نعب

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sounds and cries of birds, particularly crows, and by extension, other animals and even humans. It also extends to describe rapid movement, especially of horses and camels, often characterized by a specific head movement.

Derived headwords

نَعَبَverb

1.
to cry outboth
The sound made by a crow or other bird; it can also refer to stretching the neck and moving the head while crying.
2.
to crowboth
Used metaphorically for the crowing of a rooster.
3.
to cry out in discordclassical
Used for a person who cries out during times of strife or discord.

نَعَبَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing the rapid gait of a camel, characterized by head movement.

نَعَبَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing the rapid gait of a camel, characterized by head movement.

نَعَبَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing the rapid gait of a camel, characterized by head movement.

نَعَبَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing the rapid gait of a camel, characterized by head movement.

نَعَبَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing the rapid gait of a camel, characterized by head movement.

نَعَبَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing the rapid gait of a camel, characterized by head movement.

نَعَبَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing the rapid gait of a camel, characterized by head movement.

نَعَبَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing the rapid gait of a camel, characterized by head movement.

نَعَبَverb

1.
to move quicklyclassical
Describing the rapid gait of a camel, characterized by head movement.

نَعَبٌnoun

1.
sound of a crowboth
The cry or sound made by a crow.
2.
stretching the neckclassical
The act of stretching one's neck and moving the head, often while making a sound.

نَعِيْبٌnoun

1.
sound of a crowclassical
The cry or sound made by a crow.

نَعَابٌnoun

1.
sound of a crowclassical
The cry or sound made by a crow.

تَنْعَابٌnoun

1.
sound of a crowclassical
The cry or sound made by a crow.

نَعَبَانٌnoun

1.
sound of a crowclassical
The cry or sound made by a crow.
2.
stretching the neckclassical
The act of stretching one's neck and moving the head, often while making a sound.

النُعَابnoun

1.
crowclassical
A crow, referring to the bird itself.

أَنْعَبَverb

1.
to cry out in discordclassical
To cry out or make noise during times of strife or discord.

النُعَيْبnoun

1.
sound of a horseclassical
The sound made by a horse.

النَّعْبnoun

1.
fast paceclassical
A fast pace or gait.
2.
camel's gaitclassical
A specific gait of camels, characterized by rapid movement and head-nodding.

مُنْعَبadjective

1.
swift horseclassical
A swift and excellent horse that stretches its neck while running.
2.
foolish noisy oneclassical
A foolish person who makes a lot of noise.

نَاعِبَةadjective

1.
swift she-camelclassical
A swift she-camel that moves quickly.

نَعُوبadjective

1.
swift she-camelclassical
A swift she-camel that moves quickly.

نَعَّابَةadjective

1.
swift she-camelclassical
A swift she-camel that moves quickly.

مُنْعَبadjective

1.
swift she-camelclassical
A swift she-camel that moves quickly.

نَعْبnoun

1.
swift she-camelsclassical
Plural of a swift she-camel.

نَعْبnoun

1.
swift windclassical
A swift and bitter wind.

بَنُو نَاعِبname

1.
Banu Na'ibclassical
A tribe or lineage.

بَنُو نَاعِبَةname

1.
Banu Na'ibahclassical
A sub-group or branch of the Banu Na'ib tribe.

Parallel reading

نعب الغراب وغيره، ينعب وينعب نعبا، ونعيبا، ونعابا، وتنعابا، ونعبانا: صاح وصوت

The crow and other birds cry out, they cry and cry with a cry, a caw, a caw, a caw, and a caw.

وقيل: مد عنقه، وحرك رأسه في صياحه

And it was said: he stretched his neck and moved his head in his cry.

يا رازق النعاب في عشه

O Provider of the crow in its nest.

إن فرخ الغراب إذا خرج من بيضه، يكون أبيض كالشحمة، فإذا رآه الغراب أنكره وتركه، ولم يزقه، فيسوق الله إليه البق، فيقع عليه لزهومة ريحه، فيلقطها ويعيش بها إلى أن يطلع ريشه ويسود، فيعاوده أبوه وأمه

When the crow's chick hatches from its egg, it is white like fat. When the parent crow sees it, it disowns it and abandons it, not feeding it. Then God sends flies to it, which fall on it due to its strong smell, and it picks them up and lives on them until its feathers grow and turn black, then its father and mother return to it.

وربما قالوا: نعب الديك، على الاستعارة

And sometimes they say: the rooster crowed, metaphorically.

وبقهوة صهباء، باكرتها ... بجهمة، والديك لم ينعب

And with a reddish wine, I had it early... in the darkness, and the rooster had not yet crowed.

ونعب المؤذن كذلك

And the muezzin calls out similarly.

وأنعب الرجل إذا نعر في الفتن

And a man cries out if he incites discord in times of strife.

والنعيب أيضا: صوت الفرس

And 'al-na'ib' also: the sound of a horse.

والنعب: السير السريع

And 'al-na'b': a fast pace.

وفرس منعب: جواد، يمد عنقه، كما يفعل الغراب

And a 'mun'ab' horse: a swift one, stretching its neck, as the crow does.

وقيل: المنعب الذي يسطو برأسه، ولا يكون في حضره مزيد

And it was said: 'al-mun'ab' is one who strikes with its head, and there is no further advantage in its presence.

والمنعب: الأحمق المصوت؛ قال إمرؤ القيس: فللساق ألهوب، وللسوط درة، ... وللزجر منه وقع أهوج منعب

And 'al-mun'ab': the foolish noisy one; Imru' al-Qais said: For the leg there is a gallop, and for the whip a lash, ... and for the urging, from him is the impact of a wild, noisy one.

والنعب: من سير الإبل؛ وقيل: النعب أن يحرك البعير رأسه إذا أسرع، وهو من سير النجائب، يرفع رأسه، فينعب نعبانا

And 'al-na'b': is from the gait of camels; and it was said: 'al-na'b' is when the camel moves its head when it speeds up, and it is from the gait of swift camels, raising its head, and moving with a 'na'ban'.

ونعب البعير ينعب نعبا: وهو ضرب من السير، وقيل من السرعة، كالنحب

And the camel moves quickly, it moves with a 'na'b': which is a type of gait, and it was said, of speed, like 'nahb'.

وناقة ناعبة، ونعوب، ونعابة، ومنعب: سريعة، والجمع نعب؛ يقال: إن النعب تحرك رأسها، في المشي، إلى قدام

And a swift she-camel, 'na'ibah', 'na'ub', 'na''abah', and 'mun'ab': is swift, and the plural is 'na'b'; it is said: the 'na'b' moves its head forward while walking.

وريح نعب: سريعة المر؛ أنشد ابن الأعرابي: أحدرن، واستوى بهن السهب، ... وعارضتهن جنوب نعب

And a swift wind: bitter and fast; Ibn al-A'rabi recited: They descended, and the plain became level for them, ... and a swift south wind opposed them.

وبنو ناعب: حي

And Banu Na'ib: a tribe.

وبنو ناعبة: بطن منهم

And Banu Na'ibah: a clan from them.