ن ك ف
Verbs
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries-
نَكِفَ مِنَالشَّىْءِ Form I He abstained from, or refused to do, the thing, from disdain and pride
, aor. ; inf. n. نَكَفٌ; and نَكَفَ, aor. ; and ↓ استنكف; He abstained from, or refused to do, the thing, from disdain and pride. (Msb.) -
تَنَكَّفَ بِمَوْضِعِ كَذَا Form V He waited
[He waited, &c.,] i. q. تَلَيَّثَ. (TA in art. صقر, from the “ Nawádir. ”) -
اِسْتَنْكَفَ مِنْهُ Form X He disdained, or scorned, it; was ashamed of it
(KL, * MA) He disdained, or scorned, it; was ashamed of it. (KL, MA.) See 1. -
نَكَفَةٌ Open entry
: see غُنْدُبَةٌ, and لُغْدٌ.
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