Arabic edit

Root
ن ف ر (n-f-r)

Etymology 1 edit

Instance noun from the verb نَفَرَ (nafara).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نَفْرَة (nafraf

  1. instance noun of نَفَرَ (nafara)
  2. detestation, aversion, dislike, abhorrence
  3. a group of people less than ten in number
  4. someone's relatives and friends who would stand with him against adversaries
  5. being in a hurry
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Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نُفْرَة (nufraf (plural نُفُرَات (nufurāt) or نُفْرَات (nufrāt))

  1. a talisman, an object that some people hang to ward off the evil eye
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