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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific anatomical feature, possibly a gland or swelling. The primary term discussed is a type of gland, with variations in pronunciation and usage noted.

Derived headwords

النَّفْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    glandclassical

    A gland, specifically mentioned as a variant pronunciation of 'nakfah'.

النَّكْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    glandclassical

    A gland, considered the standard or primary term, of which 'nafkah' is a variant pronunciation.

Parallel reading

النفكة، محركة أهمله الجوهري، وقال الليث: هي لغة في النكفة وهي الغدة.
Al-nafkah, with vowel movement, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Al-Layth said: it is a pronunciation variant of al-nakfah, and it is the gland.
هي لغة في النكفة
it is a pronunciation variant of al-nakfah
وهي الغدة
and it is the gland