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نتج

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root نتج (ntj) primarily concerns the process of giving birth or parturition in animals, especially livestock. It extends to the act of assisting in childbirth, the state of being pregnant, and the offspring itself. Metaphorically, it can refer to the production or generation of something.

Derived headwords

النتاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring/youngboth

    A collective noun referring to the offspring of all animals, particularly livestock, that have given birth.

  2. 2.
    Parturitionclassical

    The act of giving birth or the process of parturition.

نتجverb
  1. 1.
    To give birthboth

    Used for animals, especially livestock, giving birth. It often implies human assistance in the process.

  2. 2.
    To deliver (offspring)classical

    To assist an animal in giving birth, acting as a midwife.

نتجت الناقة «1» أنتجها إذا وليت نتاجها — The she-camel gave birth to it, meaning she was assisted in her delivery.
نتجت الناقة إذا ولدت — The she-camel gave birth if she delivered.
أنتجverb
  1. 1.
    To give birth (spontaneously)classical

    Used for an animal giving birth on its own, without direct human intervention.

  2. 2.
    To be pregnantclassical

    To be pregnant, especially when the time of birth is near and the belly is enlarged.

  3. 3.
    To produceboth

    To generate or bring forth something, often used metaphorically.

أنتجت الناقة إذا حملت — The she-camel conceived if she became pregnant.
أنتجت الفرس، فهي نتوج ومنتج إذا دنا ولادها وعظم بطنها — The mare became pregnant, and she is 'natūj' and 'muntij' if her birth is near and her belly is large.
فأنتجا الفقر — And they produced poverty.
ناتجnoun
  1. 1.
    Midwife (for animals)classical

    One who assists in the delivery of animals, analogous to a midwife for humans.

  2. 2.
    Producermodern

    One who produces or brings forth something.

والناتج للإبل: كالقابلة للنساء — And the 'nātij' for camels is like the midwife for women.
وقال المذمر للناتجين: ... متى ذمرت قبلي الأرجل؟ — And the announcer said to the producers: ... When were the legs driven before me?
منتوجةadjective
  1. 1.
    Delivered (of animal)classical

    Describing an animal that has given birth.

فهي منتوجة — And she is delivered (of offspring).
لينتتجوهاverb
  1. 1.
    To cause them to give birthclassical

    A form of the verb meaning to cause or assist animals to give birth.

لينتتجوها فتنة بعد فتنة — To cause them to give birth, trial after trial.
نتجهاverb
  1. 1.
    To deliver it (animal)classical

    To assist an animal in giving birth to its offspring.

نتجها نتجا — He assisted it in giving birth.
نتجتverb
  1. 1.
    She gave birthclassical

    Past tense for an animal giving birth, often implying assistance.

نتجت الناقة — The she-camel gave birth.
أنتجتverb
  1. 1.
    She gave birth (spontaneously)classical

    Past tense for an animal giving birth on its own.

  2. 2.
    She conceivedclassical

    Past tense for an animal becoming pregnant.

أنتجت الناقة إذا وضعت — The she-camel gave birth if she delivered.
أنتجت الناقة وهي نتوج إذا ولدت — The she-camel gave birth and she is 'natūj' if she delivered.
تنتجverb
  1. 1.
    To give birthboth

    Present tense for an animal giving birth, often implying assistance.

  2. 2.
    To producemodern

    To generate or bring forth.

كما تنتج البهيمة بهيمة جمعاء — As an animal gives birth to a complete offspring.
نتوجadjective
  1. 1.
    Pregnant (near term)classical

    Describing a pregnant animal, especially a horse or she-camel, whose birth is imminent and belly is enlarged.

فرس نتوج وأتان نتوج: في بطنها ولد قد استبان — A pregnant mare and a pregnant she-donkey: there is a fetus in her belly that has become apparent.
نتاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Pregnancyclassical

    The state of being pregnant, referring to the fetus or حمل within the animal.

  2. 2.
    Offspringboth

    The young born to an animal.

وبالنّاقة نتاج أي حمل — And the she-camel has 'natāj', meaning pregnancy.
منتجadjective
  1. 1.
    Pregnant (near term)classical

    Describing a pregnant animal whose birth is imminent.

أنتجت الفرس، فهي نتوج ومنتج إذا دنا ولادها وعظم بطنها — The mare became pregnant, and she is 'natūj' and 'muntij' if her birth is near and her belly is large.
انتجتverb
  1. 1.
    To give birth (unassisted)classical

    Used for an animal giving birth on its own, without human intervention.

إذا ولدت الناقة من تلقاء نفسها ولم يل نتاجها، قيل: قد انتتجت — If the she-camel gave birth on her own and no one assisted her delivery, it is said: she has 'intajat'.
ينتجنverb
  1. 1.
    They give birthclassical

    Present tense, plural, for animals giving birth.

ينتجن كل شتوة أجمالا — They give birth to camels every winter.
نتيجةnoun
  1. 1.
    Resultmodern

    Something that is produced or comes about as a consequence.

  2. 2.
    Offspring of the same ageclassical

    Referring to two sheep that are of the same age.

هما نتيجة — They are 'natījah' (of the same age).
نتائجnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring of the same ageclassical

    Plural referring to sheep or livestock that are of the same age.

وكذلك غنم فلان نتائج أي في سن واحدة — And likewise, so-and-so's sheep are 'natā'ij', meaning of the same age.
منتجnoun
  1. 1.
    Place of birthclassical

    The location where an animal gives birth.

ومنتج الناقة: حيث تنتج فيه — And the 'muntaj' of the she-camel is where she gives birth.
نتيجadjective
  1. 1.
    Pregnant (near term)classical

    Similar to 'natūj', describing a pregnant animal whose birth is imminent.

وناقة نتيج: كنتوج — And a 'natīj' she-camel: like 'natūj'.

Parallel reading

النتاج: اسم يجمع وضع جميع البهائم
Al-natāj: a noun that collectively refers to the parturition of all animals.
إذا ولي الرجل ناقة ماخضا ونتاجها حتى تضع، قيل: نتجها نتجا
If a man oversees a pregnant she-camel and her delivery until she gives birth, it is said: he 'natjahā' (assisted her delivery).
يقال: نتجت الناقة «1» أنتجها إذا وليت نتاجها، فأنا ناتج، وهي منتوجة
It is said: the she-camel gave birth to it, meaning she was assisted in her delivery, so I am the one who assisted, and she is delivered.
وقد قال الكميت بيتا فيه لفظ ليس بالمستفيض في كلام العرب، وهو قوله: لينتتجوها فتنة بعد فتنة
And Al-Kumait said a verse in which there is a word not commonly used in the speech of the Arabs, which is his saying: 'to cause them to give birth, trial after trial'.
التهذيب عن الليث: لا يقال نتجت الشاة إلا أن يكون إنسان يلي نتاجها، ولكن يقال: نتج القوم إذا وضعت إبلهم وشاؤهم
Al-Tahdhib from Al-Layth: It is not said 'the sheep gave birth' unless a person assists its delivery, but rather it is said: 'the people's animals gave birth' if their camels and sheep delivered.
ومنهم من يقول: أنتجت الناقة إذا وضعت
And some of them say: the she-camel 'antajat' if she delivered.
وفي الحديث: كما تنتج البهيمة بهيمة جمعاء أي تلد
And in the Hadith: as an animal gives birth to a complete offspring, meaning it delivers.
يقال نتجت الناقة إذا ولدت، فهي منتوجة، وأنتجت إذا حملت، فهي نتوج
It is said the she-camel gave birth if she delivered, so she is delivered, and she conceived if she became pregnant, so she is pregnant.
وفي حديث الأقرع والأبرص: فأنتج هذان، وولد هذا
And in the Hadith of Al-Aqra' and the leper: 'So these two conceived, and this one gave birth'.
أبو زيد: أنتجت الفرس، فهي نتوج ومنتج إذا دنا ولادها وعظم بطنها
Abu Zayd: The mare became pregnant, and she is 'natūj' and 'muntij' if her birth is near and her belly is large.
وإذا ولدت الناقة من تلقاء نفسها ولم يل نتاجها، قيل: قد انتتجت
And if the she-camel gave birth on her own and no one assisted her delivery, it is said: she has 'intajat'.
ينتجن كل شتوة أجمالا
They give birth to camels every winter.
وفي المثل: إن العجز والتواني تزاوجا فأنتجا الفقر
And in the proverb: Indeed, inability and procrastination married and produced poverty.
يقال للشاتين إذا كانتا سنا واحدة: هما نتيجة
It is said of two sheep if they are of the same age: they are 'natījah'.
وأتت الناقة على منتجها أي الوقت الذي تنتج فيه، وهو مفعل، بكسر العين
And the she-camel reached her 'muntaj', meaning the time in which she gives birth, and it is 'maf'al', with a kasra on the 'ayn'.