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نيف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of increase, excess, or going beyond a certain limit. It extends to notions of height and prominence, both literally and figuratively.

Derived headwords

النَّيْفnoun
  1. 1.
    the increase/excessboth

    the increase/excess

نَافَverb
  1. 1.
    to exceed, to increaseboth

    To go beyond a limit or number; to add to something.

نَيَّفَverb
  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

نَيِّفparticle
  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

نَيَّافadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, loftyboth

    Describing something that is tall and elevated, possessing height and prominence.

أَنَافَverb
  1. 1.
    plural of anfboth

    plural of anf

  2. 2.
    he overlooked itboth

    he overlooked it

Parallel reading

النيف: الزيادة، يخفف ويشدد، وأصله من الواو.
The NAYF: increase, it is used with a light and a heavy vowel, and its origin is from the letter waw.
يقال عشرة ونيف، ومائة ونيف.
It is said 'ten and some more', and 'a hundred and some more'.
وكل ما زاد على العقد فهو نيف حتى يبلغ العقد الثاني.
And everything that exceeds a decade is considered 'nayf' until it reaches the second decade.
ونيف فلان على السبعين، أي زاد.
And so-and-so exceeded seventy, meaning he increased.
وقصر نياف، وناقة نياف، وجمل نياف، أي طويل في ارتفاع.
And a tall tower, and a tall she-camel, and a tall camel, meaning tall in height.
يناف على شئ، أي أشرف.
He overlooks something, meaning he has a commanding view.
وأنافت الدراهم على المائة، أي زادت.
And the dirhams exceeded one hundred, meaning they increased.