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نمء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to small insects, specifically young lice. The primary derived term refers to these tiny creatures.

Derived headwords

النَّمْءُnoun
  1. 1.
    young liceclassical

    Refers to the small, immature stages of lice.

النَّمْوُnoun
  1. 1.
    young liceclassical

    Also refers to the small, immature stages of lice, synonymous with النمء.

Parallel reading

النمء والنمو «1»: القمل الصغار، عن كراع.
Al-nam' and al-numw (1): the small lice, according to Kra'a.