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نتت

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of swelling, puffing up, or becoming bloated, often associated with anger or physical distension. It can also extend to meanings of becoming dirty or repulsive after a state of cleanliness.

Derived headwords

نَتَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to swell upboth

    To become swollen or puffed up, particularly due to anger or physical distension.

انْتَفَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to swell upboth

    To become inflated or distended, often used in the context of anger causing a person's features to puff out.

نَتِيتnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingclassical

    A state of being swollen or distended, used synonymously with 'nafith' (نفيث).

نَفِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingclassical

    A state of being swollen or distended, used synonymously with 'natit' (نتيت).

تَقَذَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dirtyclassical

    To become dirty or repulsive after having been clean.

Parallel reading

نت منخره من الغضب
His nostril swelled up from anger.
ظل لبطنه نتيت ونفيت، بمعنى واحد
His belly remained swollen and distended, meaning the same thing.
نتنت الرجل إذا تقذر بعد نظافة
You have made a man 'natant' if he became dirty after cleanliness.