نُفَسَآءُ

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نُفَسَآءُ and نَفَسَآءُ and نَفْسَآءُ A woman in the state following childbirth: or bringing forth: and pregnant: and menstruating: and نَافِسٌ signifies the same; and so : [see نُفِسَتْ:] dual نُفَسَاوَانِ; the fem. ء being changed into و as in عُشَرَاوَانِ: pl. نِفَاسٌ, like as عِشَارٌ is pl. of عُشَرَآءُ, the only other instance of the kind, and نُفَاسٌ, which is also the only instance of the kind except عُشَارٌ, and نُفَّاسٌ, and نُفَّسٌ and نُفَسٌ and نُفُسٌ and نُفْسٌ and نُفَسَاوَاتٌ and [accord. to analogy, of نَافِسٌ,] نَوَافِسُ.

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