ن • ف • ز

, (S, A, Msb, K,) aor. نَفِزَ , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. نَفَزَانٌ (S, K) and نَفْزٌ (Msb, TA) and نُفُوزٌ, (TA,) He (an antelope) leaped, jumped, sprang, or bounded; (S, A, K;) as also ↓ نفّز: (A:) or did so in his running: (As, TA:) or did so and alighted with his legs spread: when he alights with his legs together, the action is termed قَفْزٌ: (TA:) or did so after putting his legs together: (AZ, TA:) or leaped upwards with all his legs at once and put them down without separating them: (Msb:) or raised his legs together and put them down together: or ran at the utmost vehement rate of the running termed إِحْضَار. (TA.)

They (children) contended together in leaping, jumping, springing, or bounding, in play. (A, K.)

, sing. of نَوَافِزُ, (TA,) which signifies The legs of a beast of carriage: (K, TA:) but the word commonly known is نَوَاقِزُ, with ق. (TA.)

An antelope's running by reason of fright. (AA, TA.)

(S) and ↓ يَنْفُوزٌ (K) An antelope that leaps, jumps, springs, or bounds, (S, K,) [in one or other of the manners described above,] much, or vehemently. (TA.)

: see نفوز.