نيلوفر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the water lily (Nymphaea lotus), detailing its various names, botanical characteristics, medicinal properties, and perceived effects on health and temperament. It highlights its use in traditional medicine for ailments of the lungs, chest, and skin, as well as its cooling and calming properties.

Derived headwords

النيلوفرnoun

1.
Water lilyboth
A type of aquatic plant, specifically the water lily, known for its flowers that grow in stagnant water.

النِّينوفرnoun

1.
Water lily (variant)classical
A variant name for the water lily, formed by changing the 'l' to an 'n'.

النوفرnoun

1.
Water lily (colloquial)classical
A colloquial term for the water lily, similar in form to 'jawhar' (essence).

البشنينnoun

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Water lily (Egyptian name)classical
The name used by the people of Egypt for the water lily.

ملينadjective

1.
Laxativeboth
Having the property of softening hardened stools and promoting bowel movement.

مفرحadjective

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Joy-inducingboth
Having the quality of bringing happiness or cheerfulness.

Parallel reading

وهو بفتح النون واللام والفاء، ويقال: النينوفر، بقلب اللام نونا، وهو ضرب من الرياحين ينبت في المياه الراكدة

It is pronounced with fath on the noon, lam, and fa. It is also called 'al-ninoufar', with the lam changed to a noon, and it is a type of fragrant plant that grows in stagnant water.

وهو المسمى عند أهل مصر بالبشنين، ويقوله العوام النوفر، كجوهر، بارد في الثالثة، رطب في الثانية

It is what the people of Egypt call 'al-bashneen', and the common people call it 'al-noufar', like 'jawhar' (essence), cold in the third degree, moist in the second.

ملين للصلابات وصالح للسعال وأوجاع الجنب والرئة والصدر

It is a laxative for hardened stools and beneficial for cough, pains of the side, lungs, and chest.

وإذا عجن أصله بالماء وطلي به البهق مرات أزاله، عن تجربة

And if its root is kneaded with water and applied to vitiligo multiple times, it removes it, based on experience.

وإذا عجن بالزفت أزال داء الثعلب

And if it is kneaded with pitch, it removes alopecia ('fox disease').

ويتخذ منه شراب فائق، وله خواص ذكرها الحكيم داوود في التذكرة.

A superior syrup is made from it, and it has properties mentioned by the wise Hakim Dawood in his 'Memorandum'.

نيلوفر أقسام كثيرة الوجود، منه بالشام، وهو المستعمل في الطيب

Water lilies exist in many varieties; among them is one from Syria, which is used in perfumes.

ومنه نوع في مصر أزرق، ومزاجه بارد رطب في الثانية وشمه نافع من الأمراض الحارة والكرب، وماؤه كذلك

And there is a blue variety in Egypt, whose temperament is cold and moist in the second degree, and smelling it is beneficial for hot diseases and distress, and its water is likewise.

وشرابه ينفع من السعال والخشونة ووجع الجنب والصدر، ويلين البطن

And its syrup is beneficial for cough, hoarseness, pain of the side and chest, and it softens the abdomen.

وقد ذكر صاحب الإرشاد وصاحب الموجز أن شرابه دون الأشربة الحلوة لا يستحيل إلى الصفراء، وهذا عجيب

The author of 'Al-Irshad' and the author of 'Al-Mujaz' mentioned that its syrup, unlike sweet drinks, does not turn into bile, and this is remarkable.

ودهنه أبرد وأرطب من دهن البنفسج، وليس في الأزهار أبرد وأرطب منه.

And its oil is colder and moister than violet oil, and no flower is colder and moister than it.

وذكر الرازي أن شمه مما يضعف النكاح.

And Al-Razi mentioned that smelling it weakens sexual desire.

وشربه مما يقطعه، وهو مع هذا مفرح للقلب نافع للخفقان.

And drinking it stops it (sexual desire); and with this, it is joy-inducing for the heart and beneficial for palpitations.