نطف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن ط ف‎ (n-ṭ-f). Compare with Hebrew נֵטֶף‎ (“drop”).

Verb

نَطَفَ • (naṭafa) I, non-past يَنْطِفُ‎‎ (yanṭifu)

  1. to flow
  2. to drip
  3. to leak
  4. to spill

Verb

نَطَّفَ • (naṭṭafa) II, non-past يُنَطِّفُ‎‎ (yunaṭṭifu)

  1. to accuse of ill deeds

See also

  • نَطَف‎ (naṭaf, “corruption, evil, macule”)
  • نُطْفَة‎ (nuṭfa, “sperm”)
  • نَطُوف‎ (naṭūf, “rainy”)

References

Verb

نَطْفُ • (naṭfu)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of طَفَا‎ (ṭafā)
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