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ن ف ل

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Occurrences
4
Distinct forms
3

Meaning

Morphology · Lane's Lexicon · CC BY-SA 3.0

From Edward William Lane, An Arabic-English Lexicon (1863–1893), under the root نفل. Digitised by the Perseus Project (Tufts); Arabic decoded from Perseus's transliteration.

نَفَّلَهُ , inf. n. تَنْفِيلٌ , He gave him spoil, (S, Msb, * K,) and a free and disinterested gift. (Msb, K.) And it is doubly trans.: see 2 in art. غنم .

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نَفَلٌ Trifolium melilatus indica of Linn.: and medicago intertexta of Linn. (Delile, nos. 706, 730.) ― -b2- نَفَلٌ : see غَنِيَمَةٌ .

نُفَلٌ : see تُسَعٌ .

نَافِلَةٌ : the pl. نَوَافِلُ , is explained in the TA, art. حرز , by زَوَايءِدُ [Accessions, or additions]. ― -b2- What accedes to, or exceeds, the original. (T.) A voluntary gift, by way of alms, or as a good work: (T:) a gift: (K:) or a gift عَنْ يَدٍ : (M:) a deed beyond what is incumbent, or obligatory. (M, K.) ― -b3- نَافِلَةٌ Supererogatory prayer. (S, Msb.) See تَطَوَّعَ .

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Occurrences · 3 verses

Quranic text · Tanzil Uthmani 1.1

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