نزء

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns inciting, instigating, and provoking others, often towards mischief or conflict. It also extends to carrying or impelling someone towards an action or state, and can metaphorically refer to one's ultimate disposition or fate.

Derived headwords

نَزَأَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَنْزَأُ نَزْءًا وَنُزُوءًاverb

1.
to incite discordboth
To stir up strife and cause corruption between people.

نَزَغَ بَيْنَهُمْverb

1.
to instigate discordclassical
Similar to 'naz'a', meaning to stir up strife and cause corruption between people.

نَزَأَ الشَّيْطَانُ بَيْنَهُمْverb

1.
Satan incited evilboth
Satan cast evil and temptation between them, causing discord.

النَّزِيءُadjective

1.
inciterclassical
One who incites or instigates strife and mischief between others.

نَزَأَهُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِverb

1.
to incite againstboth
To provoke or incite someone against their companion.

نَزَأَ عَلَيْهِ نَزْءًاverb

1.
to impelboth
To carry or impel someone towards something.

مَا نَزَأَكَ عَلَى هَذَا؟verb

1.
what drove you to this?both
What impelled or motivated you to do this?

نَزَأْتُ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
I impelled himboth
I carried him or impelled him towards something.

مَرْءٌ مَنْزُوءٌ بِكَذَاadjective

1.
obsessed withclassical
A man who is obsessed with or passionately devoted to something.

نَزَأَهُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ نَزْءًاverb

1.
to dissuadeclassical
To turn someone away from their statement or opinion.

يَنْزَأُ هَرَمُكَverb

1.
your disposition tendsclassical
Your nature or disposition tends towards something, referring to one's ultimate state or fate.

بِمَ يُولَعُ هَرَمُكَverb

1.
what your nature desiresclassical
What your nature or mind is fond of or inclined towards, referring to one's ultimate disposition or fate.

Parallel reading

نزأ بينهم ينزأ نزءا ونزوءا: حرش وأفسد بينهم.

Naz'a between them, yanzu'u naz'an wa nuzu'an: to incite and corrupt between them.

وكذلك نزغ بينهم.

And likewise nazagha between them.

ونزأ الشيطان بينهم: ألقى الشر والإغراء.

And Satan naz'a between them: he cast evil and temptation.

والنزيء، مثال فعيل، فاعل ذلك.

And the nazi', in the pattern of 'fa'eel', is the doer of that.

ونزأه على صاحبه: حمله عليه.

And naz'ahu 'ala saahibihi: to carry him against him.

ونزل عليه نزءا: حمل.

And naz'a 'alayhi naz'an: to carry.

يقال: ما نزأك على هذا؟ أي ما حملك عليه.

It is said: 'Ma naz'aka 'ala hadha?' meaning: What carried you to this?

ونزلأت عليه: حملت عليه.

And naz'atu 'alayhi: I carried him against him.

ورجل منزوء بكذا أي مولع به.

And a man munzu'un bi-kadha means obsessed with it.

ونزأه عن قوله نزءا: رده.

And naz'ahu 'an qawlihi naz'an: to turn him back from his statement.

إنك لا تدري علام ينزأ هرمك، ولا تدري بم يولع هرمك أي نفسك وعقلك.

Indeed, you do not know what your disposition tends towards, nor do you know what your disposition, meaning your soul and intellect, is fond of.

معناه: أنك لا تدري إلام يؤول حالك.

Its meaning is: You do not know what your state will ultimately lead to.