ن ف ل
Root entry · 20 derived lemmasThe root ن ف ل (n-f-l) primarily relates to gain, bounty, and extra or voluntary acts. It encompasses concepts like spoils of war, gifts, voluntary religious observances, and additions beyond what is obligatory or original.
Derived headwords
- 1.Spoils of warboth
Refers to the booty or spoils acquired in warfare, particularly those granted to Muslims as a special favor.
- 2.Gift, bountyboth
A gift or bounty, often implying something given freely and generously.
- 3.Herb, plantclassical
A type of herb or plant, described as having yellow, fragrant flowers and being grazed by birds.
- 4.Three nights of the monthclassical
Specifically, the fourth, fifth, and sixth nights of the lunar month, considered an addition to the initial bright nights.
- 5.Voluntary actboth
An act performed voluntarily, especially in religious contexts, beyond what is obligatory.
- 1.Spoils of war (pl.)both
Plural of نَفَل, referring to spoils of war.
- 1.Spoils of war (pl.)both
Plural of نَفَل, referring to spoils of war.
- 1.A plantclassical
A single plant of the type described as نَفَل, known for its fragrance.
- 2.A voluntary actboth
A single voluntary act or gift.
- 1.To give a giftboth
To give someone a gift or bounty, especially a portion of spoils.
- 2.To grant spoilsclassical
For a leader or imam to grant spoils of war to soldiers.
- 3.To make swearclassical
To cause someone to swear an oath.
- 4.To give voluntarilyboth
To give a voluntary act of kindness or charity.
- 1.Giving a giftboth
The act of giving a gift or bounty, or granting a portion of spoils.
- 2.Making someone swearclassical
The act of causing someone to take an oath.
- 3.Granting spoilsclassical
The act of granting spoils to soldiers.
- 1.To give a giftboth
To give someone a gift or bounty.
- 2.To grant spoilsclassical
To grant spoils of war to soldiers.
- 1.Spoils of warboth
Refers to spoils of war, a bounty or gain.
- 2.Gift, bountyboth
A gift or bounty, especially one given freely and generously.
- 3.Voluntary actboth
An act performed voluntarily, especially a religious act beyond what is obligatory, like extra prayers.
- 4.Grandchildclassical
The child of one's child, considered an addition or bounty beyond the original offspring.
- 1.Voluntary actboth
A voluntary religious act, such as extra prayers.
- 1.Seaclassical
A name for the sea.
- 2.Gift, bountyclassical
A gift or bounty, likened to the vastness of the sea.
- 3.Young of predatorsclassical
A young animal from the cat family or a jackal.
- 4.Generous manclassical
A man who is very generous and giving.
- 5.Young, handsome manclassical
A young and handsome man.
- 6.Hardshipclassical
Difficulty or hardship.
- 1.Male given nameboth
A male given name, borne by several companions and scholars.
- 1.Head ornamentclassical
A type of head ornament worn by Arab women, made of wool.
- 2.Salted foodclassical
A preparation of salted food.
- 1.To seekclassical
To seek or request.
- 2.To disown, denyclassical
To disown, deny responsibility for, or distance oneself from something or someone.
- 3.
- 4.To make an excuseclassical
To offer an excuse or apology.
- 1.To pray voluntary prayersboth
To perform voluntary acts of worship, such as extra prayers.
- 2.To take more than one's shareclassical
To take more than one's allotted share from spoils or gains.
- 1.Nameclassical
A name, possibly derived from the plant نَفَل.
- 1.Coldclassical
Coldness or a cold condition.
- 1.Exile, banishmentclassical
The act of banishing or expelling.
- 1.Exiling, banishingclassical
One who banishes or expels.
- 1.Head ornamentclassical
A type of head ornament worn by Arab women.
- 2.Hair combing styleclassical
A particular style of combing or arranging hair.
- 1.Motivated by spoilsclassical
Referring to soldiers whose primary motivation for fighting is the acquisition of spoils.