naḥāfa
emaciation, leanness
نَحافَة
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Noun · pattern فَعالَةRoot
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وقال بعضهم: رأيت امرأة مستقبلة البيت في غاية الضعف والنحافة رافعة يديها تدعو، فقلت لها: هل من حاجة؟
The Exquisite in Every Art, page 401 →From the same root
- نَحُفَbe thin, lose weight
- نَحَّفَemaciate, weaken
- أَنْحَفَemaciate, weaken
- نَحِيفweak, emaciated
- مَنْحَفdieting clinic, weight-reducing resort
- تَنْحِيفweakening, emaciation
- مَنْحُوفslender, debilitated, emaciated
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry-
نَحِيفٌ Slender, slim, thin, spare, lean, or light of flesh
Slender, slim, thin, spare, lean, or light of flesh.
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