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نُفْسَةٌ

Root: نفس

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نُفْسَةٌ , with damm, [in a copy of the S, نَفْسَةٌ,] Delay; syn. مَهْلَةٌ; and ample space, syn. مُتَّسَعٌ. Ex. لَكَ فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ نُفْسَةٌ [Thou shalt have, in this affair, a delay, and ample space]. See also نَفَسٌ.
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