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نء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

R. Q. 1 نَأْنَأَهُ ذ He fed him, or nourished him, well. (K.) -A2- He restrained him, or turned him back, (El-Umawee, S, K,) from a thing that he desired to do. (El-Umawee, S.) -A3- نَأْنَأَ فِى الرَّأْىِ, inf. n. نَأْنَأَةٌ and مُنَأْنَأَةٌ; [the latter an unusual form of inf. n.;] and ↓ تَنَأْنَأَ; He was weak, (M, K,) or confused; (S;) and not firm or sound, (S, M, K,) in his judgment, or opinion. (S, M, K.) ― -b2- نَأْنَأَ فِى الأَمْرِ He was weak in the affair. (S.) ― -b3- نَأْنَأَ عَنْهُ, and ↓ تَنَأْنَأَ, He was unable to do it. (K.) ― -b4- نَأْنَأَ, inf. n. نَأْنَأَةٌ; (AA;) and ↓ تَنَأْنَأَ; (S;) He was weak, feeble, or remiss. (AA, S, TA.)

Derived headwords

نَأْنَأَهُ
  1. 1.
نَأْنَأَ فِى الرَّأْىِ
نَأْنَأَ فِى الأَمْرِ
نَأْنَأَ عَنْهُ