נָפָה II, fan; winnow; sieve. Men. VI, 7; X, 4, v. נפי. Y. Keth. VII, 31ᵇ bot., v. נָדַר. Ḥull. 45ᵃ ניקבה כנ׳ if the windpipe has perforations like a sieve. Sot. 48ᵇ; Y. ib. IX, 24ᵇ bot., v. נוֹפֶת. Tanḥ. Ekeb 1; Yalk. Ps. 676, v. נוֹפֶת; a. fr.—Ab. V, 15 נ׳ a scholar who retains the best teachings.—Pl. נָפוֹת. Men. 76ᵇ