نتف

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of plucking, pulling out, or detaching small pieces of something. It extends to describing someone who acquires knowledge superficially and to things that have fallen off or been plucked.

Derived headwords

نَتَفَverb

1.
to pluck outboth
To pull out hair or other small things, often with fingers.

نَتْفًاnoun

1.
pluckingboth
The verbal noun or act of plucking out something.

انْتَتَفَverb

1.
to be plucked outboth
The passive form of plucking, indicating that something has been pulled out.

تَنَاتَفَverb

1.
to pluck each otherclassical
To pluck or pull out from each other, often implying a mutual action.

مِنْتَافnoun

1.
plucked thingclassical
Something that has been plucked or pulled out.

نَتَافَةnoun

1.
fallen piecesboth
The small pieces or fragments that have fallen off as a result of plucking.

نُتْفَةnoun

1.
a plucked pieceboth
A small amount or piece that has been plucked, either from plants or other materials, often with fingers.

نُتَفnoun

1.
plucked piecesboth
The plural of نتفة, referring to multiple small pieces that have been plucked.

رجل نتفةadjective

1.
superficial in knowledgeclassical
A person who acquires only small fragments of knowledge without deep understanding or thoroughness.

Parallel reading

نتفت الشعر، نتفا

He plucked the hair, a plucking.

فانتتف الشعر

And the hair was plucked out.

وتناتف

And they plucked each other.

والمنتاف: المنتاخ

And al-mintaaf: al-mintakh (referring to something plucked or drawn out).

والنتافة: ما سقط من النتف

And al-nataafah: what fell from the plucking.

والنتفة: ما نتفته بأصابعك من النبت أو غيره

And al-nutfah: what you plucked with your fingers from plants or other things.

والجمع النتف

And the plural is al-nutuf.

ويقال رجل نتفة، مثال همزة، للذى ينتف من العلم شيئا ولا يستقصيه

And it is said a man is natfah, like hamzah, for one who plucks something from knowledge and does not pursue it thoroughly.