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ن ءف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of eating, particularly consuming the best or a portion of something. It extends to drinking and becoming satiated. It can also denote dislike or aversion, and in a less common usage, signifies abundance or being well-off.

Derived headwords

نَئِفَverb
  1. 1.
    to eatboth

    To consume food, especially a choice part or the beginning of it.

  2. 2.
    to drinkboth

    To consume a drink, leading to satiation.

  3. 3.
    to dislikeclassical

    To feel aversion or dislike towards someone or something.

  4. 4.
    to be abundantclassical

    To be plentiful or abundant.

نَأْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingboth

    The act of eating, particularly consuming the best or a portion of something.

  2. 2.
    drinkingboth

    The act of drinking, leading to satiation.

نَأْفاًnoun
  1. 1.
    satiationboth

    The state of being satiated or fully satisfied, especially from drinking.

مِنْأَفadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantclassical

    Describing someone or something that is plentiful or well-off.

Parallel reading

نئف من الطعام، كسمع
He ate from the food, as in 'sami'a'.
نأفا: أكل منه
He ate from it.
ويصلح في الشرب أيضا
And it is also applicable to drinking.
نئف الشيء نأفا ونأفا: أكله
The thing was eaten, with the masdar 'nafan' and 'nafan'.
وقيل: هو أكل خيار الشيء وأوله
And it was said: It is eating the best part and the beginning of the thing.
ونئفت الراعية المرعى: أكلته
And the shepherdess ate the pasture: she consumed it.
ونئف في الشرب: أي ارتوى
And he drank deeply of the beverage: meaning he became satiated.
نئف من الشراب نأفا، ونأفا: روى
He drank from the beverage, with the masdar 'nafan' and 'nafan': he was satiated.
نئف فلانا: إذا كرهه كأنفه
He disliked so-and-so: meaning he hated him, like his nose.
نأف كمنع: أي جد
He was abundant, as in 'mana'a': meaning he was plentiful.
وهو منأف، كمنبر
And he is abundant, like 'minbar'.