نَافِذٌ

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نَافِذٌ [An arrow that perforates, transpierces, or pierces through, and goes forth from, or passes through, the animal at which it is shot; accord. to the explanation of the verb in the Msb: or, that penetrates into the inside of the animal at which it is shot, and of which the extremity goes forth from the other side, or protrudes from it, the rest remaining therein; accord. to the explanation of the verb in the M, L, K: or,] of which a part has passed through the animal at which it is shot: when the extremity only has passed through, it is termed صارِدٌ; and when the whole of it has passed through, مَارِقٌ. (A, art. صرد.)
2 طَعْنَةٌ نَافِذَةٌ A wound made by a spear or the like passing through both sides: pl. طَعَنَاتٌ نَوَافِذُ. See also نَفَذٌ.
3 طَرِيقٌ نَافِذٌ A road which is a thoroughfare; [pervious;] not stopped up; along which every one may pass. See also مَنْفَذٌ.
4 نَافِذٌ sing. of نَوَافِذُ, which signifies All the holes, or perforations, by which joy or grief is conveyed to the mind ; as the two ear-holes, and the two nostrils, and the mouth, and the anus: called by the doctors of practical law مَنَافِذُ, which is contr. to analogy: see مَنْفَِذٌ.
5 نَافِذٌ and نَفُوذٌ and نَفَّاذٌ [but the second and third are intensive epithets] A man penetrating, or acting with a penetrative energy, or sharp, energetic, vigorous, and effective, (مَاضٍ,) in all his affairs.
6 رَجُلٌ نَافِذٌ فِى أَمْرِهِ A man penetrating, or acting with a penetrative energy, or sharp, vigorous, and effective, in his affair; and فى الأُمُورِ in affairs.
7 أَمْرُهُ نَافِذٌ His command, or order, is effectual; has effect; is executed, or performed; syn. مَاضٍ and obeyed; as also .
8 دَائِرَةٌ نَافِذَةٌ A feather, or curl of hair in a horse's coat, of the kind which, when it is only on one side, is called هَقْعَةٌ, but which is on both sides.

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