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نجخ

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the sound and forceful movement of water, particularly the sea or a torrent. It extends to the sound of impact, the forceful movement of animals, and metaphorically to a woman's sounds during intercourse or a person's hoarse voice.

Derived headwords

نَجَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to surgeclassical

    Said of a torrent, when it surges into the side of a valley, diverting its course in the middle of the riverbed.

  2. 2.
    to make a soundclassical

    Said of the sea, making a loud, roaring sound.

  3. 3.
    to pushclassical

    To push with water.

  4. 4.
    to snortclassical

    Said of a camel, to snort.

نَجْخnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of waterclassical

    The sound of water's forceful movement or impact.

  2. 2.
    forceful pushclassical

    A forceful push, especially of water.

  3. 3.
    snortingclassical

    The act of snorting, like a camel.

  4. 4.
    hoarsenessclassical

    A hoarse voice due to a cold or cough.

نَاجِخadjective
  1. 1.
    roaringclassical

    Said of the sea, meaning loud and roaring.

  2. 2.
    strong currentclassical

    Said of a torrent, having a strong current that deeply erodes the land.

نَجِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    soundclassical

    The sound of the sea or water's disturbance.

  2. 2.
    impactclassical

    The sound of impact, especially of water against a shore.

النَّجُوخnoun
  1. 1.
    roaring seaclassical

    The sea that makes a loud, roaring sound.

تَنَاجَخَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to churnclassical

    Said of waves, when they churn at the base of cliffs, affecting them.

نَاجِخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of intercourseclassical

    A sound heard from a woman's private parts during intercourse, like the expulsion of water.

نَجَّاخَةadjective
  1. 1.
    leakyclassical

    Said of a woman who is 'leaky' or discharges fluid, metaphorically related to the sound of intercourse.

  2. 2.
    insatiableclassical

    Said of a woman who is not satisfied by intercourse.

نَجَخَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    pushes of waterclassical

    The forceful pushes or expulsions of water.

  2. 2.
    soundsclassical

    The sounds made by water, or by a woman during intercourse.

نَتَجَخُverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    Said of a woman's private parts, making a sound like the expulsion of water when stimulated.

نَجَاخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    woman with soundclassical

    A woman whose private parts make a sound when stimulated, like the belly of a beast when it makes a sound.

نَجَخَnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of waterclassical

    The sound of water's disturbance on the shore.

مُنْجَخname
  1. 1.
    mountain nameclassical

    A name of a mountain in the Dahna desert.

نَجَخnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of churningclassical

    The sound of water churning, similar to 'nakha'.

نَجَخَnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of churningclassical

    The sound of water churning, similar to 'nakha'.

Parallel reading

نجخ السيل، وهو أن ينجخ في سند الوادي فيحرفه في وسط البحر
The torrent surged, which is when it surges into the side of the valley, diverting its course in the middle of the riverbed.
ذو ناجخ يضرب ضوحي مخرم
Possessing a roaring [torrent] that strikes the opening of the ravine.
مفعوعم ينجخ في أمواجه
Overflowing, it surges in its waves.
وسيل ناجخ: شديد الجرية الذي يحفر الأرض حفرا شديدا
And a 'najikh' torrent: one with a strong flow that deeply erodes the land.
والناجخ والنجوخ: البحر المصوت
And the 'najikh' and 'najukh': the roaring sea.
أظل من خوف النجوخ الأخضر، ... كأنني في هوة أحدر
I remain fearing the green roaring sea, ... as if I am descending into an abyss.
والناجخ صوت اضطراب الماء على الساحل، اسم كالغارب والكاهل
And the 'najikh' is the sound of water's disturbance on the shore, a noun like 'gharib' and 'kahil'.
وتناجخت الأمواج إذا اضطربت في أصول الأجراف حتى تؤثر فيها
And the waves churned when they disturbed the base of the cliffs until they affected them.
وأصبح ناجخا ومنجخا إذا غلظ صوته من زكام أو سعال
And he became hoarse ('najikhan' and 'munjakhan') if his voice thickened from a cold or cough.
وامرأة نجاخة: وهي الرشاحة التي تمسح الابتلال
And a 'najakha' woman: she is the one who discharges fluid, wiping away wetness.
وامرأة نجاخة لحيائها صوت عند الجماع؛ وقيل: هي التي لا تشبع من الجماع
And a 'najakha' woman: her private parts make a sound during intercourse; and it was said: she is the one who is not satisfied by intercourse.
والنجخ: أن يسمع في حيائها صوت دفع من الماء إذا جومعت
And 'al-nakhkh': that a sound of water expulsion is heard from her private parts when she has intercourse.
والنجخ: أن تدفع بالماء
And 'al-nakhkh': to push with water.
ونجخات الماء: دفعه
And 'najakhat' of water: its forceful expulsion.
والنجاخة من النساء: التي ينتجخ سرمها كانتجاخ بطن الدابة إذا صوت
And 'al-najakha' among women: she is one whose private parts make a sound ('yantajikhu') like the sound of a beast's belly when it makes a sound.
مررنا ببعير وقد شبكت نجخات السماك بين ضلوعه؛ يعني ما أنبت الله عن إمطار نوء السماك
We passed by a camel, and the 'najakhat' of the Pleiades were intertwined between its ribs; meaning what God caused to grow from the rain of the Pleiades' star.
ونجخ البعير نجخا، فهو نجخ: بشم
And the camel snorted ('najakha') a snort ('nakhkhan'), so it is 'najikh': with a snort.
والنجخ في مخض السقاء، كالنخج
And 'al-nakhkh' in churning a waterskin, like 'al-nakkh'.