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نقط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

2 نَقَّطَ see 1, in two places. ― -b2- نفّط ثَوْبَهُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ وَالمِدَادِ, inf. n. تَنْقِيطٌ, [ He made speaks, or small spots, upon his garment, with saffron, and ink; ] (Lth;) and نقّط عَلَى ثَوْبِهِ [signifies the same]. (A, TA, in art. رقط.) And نَقَّطَتِ المَرْأَةُ وَجْهَهَا وَخَدَّهَا بِالسَّوَادِ تَتَحَسَّنُ بِذٰلِكَ [ The woman made specks, or small spots, upon her face, with black, beautifying herself thereby ]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

نَقَّطَverb
  1. 1.
نفّط ثَوْبَهُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ
نقّط عَلَى ثَوْبِهِ
نَقَّطَتِ المَرْأَةُ وَجْهَهَا
وَخَدَّهَا بِالسَّوَادِ تَتَحَسَّنُ بِذٰلِكَ