نطف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن ط ف (n-ṭ-f). Compare with Hebrew נֵטֶף (“drop”)

Verb

نَطَفَ • (naṭafa) I, non-past يَنْطِفُ‎ (yanṭifu)

1. to flow
2. to drip
3. to leak
4. to spill

Verb

نَطَّفَ • (naṭṭafa) II, non-past يُنَطِّفُ‎ (yunaṭṭifu) (causative)

1. to accuse of ill deeds

See also

• نَطَف (naṭaf, “corruption, evil, macule”)
• نُطْفَة (nuṭfa, “sperm”)
• نَطُوف (naṭūf, “rainy”)

References

• Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes by Reinhart Dozy (d. 1883 CE) تكملة المعاجم العربية لرينهارت دوزي
• Al-Mufradaat fi Ghareeb al-Qur'aan by al-Raaghib al-Asfahaani (d. c. 1109 CE) المفردات في غريب القرآن للراغب الأصفهاني

Etymology 2

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of طَفَا (ṭafā)