نقد

أَنْقَدُ ذ The hedge-hog; القُنْفُذُ; (S, L, K;) a proper name, like أَسَامَةُ applied to the lion: (S:) as also الأَنْقَدُ; (K;) but some disallow the prefixing of the art.; (TA;) and الأَنْقَذُ. (L.) Hence the saying, بَاتَ بِلَيْلِ أَنْقَدَ, (S, L,) or بِلَيْلَةِ أَنْقَدَ, (A, L,) He passed the night of the hedge-hog; i. e. sleepless: (L:) because the hedge-hog remains sleepless (and sees, L) all night: (S, L, K:) and أَسْرَى مِنْ أَنْقَدَ [ A greater journeyer by night than the hedge-hog ]. (A, L.) ― -b2- أَنْقَدُ لَيْلٍ A calumniator; a slanderer; as also قُنْفُذُ لَيْلٍ. (L, art. قنفذ.) ― -b3- Also, الأَنْقَدُ [L, K,) and ↓ الاـِنْقِدَانُ (K) The tortoise: (L, K:) or the latter, the male tortoise: (Lth:) as also with ذ. (TA.)