ن ع ف

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes elevated or sloping terrain, particularly the incline of a mountain or hill. It also extends to concepts of emergence, appearance, and specific parts of objects like a sandal or a saddle.

Derived headwords

النَّعْفnoun

1.
mountain slopeboth
The part of a mountain that slopes down, but is higher than the valley floor; the incline between the rough upper mountain and the valley.
2.
elevated groundclassical
An elevated area of land, sometimes described as being in profile or having ups and downs.
3.
mountain side/peakclassical
A side or peak of a mountain.
4.
sand dune inclineclassical
The foremost or thinnest part of a sand dune.

نُعَافnoun

1.
plural of نعفclassical
Plural of 'al-na'f', referring to slopes or elevated terrain.

عرفت بأجدث فنعاف عرق — I recognized it by Ajdath and the slopes of 'Irq

أَنْعَفَverb

1.
to sit onclassical
To sit upon something, specifically referring to sitting on a slope or elevated ground.

نُعَافٌ نُعْفother

1.
emphasisclassical
An emphatic repetition, similar to reinforcing words like 'qifaf qifaf'.

وكان رقراق السراب فولفا للبيد واعروري النعاف النعفا — And the shimmering mirage was like the sand dunes, and the slopes were emphasized.

النُّعْفَةnoun

1.
sandal strapclassical
The part of a sandal that strikes the back of the foot from the outer side.
2.
saddle strapclassical
A leather strap attached to the rear of a saddle, or a remnant of the saddle's covering whose edges flap.
3.
rooster's combclassical
The fleshy crest on a rooster's head.

نَاعِفَةadjective

1.
hanging/looseclassical
Describing an ear that is hanging or loose.
2.
compliantclassical
Describing something that is easily led or compliant, like the summit of a mountain.

نَعُوفadjective

1.
hanging/looseclassical
Describing an ear that is hanging or loose.

مُنْتَعِفadjective

1.
slack/relaxedclassical
Describing something as relaxed or slack.
2.
transition zoneclassical
The area between high ground and flat land.

وعيس كقلقال القداح زجرتها بمنتعف بين الأجارد والسهل — And I urged on my camels, like rattling dice, on the incline between the high ground and the plain.

مَنَاعِفnoun

1.
mountain peaksclassical
The prominent or elevated parts of a mountain; its summits.

نُعَيْفadjective

1.
weakclassical
A term used to describe someone as weak, possibly as an emphatic follow-up.

مُنَاعَفَةnoun

1.
competition/rivalryclassical
Rivalry between two people on a path, where each tries to overtake the other.

نَاعَفَverb

1.
to oppose/crossclassical
To oppose or cross a path.

انْتَعَافَverb

1.
to appear/emergeclassical
For a person to become clear and visible; to emerge.
2.
to ascendclassical
To ascend a slope or elevated ground.
3.
to abandonclassical
To leave something and turn to something else.

نُعَاف عِرْقname

1.
place nameclassical
A location on the Hajj route, interpreted as a place of slopes.

نُعْف سُوَيْقَةname

1.
place nameclassical
Another place name mentioned in poetry.

نُعْف مَيَاسِرname

1.
place nameclassical
A location between Al-Dudawa' and Medina, considered a boundary.

نُعْف وِدَاعname

1.
place nameclassical
A location near Nu'man.

Parallel reading

ما انحدر من حزونة الجبل وارتفع عن منحدر الوادي فما بينهما نعف

What descends from the roughness of the mountain and rises above the slope of the valley, the space between them is a na'f.

وسرو وخيف، وليس النعف بالغليظ

And sarw and khayf, and the na'f is not coarse.

النعف من الأرض: المكان المرتفع في اعتراض

The na'f of the land: an elevated place in profile.

وقيل: هو ما انحدر عن السفح، وغلظ، وكان فيه صعود وهبوط

And it was said: it is what descends from the hillside, is coarse, and has ups and downs.

وقيل: هو ناحية من الجبل، أو من رأسه

And it was said: it is a side of the mountain, or its peak.

وقيل: ما انحدرعن غلظ الجبل، وارتفع عن مجرى السيل

And it was said: what descends from the coarseness of the mountain and rises above the torrent's course.

النعف من الرملة: مقدمها، وما استرق منها

The na'f of a sand dune: its front, and what is thin of it.

إلى ابن العامري إلى بلال ... قطعت بنعف معلقة العدالا

To Ibn al-'Amiri, to Bilal... I traversed with a thin part of its sand the hanging 'adala.

عرفت بأجدث فنعاف عرق ... علامات كتحبير النماط

I recognized it by Ajdath and the slopes of 'Irq... signs like the embellishment of mats.

أنعف: جلس عليها عن ابن الأعرابي

'An'afa: he sat upon it, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

نعاف نعف، كركع: تأكيد

'Nu'af nu'f', like 'rukk'an': emphasis.

النعفة: سير النعل الضارب ظهر القدم من قبل وحشيها

Al-Nu'fah: the strap of the sandal striking the back of the foot from its outer side.

النعفة: العقدة الفاسدة في اللحم

Al-Nu'fah: the corrupted knot in the flesh.

النعفة: الجلدة التي تعلق بآخرة الرحل حكاه أبو عبيد

Al-Nu'fah: the leather strip that is attached to the rear of the saddle, as narrated by Abu Ubaid.

ثم عقد هدبة القطيفة بنعفة الرحل، وهو محرم

Then he tied the fringe of the cloak to the saddle strap, while he was in the state of Ihram.

فضلة من غشاء الرحل تسير أطرافها سيورا، فهي تخفق على آخرة الرحل

A remnant of the saddle's covering whose edges trail like straps, so they flap on the rear of the saddle.

ما ذببت ناقة براكبها ... يوما فضول الأنساع والنعفه

I did not ward off a she-camel with its rider... for days, due to the excess of saddle girths and their straps.

النعفة: رعثة الديك

Al-Nu'fah: the rooster's comb.

وأذن ناعفة، ونعوف

And a hanging ear, and na'uf (hanging).

منتعفة: مسترخية

Munta'ifah: relaxed.

أخذ ناعفة القنة وراعفتها، وطارفتها، وقائدتها كل ذلك: منقادها

He took the compliant summit of the peak, and its incline, and its approach, and its leader; all of that: its tractable part.

مناعف الجبل ما عرض من أعاليه، وهي شماريخه

The mana'if of the mountain are what is broad of its heights, and they are its peaks.

ضعيف نعيف، إتباع له

Da'if nu'ayf, as an emphatic follow-up.

المناعفة: المعارضة من الرجلين في طريقين، يريد أحدهما سبق الآخر

Al-Muna'afah: rivalry between two men on two paths, where one wants to overtake the other.

ناعفت الطريق: عارضته

Na'afa the road: he opposed it.

الانتعاف: وضوح الشخص وظهوره

Al-Inti'af: the clarity and appearance of a person.

من أين انتعف الراكب أي: من أين ظهر ووضح

From where did the rider appear? Meaning: from where did he become visible and clear.

انتعف فلان: ارتقى نعفا

So-and-so 'inta'afa: he ascended a slope.

انتعف الشيء: تركه إلى غيره

'Inta'afa the thing: he abandoned it for something else.

المنتعف: الحد بين الحزن والسهل

Al-Munta'af: the boundary between the high ground and the plain.

وعيس كقلقال القداح زجرتها بمنتعف بين الأجارد والسهل

And I urged on my camels, like rattling dice, on the incline between the high ground and the plain.

نعاف عرق، بالكسر: موضع في طريق الحاج

Nu'af 'Irq, with kasra: a place on the Hajj route.

نعف سويقة: موضع آخر

Nu'f Suwayqah: another place.

نعف مياسر: ما بين الدوداء وبين المدينة

Nu'f Mayasir: what is between Al-Dudawa' and Medina.

هو حد الخلائق، والخلائق: آبار

It is the boundary of Al-Khala'iq, and Al-Khala'iq are wells.

نعف وداع: قرب نعمان

Nu'f Wida': near Nu'man.