nafāʾ
refuse, discarded item
نَفاء
Word
Noun · pattern فَعلءRoot
ن ف ءIn the library
وكان من نفاة القدر، واتبع رأي الفلاسفة في نفي الصفات الوجوددة لظهور مذاهبهم يومئذ.
The Muqaddimah, page 286 →From the same root
- نَفاَdeny, refute, reject
- آنِفاًpreviously, foregoing
- نُفاوَةrefused, discarded item
- مُنافاةcontradiction, inconsistency, incompatibility
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry-
نُفْأَةٌ One of several parts, or portions, of scattered herbage: or one of several adjacent meadows
One of several parts, or portions, of scattered herbage: or one of several adjacent meadows (رِيَاض), separated from, and rising above, the greater part of the pasture. pl. نُفًا (K.)
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