naḥīf
weak, emaciated
نَحِيف
Word
Noun · pattern فَعِيلRoot
ن ح فIn the library
وكان نحيف الجسم طوالاً خفيف العارضين.
The Travels, page 270 →From the same root
- نَحُفَbe thin, lose weight
- نَحَّفَemaciate, weaken
- أَنْحَفَemaciate, weaken
- مَنْحَفdieting clinic, weight-reducing resort
- نَحافَةemaciation, leanness
- 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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