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نحف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of thinness, leanness, and emaciation. It describes a state of being physically reduced or worn down, often due to illness or hardship.

Derived headwords

النَّحَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    leanness, emaciationboth

    leanness, emaciation

نَحُفَverb
  1. 1.
    To become thinboth

    To grow thin or emaciated, losing weight and becoming lean.

نَجِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    Emaciatedclassical

    Describing someone who is extremely thin and weak, having become so through illness or hardship.

أَنْحَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To make thinboth

    To cause someone or something else to become thin or emaciated.

Parallel reading

النحافة: الهزال.
Emaciation: leanness.
وقد نحف بالضم فهو نجيف، وأنخفه غيره.
And he became thin (with damma), so he is emaciated, and another made him thin.