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نرج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of rapid movement, speed, and sometimes deceptive or illusory phenomena. It also extends to terms for agricultural tools and strong winds, and can describe a cunning or formidable person.

Derived headwords

النيرجnoun
  1. 1.
    Threshing floor toolclassical

    A tool used for threshing grain, which can be made of iron or wood.

  2. 2.
    Deceptive imitationclassical

    An imitation that resembles magic but is not true magic; a form of deception and trickery.

النورجnoun
  1. 1.
    Threshing floor toolclassical

    A tool used for threshing grain, which can be made of iron or wood.

  2. 2.
    Plough furrowclassical

    A furrow made by a plough.

  3. 3.
    Mirageclassical

    A mirage, an optical phenomenon.

النورجnoun
  1. 1.
    Threshing floor toolclassical

    A tool used for threshing grain, which can be made of iron or wood.

نيرجاadverb
  1. 1.
    Rapidly and repeatedlyclassical

    Describing a fast and recurring movement, often used for animals running.

نيرجadjective
  1. 1.
    Fastclassical

    Describing something or someone that is very fast.

  2. 2.
    Cunningclassical

    Describing a woman as cunning, formidable, or remarkably shrewd.

  3. 3.
    Stormyclassical

    Describing a wind as stormy or violent.

نورجadjective
  1. 1.
    Stormyclassical

    Describing a wind as stormy or violent.

Parallel reading

كل ذلك المدوس الذي يداس به الطعام، حديدا كان أو خشبا
All of that is the threshing tool with which food is threshed, whether it was iron or wood.
وأقبلت الوحش والدواب نيرجا
And the wild animals and beasts approached rapidly.
وهي تعدو نيرجا
And they were running rapidly and repeatedly.
وهي سرعة في تردد
It is a speed with repetition.
وكل سريع: نيرج
And everything fast is 'nirj'.
ظل يباريها وظلت نيرجا
He kept pace with her, and she remained fast.
النورج السراب
The 'nurj' is the mirage.
النورج: سكة الحراث
The 'nurj' is the furrow of the ploughman.
النيرج: أخذ تشبه السحر، وليست بحقيقته، ولا كالسحر، إنما هو تشبيه وتلبيس
The 'nirj' is a taking that resembles magic, but is not its reality, nor like magic; it is merely resemblance and deception.
وروح نيرج ونورج: عاصف
And a wind 'nirj' and 'nurj' is stormy.
وامرأة نيرج: داهية منكرة
And a woman 'nirj' is a formidable schemer.