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نضف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of consuming or ingesting, particularly milk from a mother's udder. It can also extend to the idea of taking or possessing something.

Derived headwords

اِنْتَضَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to suckleclassical

    To suck milk from the udder of a mother, like a young animal.

  2. 2.
    to takeclassical

    To take or possess something, implying consumption or appropriation.

نَضَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to suckleclassical

    To suck milk from the udder, similar to the verb انتضف.

نَضْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sucklingclassical

    The act or instance of suckling milk from the udder.

Parallel reading

اِنْتَضَفَ الفَصِيلُ مَا فِي ضَرْعِ أُمِّهِ
The young camel sucked what was in its mother's udder.
أَيِ امْتَكَهُ
Meaning: it consumed it.
وَكَذَلِكَ نَضَفَهُ بِالْكَسْرِ نَضْفًا
And likewise, he sucked it (with kasra) a suckling.