نفد

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root نفد (nafada) primarily denotes the concept of depletion, exhaustion, or running out. This applies to resources like words, provisions, or water. It can also extend to meanings of passing, disappearing, or being completely consumed.

Derived headwords

نَفِدَverb

1.
to run out, be depletedboth
Something runs out, is depleted, or is finished.
2.
to perish, pass awayclassical
To cease to exist or pass away.

نَفَادٌnoun

1.
exhaustion, depletionboth
The state of being depleted or exhausted.

نَفَدًاnoun

1.
exhaustion, depletionclassical
The state of being depleted or exhausted.

أَنْفَدَverb

1.
to exhaust, depleteboth
To cause something to run out or be depleted; to make something perish.
2.
to penetrate, pass throughclassical
To penetrate or pass through something.

اسْتَنْفَدَverb

1.
to exhaust, use upmodern
To use up completely or exhaust something.

انْتَفَدَverb

1.
to deplete, exhaustclassical
To cause something to be depleted or exhausted.
2.
to take away, removeclassical
To take away or remove something.
3.
to milkclassical
To milk a cow or other animal.
4.
to withdraw, move awayclassical
To withdraw or move away from.

انْتَفَدَ (الزاد)verb

1.
provisions ran outclassical
The provisions of a group ran out.

انْتَفَدَ (المال)verb

1.
money ran outclassical
One's money ran out.

انْتَفَدَ (الركية)verb

1.
well ran dryclassical
The water in a well ran out.

نَافَدَverb

1.
to dispute, argueclassical
To dispute with an opponent, arguing until one's case is exhausted.
2.
to contend withclassical
To contend with an opponent.

مُنَافَدَةٌnoun

1.
disputation, contentionclassical
The act of disputing or contending with an opponent.

مُنَافِدٌnoun

1.
one who disputesclassical
One who disputes or argues intensely with an opponent.

انْتَفَدَ (من عدوه)verb

1.
to overtake, surpassclassical
To overtake or surpass an enemy.

مُنْتَفَدٌnoun

1.
space, roomclassical
Space or room, providing a way out or avoiding something.
2.
abundance, sufficiencyclassical
Abundance or sufficiency of wealth or resources.
3.
place of refuge, retreatclassical
A place of retreat or withdrawal.
4.
disturbance, turmoilclassical
A state of disturbance or turmoil.

اسْتَنْفَدَ (وسعه)verb

1.
to exert one's utmostclassical
To exert one's utmost effort or capacity.

تَنَافَدُواverb

1.
they disputedclassical
They disputed or argued with each other.
2.
they presented their caseclassical
They presented their arguments to a judge.

نَفَدَ البصرُverb

1.
sight reachedclassical
Sight reached or surpassed something, encompassing it.

أَنْفَدَ القومَverb

1.
to penetrate a groupclassical
To penetrate through a group of people or walk in their midst.

نَفَدَهُم (بلا ألف)verb

1.
to pass them, leave behindclassical
To pass them and leave them behind.

Parallel reading

{ما نفدت كلمات الله}

The words of Allah are not exhausted.

قال الزجاج: معنا ما انقطعت ولا فنيت

Al-Zajjaj said: It means they are not cut off nor are they depleted.

هاذا كلام سينفد وينقطع

This is speech that will run out and be cut off.

فأعلم الله تعالى أن كلامه وحكمته لا تنفد

So Allah the Almighty informed that His speech and wisdom are not depleted.

وأنفده هو: أفناه، كاستنفده

And to exhaust it means to make it perish, like to use it up.

واستنفد القوم ما عندهم، وأنفدوه

And the people used up what they had, and he exhausted it.

وأنفد القوم: فني زادهم

And the people's provisions ran out: their provisions were depleted.

أو نفد مالهم

Or their money ran out.

وأنفدت الركية: ذهب ماؤها

And the well ran dry: its water was gone.

نافه الخصم منافدة: حاكمه وخاصمه

To dispute with an opponent in disputation means to argue with him and contend with him.

فهو منافد يحاج الخصم حتى يقطع حجته وينفدها

He is a disputer who argues with the opponent until he exhausts his argument and depletes it.

ويقال: ليس له رافد ولا منافد

And it is said: He has no supporter nor any contender.

نافدت الخصم منافدة إذا حاججته حتى تقطع حجته

To dispute with an opponent in disputation means to argue with him until you exhaust his argument.

وخصم منافد: يستفرغ جهده في لخصومة

And a disputing opponent: one who expends his utmost effort in the dispute.

وهو إذا ما قيل هل من وافد أو رجل عن حقكم منافد

And he is one who, when it is said, 'Is there any visitor or man who disputes your right?'

يكون للغائب مثل الشاهد ورجل منافد: جيد الاستفراغ لحجج خصمه تى ينفدها فيغلبه

He is like a present witness for the absent, and a man who disputes well: good at exhausting his opponent's arguments until he depletes them and overcomes him.

إن نافدتهم نافدوك

If you dispute with them, they will dispute with you.

نافدت الرجل، أي حاكمته، أي إن قلت لهم قالوا لك

I disputed with the man, meaning I argued with him, meaning if you say something to them, they will say something back to you.

فألجمها فأرسلها عليه وولى وهو منتفد بعيد

So he bridled her and sent her against him, and he turned away, going far away.

وانتفد اللبن إذا حلبه

And to milk the milk means to milk it.

وقعد منتفدا ومعتنزا، أي متنحيا

And he sat aside, meaning withdrawn.

فيها عن العقب منجاة ومنتفد

In it is salvation from the consequences and a place of retreat.

إن في ماله لمنتفدا، أي سعة

Indeed, in his wealth is abundance, meaning sufficiency.

تجد في البلاد منتفدا، أي مراغما ومضطربا

You find in the land a place of contention and disturbance.

استنفد وسعه: استفرغه

He exerted his utmost: he emptied his capacity.

تخاصموا

They disputed with each other.

تنافدوا إلى الحاكم، إذا أنفدوا حجتهم

They presented their case to the judge, when they exhausted their argument.

ونفدني بصره إذا بلغني وجاوزني

And my sight reached me and surpassed me.

وأنفدت القوم، إذا خرقتهم ومشيت في وسطهم

And I penetrated the people, meaning I passed through them and walked in their midst.

فإن جزتهم حتى تخلفهم قلت نفدتهم، بلا ألف

If you pass them until you leave them behind, you say 'nafadtuhum', without 'alif'.

إنكم مجموعون في صعيد واحد ينفدكم البصر

You will be gathered on one plain, and sight will encompass you.

ينفدهم بصر الرحمان حتى يأتي عليهم كلهم

The sight of the Merciful will encompass them until it reaches all of them.

ينفدهم بصر الناظر لاستواء الصعيد

The sight of the observer will encompass them due to the levelness of the plain.

أي يبلغ أولهم وآخرهم حتى يراهم كلهم ويستوعبهم

Meaning it reaches their beginning and their end until it sees them all and encompasses them.

فلان منتفد فلان، أي إذا أنفد ما عنده أمده بنفقة

So-and-so is a provider for so-and-so, meaning when he exhausts what he has, he provides him with expenses.