ناف nāf
P ناف nāf [Pehl. nāfak; Zend nabi; S. नाभि], s.f. The navel;—nave; middle, or centre (of anything):—nāf ṭalnā, or nāf jānā, or nāf ḍignā or ḍig-jānā (-kī), The muscles of the navel to be displaced or ruptured (through fifting a heavy weight, or other cause):—nāf-ě-shahr, s.f. Centre of a city:—nāf-kā, adj. (f. -kī), Of or pertaining to the navel, umbilical.
نفع nafʻ, vulg. nafʻa, nafā inf. n. of نفع 'to be useful, or profitable,' c.
A نفع nafʻ, vulg. nafʻa, nafā (inf. n. of نفع 'to be useful, or profitable,' &c.), s.m. Gain, profit, advantage, emolument, proceeds, interest:—nafʻ uṭhānā (-se), or nafʻ karnā, To reap (or to make) profit or advantage (from, or by), to profit, to benefit:—nafʻ-rasān, adj. Conferring benefits, beneficent;—yielding profit or advantage, profitable, advantageous;—nafʻa-o-nuqṣān, Profit and loss.
