نافس
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
نافس doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 2 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
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نافس Form 3
3 نافس فِى الشَّىْءِ ذ , (S, K. *) inf. n. مُنَافَسَةٌ and نِفَاسٌ, (S,) He desired the thing, [or aspired to it.] with generous emulation; (S, K;) as also : (K:) and نافس صَاحِبَهُ فِيهِ [he vied with his companion in d…
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نَافِسٌ
نَافِسٌ ذ : see نَفِيسٌ, in three places. -A2- See also نُفَسَآءُ. -A3- (tropical:) Smiting with an evil, or envious, eye. (S, M, K.) -A4- The fifth of the arrows used in the game called المَيْسِر; (S, M, K;) which has …
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