وروضة أنف بالضم، أي لم يرعها أحد.

And a meadow (rawḍah) anaf (with dammah) means no one has grazed it.

وأنفت الإبل، إذا وطئت كلأ أنفا، وهو الذي لم يرع.

And the camels trod upon (anifat) the herbage when they trampled it as anaf, which is that which has not been grazed.

وآنفتها أنا فهي مؤنفة إذا تتبعت بها أنف المرعى.

And I followed them (ānraftuhā anā fa-hiya mu'annafah) if I followed them in search of the prime pasture.

أرض أنيفة النبت، إذا أسرعت النبات.

Land with fast-growing (anīfah) vegetation, if the growth is rapid.

وتلك أرض آنف بلاد الله.

And that is a land (arḍ ānif) of God's lands.

وكأس أنف: لم يشرب بها قبل ذلك، كأنه استونف شربها، مثال روضة أنف.

And a cup (ka's) anaf: it was not drunk from before, as if its drinking was newly initiated (istūnafa sharbuhā), like an unspoiled meadow.

ويقال أيضا: آتيك من ذي أنف، كما يقال من ذي قبل، أي فيما يستقبل.

And it is also said: I will come to you from dhi anf, as it is said from dhi qabl, meaning in the future.

وأنف من الشئ يأنف أنفا وأنفة، أي استنكف.

And one disdains (anifa) something, yánifu anafan wa anafah, meaning to feel disdain.

يقال: ما رأيت أحمى أنفا ولا آنف، من فلان.

It is said: I have not seen anyone more proud of their nose (aḥmā anfān) nor more disdainful (ānif) than so-and-so.

وأنف البعير، أي اشتكى أنفه من البرة، فهو أنف، مثل تعب فهو تعب، عن ابن السكيت.

And the camel is anif, meaning its nose is ailing from the ring, so it is anif, like one who is tired is ta'ib, according to Ibn al-Sikkit.

وذلك للوجع الذى به، فهو ذلول منقاد.

And that is due to the pain it has, so it is docile and obedient.

كان الاصل في هذا أن يقال مأنوف، لانه مفعول به، كما قالوا مصدور للذى يشتكى صدره، ومبطون، وجميع مافى الجسد على هذا، ولكن هذا الحرف جاء شاذا عنهم.

The original for this should have been ma'nūf, because it is the object, just as they said maṣdūr for one who complains of their chest, and mabṭūn, and all body parts are like this, but this word came irregularly from them.

وتقول: آنفته أنا إينافا، إذا جعلته يشتكي أنفه.

And you say: I made him suffer from his nose (ān aftuhū anā īnafān), if you made him complain of his nose.

والاستئناف: الابتداء، وكذلك الائتناف.

And al-isti'nāf means beginning anew, and likewise al-i'tināf.

وقلت كذا آنفا وسالفا.

And I said such-and-such recently (ānifan) and previously (sālifan).

والتأنيف: تحديد طرف الشئ.

And al-ta'nīf is defining the tip of something.