naffāʿ
useful
نَفّاع
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وقال مرة أخرى في خطبة له: «هذا فرق ما بين السارّ والضارّ، والدفاع والنفاع» .
Eloquence and Exposition, page 128 →From the same root
- نَفَعَbe useful, be advantageous
- نَفَّعَutilize
- نَفْعbenefit, advantage, use
- نَفْعِيّutilitarian, profit-oriented
- نَفُوعuseful
- نافِعuseful, beneficial, productive
- اِنْتَفَعَprofit from, utilize
- نَفْعِيَّةusefulness, utilitarianism
- مَنْفَعَةbenefit, advantage
- نافِعَةpublic works
- مُنْتَفِعbeneficiary
- اِسْتَنْفَعَutilize
- اِنْتِفاعuse, exploitation, benefit
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries-
نَفَعَهُ Form I It profited him; availed him
It profited him; availed him; was of use or benefit, or was useful or beneficial, to him. ― -b2- نَفَعَهُ مِنْهُ: see an ex. voce جَدٌّ. ― -b3- يَنْفَعُ لِكَذَا, and مِنْ كَذَا, It (a medicine) is good, beneficial, or profitable, as a remedy, for, or against, such a thing, meaning such a disease or the like. -
نَفَّعَهُ Form II He caused
, inf. n. تَنْفِيعٌ, He caused نَفْع to come to him. (TA.) -
اِنْتَفَعَ بِهِ Form VIII He benefited or profited by it; made use of it; had the use of it; enjoyed it
He benefited or profited by it; made use of it; had the use of it; enjoyed it; like تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ. See 10. -
اِسْتَنْفَعَهُ Form X He sought, or demanded, his profiting him, or being useful to him
He sought, or demanded, his profiting him, or being useful to him. (IAar, TA.) ― -b2- And اِسْتَنَفَعَ sometimes occurs in the sense of ↓ اِنْتَفَعَ. (TA.) -
نَفْعٌ contr. of ضَرٌّ
contr. of ضَرٌّ: (TA:) or a thing whereof one makes use for the attainment of good: (B:) or good: or a means of attaining one's desire. (Msb.) -
مَنْفَعَةٌ A cause, or means, of advantage, profit, utility; or benefit
[A cause, or means, of advantage, profit, utility; or benefit: and simply, advantage; profit, or profitableness; utility, use, usefulness; or benefit:] contr. of مَضَرَّةٌ. (S, art. ضر.)
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