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نفل

2 نَفَّلَهُ ذ , inf. n. تَنْفِيلٌ, He gave him spoil, (S, Msb, * K,) and a free and disinterested gift. (Msb, K.) And it is doubly trans.: see 2 in art. غنم. نَفَلٌ ذ Trifolium melilatus indica of Linn.: and medicago intertexta of Linn. (Delile, nos. 706, 730.) ― -b2- نَفَلٌ: see غَنِيَمَةٌ. نُفَلٌ ذ : see تُسَعٌ. نَافِلَةٌ ذ : the pl. نَوَافِلُ, is explained in the TA, art. حرز, by زَوَائِدُ [Accessions, or additions]. ― -b2- What accedes to, or exceeds, the original. (T.) A voluntary gift, by way of alms, or as a good work: (T:) a gift: (K:) or a gift عَنْ يَدٍ: (M:) a deed beyond what is incumbent, or obligatory. (M, K.) ― -b3- نَافِلَةٌ Supererogatory prayer. (S, Msb.) See تَطَوَّعَ.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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