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ن ف ش

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root ن ف ش (n-f-sh) primarily relates to the concept of spreading, scattering, or becoming dispersed. This can apply to physical objects like wool or goods, or to abstract concepts like prosperity or boasting. It also extends to the behavior of animals, such as grazing at night or fluffing up their fur.

Derived headwords

النَّفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading, scatteringboth

    The act of spreading something out with one's fingers until it becomes dispersed, like fluffing up wool.

  2. 2.
    dispersal of light itemsboth

    The scattering of things that are easily separated, such as cotton or wool.

  3. 3.
    night grazingclassical

    The act of letting sheep or camels graze at night without the shepherd's knowledge.

  4. 4.
    fluffed woolboth

    Wool that has been stretched and spread out.

  5. 5.
    goods, scattered itemsclassical

    Scattered belongings or items within a container or bag; anything that appears loose and hollow.

  6. 6.
    prosperityclassical

    Abundance and flourishing, particularly of land or resources.

  7. 7.
    boasting, pretenseclassical

    Showing off or making false claims; pretense.

  8. 8.
    excessive talkclassical

    A large amount of speech and claims, often exaggerated.

نفشverb
  1. 1.
    to spread, scatterboth

    To spread something out with one's fingers until it becomes dispersed.

  2. 2.
    to graze at nightclassical

    To let livestock graze at night without supervision.

  3. 3.
    to become dispersedboth

    To become spread out or scattered.

  4. 4.
    to become prosperousclassical

    To become abundant or flourishing.

  5. 5.
    to approach and eatclassical

    To eagerly approach and consume something.

تَنَفَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    to fluff upboth

    To become fluffed up, especially referring to fur or feathers.

  2. 2.
    to spread outboth

    To spread out, often referring to nostrils.

  3. 3.
    to bristleboth

    To bristle up, like a cat or a hyena with bristling fur.

انْتَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to fluff upboth

    To become fluffed up, especially referring to fur or feathers.

  2. 2.
    to spread outboth

    To spread out, often referring to nostrils.

  3. 3.
    to bristleboth

    To bristle up, like a cat or a hyena with bristling fur.

مُنْتَفِشadjective
  1. 1.
    fluffed upboth

    Having fur or feathers that are fluffed up.

  2. 2.
    loose, hollowclassical

    Describing something that is loose and hollow-centered.

مُتَنَفِّشadjective
  1. 1.
    fluffed upboth

    Having fur or feathers that are fluffed up.

  2. 2.
    loose, hollowclassical

    Describing something that is loose and hollow-centered.

  3. 3.
    wide-nostriledclassical

    Having wide nostrils.

مُنَفَّشadjective
  1. 1.
    fluffed upboth

    Having fur or feathers that are fluffed up.

التَّنْفِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffing upboth

    An intensified act of spreading or fluffing something out.

نَفَّاشadjective
  1. 1.
    arrogantclassical

    One who is arrogant or conceited.

نَفَّاشnoun
  1. 1.
    type of lemonclassical

    A variety of lemon that is the largest of its kind.

نَفَشnoun
  1. 1.
    type of lemonclassical

    A variety of lemon that is the largest of its kind.

نُفُوشnoun
  1. 1.
    eagerness to eatclassical

    The act of eagerly approaching and consuming something.

نَفَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffed woolclassical

    Wool that has been spread out.

نَوَافِشnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffed woolclassical

    Wool that has been spread out.

نَفِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered goodsclassical

    Scattered belongings or items within a container or bag.

إِبِلٌ نَفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    camels grazing at nightclassical

    Camels that graze at night without a shepherd.

أُمَّةٌ مُنْتَفِشَةُ الشَّعَرadjective
  1. 1.
    disheveled hairclassical

    A woman with messy or unkempt hair.

أَرْنَبَةٌ مُنْتَفِشَةadjective
  1. 1.
    short, broad nose tipclassical

    The tip of the nose being short and broad, spreading out on the face.

مُتَنَفِّشُ المَنْخِرَيْنadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-nostriledclassical

    Having wide nostrils.

نَفَشَ الرَّطْبَةverb
  1. 1.
    to separate datesclassical

    To separate dates that have clumped together.

نَفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffed woolclassical

    Wool that has been spread out.

Parallel reading

تشعيث الشيء بأصابعك حتى ينتشر
Spreading something out with your fingers until it becomes dispersed.
تفريق ما لا يعسر تفريقه، كالقطن والصوف
The scattering of things that are not difficult to separate, like cotton and wool.
وضع مادة النفش للنشر والانتشار
The root 'n-f-sh' is established for spreading and dispersal.
مدك الصوف حتى ينتفش بعضه عن بعض
Stretching wool until parts of it spread out from each other.
أن ترعى الغنم أو الإبل ليلا بلا علم راع
To let sheep or camels graze at night without the shepherd's knowledge.
ولا يكون النفش إلا بالليل، والهمل يكون ليلا ونهارا
Night grazing (al-nafsh) only occurs at night, while unsupervised grazing (al-haml) can be day or night.
أرسلها ليلا ترعى ونام عنها
He sent them out to graze at night and slept while they were out.
تركتها ترعى بلا راع
I left them to graze without a shepherd.
تفرقت فرعت بالليل من غير علم
They dispersed and grazed at night without knowledge.
إذ نفشت فيه غنم القوم
When the people's sheep grazed upon it.
وهي إبل نفش، محركة، ونفش، كسكر، ونفاش، كرمان، ونوافش
And they are camels of nafsh (moving), and nafsh (moving), and nafash (moving), and nawafish (moving).
الحبة في الجنة مثل كرش البعير يبيت نافشا
A grain in Paradise would be like the stomach of a camel that spends the night grazing.
نفشنا نقوشا، أي أخصبنا
We became prosperous, meaning we became abundant.
نفش على الشيء، ينفش من حد نصر
He eagerly approached something and ate it, he approaches and eats from the pattern of nasara.
المتاع المتفرق في الوعاء والغرارة
The scattered belongings in the container and the bag.
كل شئ تراه منتبر رخو الجوف، فهو منتفش ومتنفش
Everything you see that is puffed up and hollow inside is muntafish and mutanaffish.
أمة منتفشة الشعر، أي شعثاء
A woman with disheveled hair, meaning messy.
أرنبة منتفشة، أي قصيرة المارن، أي منبسطة على الوجه كأنف الزنجي
A fluffed-up nose tip, meaning short of the bridge, meaning spread out on the face like the nose of a Negro.
وإن أتاك متنفش المنخرين أي واسع منخري الأنف
And if he comes to you with wide nostrils, meaning wide nasal openings.
تنفشت الهرة وانتفشت: ازبأرت
The cat bristled and puffed up: it became aggressive.
تنفش الطائر وانتفش، إذا رأيته قد نفض ريشه، كأنه يخاف أو يرعد
The bird puffed up and bristled, when you see it has shaken its feathers, as if it is afraid or trembling.
وكذا تنفش الضبعان، إذا رأيته متنفش الشعر
And likewise the hyenas puff up, when you see it with bristling fur.
إن لم يكن شحم فنفش
If there is no fat, then it is pretense.
نفش الرطبة نفشا: فرق ما اجتمع فيها
He separated the dates, scattering what had gathered in them.