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نِفَاسٌ

Root: نفس

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نِفَاسٌ Childbirth from نَفْسٌ signifying “ blood. ” See نُفِسَتْ.
2 [And The state of impurity consequent upon childbirth. See 5, in art. عل.]
3 Also, The blood that comes forth immediately after the child: an Verbal.Noun used as a subst.
4 A poet says, (namely, Ows Ibn-Hajar, O, in art. طرق,) لَنَا صَرْخَةٌ ثُمَّ إِسْكَاتَةٌ كَمَا طَرَّقَتْ بِنِفَاسٍ بِكِرْ [We utter a cry; then keep a short silence; like as when one that has never yet brought forth experiences resistance and difficulty in giving birth to a child, or young one]; meaning, بِوَلَدٍ.
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