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نجء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

نَجْأَةٌ ذ An affecting with an evil, or a malignant, eye: (Ks:) force, or eagerness, of look: (Ks, IAth, S:) lust, or desire, or a hankering after a thing. (Ks, K.) Ex. رُدُّوا نَجْأَةَ السَّائِلِ بِاللُّقْمَةِ (S) Avert the beggar's evil eye; (Ks;) or the force, or eagerness, of his look at thy food, or at thee; (S;) or his lust; or accomplish his desire, and avert his eye from thy food, in compassion for him; (TA;) do this by giving him a morsel. (S.) ― -b2- رُدَّ عَنْكَ نَجْأَةَ هٰذَا الشَّىْءِ Avert from thee the desire of this thing. (TA.)

Derived headwords

نَجْأَةٌ
  1. 1.
رُدُّوا نَجْأَةَ السَّائِلِ بِاللُّقْمَةِ
رُدَّ عَنْكَ نَجْأَةَ هٰذَا الشَّىْءِ