نكف1 نَكِفَ مِنَالشَّىْءِ, aor. نَكَفَ; inf. n. نَكَفٌ; and نَكَفَ, aor. نَكُفَ; and ↓ استنكف; He abstained from, or refused to do, the thing, from disdain and pride. (Msb.) 5 تَنَكَّفَ بِمَوْضِعِ كَذَا [He waited, &c.,] i. q.  تَلَيَّثَ. (TA in art. صقر, from the “ Nawádir. ”) 10 اِسْتَنْكَفَ مِنْهُ (KL, * MA) He disdained, or scorned, it; was ashamed of it. (KL, MA.) See 1.نَكَفَةٌ: see غُنْدُبَةٌ, and لُغْدٌ.