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نءف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of eating or consuming food, specifically to the point of satisfaction or satiety. It can also extend to the concept of drinking to the point of being fully quenched.

Derived headwords

نَئِفَverb
  1. 1.
    it is said 'ten and some', 'a hundred and some'. Everything that exceeds a decade is 'nayf' until it reaches the next decadeboth

    it is said 'ten and some', 'a hundred and some'. Everything that exceeds a decade is 'nayf' until it reaches the next decade

  2. 2.
    on seventy: meaning, he exceededboth

    on seventy: meaning, he exceeded

نَأْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingclassical

    The act of eating food.

أَنْأَفُverb
  1. 1.
    plural of anfboth

    plural of anf

  2. 2.
    he overlooked itboth

    he overlooked it

نَئِفَverb
  1. 1.
    it is said 'ten and some', 'a hundred and some'. Everything that exceeds a decade is 'nayf' until it reaches the next decadeboth

    it is said 'ten and some', 'a hundred and some'. Everything that exceeds a decade is 'nayf' until it reaches the next decade

  2. 2.
    on seventy: meaning, he exceededboth

    on seventy: meaning, he exceeded

Parallel reading

نئفت من الطعام أنأف نأفا، إذا أكلت منه.
I ate from the food, I eat anafa, if I ate from it.
نئف في الشرب، أي ارتوى.
He was satisfied in drinking, meaning he was quenched.