نصف

Form 4 · Form 8 · 9 entries · Qur'ānic frequency 7

Form 4أَنَصَفَهُ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he did justice to him, he acted fairly with himgenerated

4.1

He did justice to him; he acted fairly with him; he gave him, or obtained for him, his right, or due, from another, construed with مِنْ.

See أَعْذَرَ.

4.1.1the giving of what is right, or due; the granting of justice—إِنْصاَفٌ

4.1.2[He exacted justice for him from his wronger]—أَنْصَفَهُ مِنْ ظَالِمِهِ

Mentioned under ظَلَّمَ.

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He did justice to him: (MA:) he acted equitably with him: (Msb:) he gave him, or obtained for him, his right, or due, from ( مِنْ ) another: see أَعْذَرَ . إِنْصاَفٌ The giving what is right, or due: (M:) or the granting, or rendering, justice. (KL, PS.) أَنْصَفَهُ مِنْ ظَالِمِهِ [He exacted justice for him from his wronger]. (T voce ظَلَّمَ .)

Form 8اِنْتَصَفَ مِنْهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he obtained his full right from him; it became halvedgenerated

8.1

He exacted, or obtained, his right, or due, from him in full, so that each of them was on a par with the other, that is, with fairness.

8.1.1it became halved—اِنْتَصَفَ

Often said of the daytime.

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He exacted, or obtained, his right, or due, from him (M, K) completely, so that each of them became on a par with the other; (K;) [i. e. with equity]. اِنْتَصَفَ It became halved: (Msb:) [often said of the daytime ( النَّهَارُ )].

Derived nouns 7

Nounطُبِخَ عَلَى النِّصْفِ1 sense

Core sense — it (wine) was boiled down to halfgenerated

1it (wine) was boiled until half of it had gone, or evaporated—أُصْلِحَ على النصف

Mentioned under طَابَة.

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, and أُصْلِحَ على النصف , It (wine) was boiled until half of it had gone, or evaporated. (TA, voce طَابَة .)

Nounمَكَانٌ نَصَفٌ بَيْنَ مَكَانَيْنِ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — half-way between two places; a middle-aged woman or mangenerated

[A place half-way, midway, or equally distant, between two places]. Mentioned in the Mughnee under سَوَآءٌ.

1.1a middle-aged woman or man—نَصَفٌ

Or one forty-five years old, or fifty years old.

Diminutive: نُصيف.

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[A place half-way, midway, or equidistant, between two places]. (Mughnee in art. سَوَآءٌ .) نَصَفٌ A middle-aged woman or man: (S, K:) or forty-five years old: or fifty years old. (K.) Dim. نُصيف .

Nounنَصِيفٌ1 sense

Core sense — a woman's mufflergenerated

A woman's muffler. See خِمَارٌ.

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A woman's muffler: see خِمَارٌ .

Nounنُصَيْفٌ1 sense

Core sense — a small muffler worn by a womangenerated

Diminutive of نَصَفٌ. See خَلَيْقٌ, under خَلَقٌ.

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, dim. of نَصَفٌ : see خَلَيْقٌ voce خَلَقٌ .

Nounمُنَصَّفٌ1 sense

Core sense — expressed juice, or wine, boiled down to halfgenerated

Expressed juice, or wine, or beverage, cooked until half of it has gone [by evaporation].

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Expressed juice, (Mgh, Msb,) or wine, or beverage, (K,) cooked until half of it has gone [by evaporation]. (Mgh, Msb, K.)

Nounمَنَاصَفٌ1 sense

Core sense — not wholly ripe, half-ripe, said of the dategenerated

Not wholly ripe, [half-ripe,] applied to the date.

Mentioned under بُسْرٌ.

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Not wholly ripe: [half-ripe:] applied to the date. (TA, voce بُسْرٌ .)

Nounأَنْصاَفُ اللَّبِنِ1 sense

Core sense — half-bricks set beside whole bricks for ornamentgenerated

[Half-bricks, or] cut bricks, one of which is placed in building beside the whole brick, for the sake of ornament.

Mentioned under خرج.

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[Half-bricks, or] cut bricks, whereof the one is placed, in building, beside the whole brick, for the purpose of ornamentation. (Msb in art. خرج .)