نِفَاسٌ
Root: نفس
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نِفَاسٌ
2 [And The state of impurity consequent upon childbirth. See 5, in art. عل.]
3 Also,
4 A poet says, (namely, Ows Ibn-Hajar, O, in art. طرق,)
2 [And The state of impurity consequent upon childbirth. See 5, in art. عل.]
3 Also,
4 A poet says, (namely, Ows Ibn-Hajar, O, in art. طرق,)
[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.لَنَا صَرْخَةٌ ثُمَّ إِسْكَاتَةٌ كَمَا طَرَّقَتْ بِنِفَاسٍ بِكِرْ
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