نكت

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root نكت primarily relates to the action of poking, prodding, or striking something, often with a pointed object, to make an impression or mark. It extends to meanings of thinking deeply, striking or throwing someone down, and also refers to marks, spots, or imperfections.

Derived headwords

نَكَتَverb

1.
to poke the groundboth
To poke or prod the ground with a stick or finger, making an impression.
2.
to strike downboth
To strike someone down, throwing them onto their head.
3.
to throw offboth
To throw something off, like an object from one's head.
4.
to make a markclassical
To make a mark or impression on something.

فجعل ينكت بقضيب أي يضرب الأرض بطرفه — and he began to poke with a stick, meaning to strike the ground with its tip.

فانتكت هو — and he was thrown down.

ثم لأنكتن بك الأرض — then I will strike you down to the earth.

فنكته بيده أي رماه عن رأسه إلى الأرض — and he poked it with his hand, meaning he threw it off his head to the ground.

نَكْتnoun

1.
poking the groundboth
The act of poking or prodding the ground with a stick or finger, making an impression.
2.
thinking deeplyclassical
Deep thought or contemplation, often associated with pondering or talking to oneself.
3.
striking downclassical
The act of striking someone down or throwing them forcefully.

النكت أن تنكت بقضيب في الأرض، فتؤثر بطرفه فيها — Nakt is to poke the ground with a stick, making an impression with its tip.

وبيْنا هو ينكت إذ انتبه ؛ أي يفكر ويحدث نفسه، وأصله من النكت بالحصى — and while he was pondering, he became alert; meaning he was thinking and talking to himself, and its origin is from poking with pebbles.

نَاكِتnoun

1.
horse stumblingclassical
A horse that stumbles or falters, its hooves not properly striking the ground.
2.
camel's elbow injuryclassical
A camel whose elbow protrudes or chafes against its side, potentially causing a wound.

ومر الفرس ينكت، وهو أن ينبو عن الأرض — and a horse passed stumbling, which is when it falters from the ground.

والناكت: أن يحز مرفق البعير في جنبه — And the nakit is when the camel's elbow cuts into its side.

نُكْتَةnoun

1.
spot or markboth
A small spot, mark, or point, similar to a dot.
2.
slight imperfectionboth
A slight imperfection or blemish, such as a dark spot on a mirror or sword.
3.
eye blemishclassical
A slight imperfection or cloudiness in the eye.

والنكتة: كالنقطة — And the nuktah is like the nuqtah (dot).

فإذا فيها نكتة سوداء أي أثر قليل كالنقطة، شبه الوسخ في المرآة والسيف ونحوهما — and if there was in it a black spot, meaning a small mark like a dot, resembling dirt on a mirror, sword, or the like.

والنكتة: شبه وقرة في العين — And the nuktah is like a slight cloudiness in the eye.

مُنْتَكadjective

1.
thrown downclassical
Having been thrown down forcefully, especially onto one's head.

منتكت الرأس — head thrown down

نَكَتَverb

1.
to poke with pebblesclassical
To poke or prod with small stones or pebbles.

وأصله من النكت بالحصى — and its origin is from poking with pebbles.

نَكَتَverb

1.
to indicate or point outclassical
To indicate, suggest, or point out something, especially in the context of knowledge or opinion.

ونكت في العلم، بموافقة فلان، أو مخالفة فلان: أشار — and to poke into knowledge, agreeing with someone or disagreeing with someone: to indicate.

نَكْتnoun

1.
poking with pebblesclassical
The act of poking or prodding with small stones or pebbles.

والنكت بالحصى — and poking with pebbles.

نَاكِتnoun

1.
striking the flankclassical
The act of striking the flank of a camel, especially with a protruding elbow.

إذا عقرته الظلفة المنتكتة — if the short flank-end of the pack-saddle injures it.

نُكْتnoun

1.
spear thrustsclassical
Thrusts or attacks made against people, similar to 'nazzak' and 'nakkaz'.

النكات الطعان في الناس مثل النزاك والنكاز — Al-nukat are the thrusts against people, like al-nazzak and al-nakkaz.

نَكِيتnoun

1.
one attackedclassical
One who is attacked or spoken ill of.

والنكيت: المطعون فيه — And al-nukayt is the one who is attacked or spoken ill of.

انْتَكَتَverb

1.
to be thrown downclassical
To be thrown down forcefully, especially onto one's head.

فانتكت هو — and he was thrown down.

مُنَكَّتadjective

1.
bone with marrow extractedclassical
A bone from which the marrow has been extracted by poking.

والعظم المطبوخ فيه المخ، فيضرب بطرفه رغيف أو شيء ليخرج مخه: قد نكت، فهو منكوت — and the bone in which is marrow, which is poked with its end by a piece of bread or something to extract its marrow: it has been nakt, and it is munkut.

مُنَكِّتparticiple

1.
pokingclassical
Actively poking or prodding.

مُنْكَتّparticiple

1.
thrown downclassical
Being thrown down.

نَكْتَةnoun

1.
softening fruitclassical
Fruit that has begun to soften or ripen.

ورطبة منكتة إذا بدا فيها الإرطاب — and a date is munkatah if its softening begins to show.

ظِلْفَة مُنْتَكِتَةadjective

1.
short flank-endclassical
The short end of the pack-saddle's flank-strap that can injure the camel's side.

والظلفة المنتكتة: هي طرف الحنو من القتب والإكاف إذا كانت قصيرة فنكتت جنب البعير إذا عقرته — And the munkattah flank-strap is the end of the hump-part of the pack-saddle or saddle-frame if it is short and injures the camel's side when it pierces it.

Parallel reading

النكت أن تنكت بقضيب في الأرض، فتؤثر بطرفه فيها.

Nakt is to poke the ground with a stick, making an impression with its tip.

فجعل ينكت بقضيب أي يضرب الأرض بطرفه.

and he began to poke with a stick, meaning to strike the ground with its tip.

ابن سيده: النكت قرعك الأرض بعود أو بإصبع.

Ibn Sidah said: Nakt is your striking the ground with a stick or a finger.

وبيْنا هو ينكت إذ انتبه ؛ أي يفكر ويحدث نفسه، وأصله من النكت بالحصى.

and while he was pondering, he became alert; meaning he was thinking and talking to himself, and its origin is from poking with pebbles.

ونكت الأرض بالقضيب: وهو أن يؤثر فيها بطرفه.

And poking the ground with a stick: it is to make an impression on it with its tip.

فعل المفكر المهموم.

the action of a worried thinker.

دخلت المسجد فإذا الناس ينكتون بالحصى أي يضربون به الأرض.

I entered the mosque and saw people poking with pebbles, meaning striking the ground with them.

والناكت: أن يحز مرفق البعير في جنبه.

And the nakit is when the camel's elbow cuts into its side.

إذا أثر فيه قيل به ناكت، فإذا حز فيه قيل به حاز.

If it makes an impression, it is said to have a nakit; if it cuts into it, it is said to have a haz.

الناكت بالبعير شبه الناحز، وهو أن ينكت مرفقه حرف كركرته، تقول به ناكت.

Al-nakit in a camel is like al-nahiz, which is when its elbow pokes the edge of its hump, you say it has a nakit.

النكات الطعان في الناس مثل النزاك والنكاز.

Al-nukat are the thrusts against people, like al-nazzak and al-nakkaz.

والنكيت: المطعون فيه.

And al-nukayt is the one who is attacked or spoken ill of.

طعنه فنكته إذا ألقاه على رأسه؛

he struck him and nakt-ed him if he threw him onto his head;

منتكت الرأس، فيه جائفة ... جياشة، لا تردها الفتل

head thrown down, with a gaping wound... gushing, which the binding does not stop

يقال طعنه فنكته أي ألقاه على رأسه فانتكت هو.

it is said he struck him and nakt-ed him, meaning he threw him onto his head, so he was thrown down.

ومر الفرس ينكت، وهو أن ينبو عن الأرض.

and a horse passed stumbling, which is when it falters from the ground.

ثم لأنكتن بك الأرض أي أطرحك على رأسك.

then I will strike you down to the earth, meaning I will throw you onto your head.

أنه ذرق على رأسه عصفور فنكته بيده أي رماه عن رأسه إلى الأرض.

that a bird defecated on his head, so he nakt-ed it with his hand, meaning he threw it off his head to the ground.

والعظم المطبوخ فيه المخ، فيضرب بطرفه رغيف أو شيء ليخرج مخه: قد نكت، فهو منكوت.

and the bone in which is marrow, which is poked with its end by a piece of bread or something to extract its marrow: it has been nakt, and it is munkut.

وكل نقط في شيء خالف لونه: نكت.

And every spot on something that differs in color: nakt.

ونكت في العلم، بموافقة فلان، أو مخالفة فلان: أشار؛

and to poke into knowledge, agreeing with someone or disagreeing with someone: to indicate;

قد نكت فيه، بخلاف الخليل.

he has made a point in it, contrary to Al-Khalil.

فإذا فيها نكتة سوداء أي أثر قليل كالنقطة، شبه الوسخ في المرآة والسيف ونحوهما.

and if there was in it a black spot, meaning a small mark like a dot, resembling dirt on a mirror, sword, or the like.

والنكتة: شبه وقرة في العين.

And the nuktah is like a slight cloudiness in the eye.

والنكتة أيضا: شبه وسخ في المرآة، ونقطة سوداء في شيء صاف.

And the nuktah is also like dirt on a mirror, and a black dot on something clear.

والظلفة المنتكتة: هي طرف الحنو من القتب والإكاف إذا كانت قصيرة فنكتت جنب البعير إذا عقرته.

And the munkattah flank-strap is the end of the hump-part of the pack-saddle or saddle-frame if it is short and injures the camel's side when it pierces it.

ورطبة منكتة إذا بدا فيها الإرطاب.

and a date is munkatah if its softening begins to show.