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نضخ

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root نضخ primarily relates to the forceful splashing or spraying of liquids, especially water, from a source. It also extends to the idea of a lingering trace or mark left by a substance, and metaphorically to the outpouring of blessings or troubles.

Derived headwords

نَضَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to splash, sprayboth

    To splash or spray water or another liquid forcefully, often from a source.

  2. 2.
    to gush forthclassical

    Describing water gushing or bursting forth from a spring or source.

نَضْخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    splashing, sprayingboth

    The act of splashing or spraying, particularly of water from a source.

  2. 2.
    gushing forthclassical

    The forceful bursting forth of water from a spring or source.

  3. 3.
    trace, lingering markboth

    A trace or lingering mark left on the body or clothing, such as from perfume, blood, or clay.

  4. 4.
    heavy rainclassical

    A heavy or abundant rainfall.

نَضْخَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a splashboth

    A splash or spray of liquid.

  2. 2.
    a rainfallclassical

    A rainfall, often implying abundance.

نَضَّاخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gushing, abundantboth

    Describing a source (like an eye or spring) that gushes forth with water.

  2. 2.
    abundant, plentifulclassical

    Describing something that is abundant or plentiful, such as rain or sweat.

نَضَّاخَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gushing, abundantboth

    An adjective describing a spring or eye that gushes forth with water.

  2. 2.
    sweatyclassical

    Describing the flank of a camel that sweats profusely.

انْضَخَّverb
  1. 1.
    to pour down, flowclassical

    To pour down or flow, used for water or blessings.

انْضَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to pour down, flowclassical

    To pour down or flow, used for water or blessings.

مُنْضَخٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    pouring downclassical

    Describing something that is pouring down, such as a cloud of troubles.

انْتَضَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be sprinkled, to splashboth

    To be sprinkled or to splash, referring to water.

نَضَّاخَةُ الذِّفْرَىother
  1. 1.
    profusely sweatingclassical

    A descriptive phrase for the flank of a camel that sweats profusely.

المُنَاضِخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the sprayerclassical

    The one that sprays or splashes.

نَضْخٌ (بالدم)noun
  1. 1.
    splashing of bloodclassical

    The splashing or smearing of blood, leaving a trace.

نَضْخٌ (بالطيب)noun
  1. 1.
    smearing with perfumeclassical

    The act of smearing or applying perfume, leaving a lingering scent or mark.

نَضْخٌ (بالبول)noun
  1. 1.
    splashing of urineclassical

    The splashing or scattering of urine, referring to its residue.

نَضْخٌ (بالنبل)noun
  1. 1.
    scattering of arrowsclassical

    A variant pronunciation or usage for scattering arrows among people.

نَضْخٌ (بالماء)noun
  1. 1.
    sprinkling of waterboth

    The act of sprinkling or splashing water.

نَضْخٌ (بالخل)noun
  1. 1.
    splashing of vinegarclassical

    The splashing or application of a thin liquid like vinegar.

نَضْخٌ (بالطين)noun
  1. 1.
    splashing of mudclassical

    The splashing or smearing of mud, leaving a trace.

نَضْخٌ (بالزعفران)noun
  1. 1.
    splashing of saffronclassical

    The splashing or smearing of saffron, leaving a trace.

غَيْثٌ نَضَّاخٌother
  1. 1.
    abundant rainclassical

    A descriptive phrase for abundant or copious rain.

عُثْنُونُ المَطَرِother
  1. 1.
    beginning of rainclassical

    The initial stage or beginning of rainfall.

نَضْخَةٌ (بالأرض)noun
  1. 1.
    a rainfallclassical

    A rainfall that falls upon the land.

المَلْزَابnoun
  1. 1.
    hardshipclassical

    A period of hardship or severe difficulty.

نَضْخٌ (بالبحر)noun
  1. 1.
    lapping of the seaclassical

    The action of the sea lapping against its shore.

نَضْخٌ (بالطيب)verb
  1. 1.
    to smear with perfumeclassical

    To smear one's garment with perfume.

Parallel reading

نضخ عليه الماء ينضخ نضخا، وهو دون النضح
Water splashed on him, splashing with a splash, and it is less than nuth.
النضخ ما كان على غير اعتماد، والنضح ما كان على اعتماد
Nadhkh is what is done without reliance, and nadh is what is done with reliance.
ما كان من فعل الرجل، فهو بالحاء غير معجمة؛ وأصابه نضخ من كذا، بالخاء معجمة، وهو أكثر من النضح
What is from the action of a man is with haa' (نضح); and what strikes him is nadhkh from such and such, with kha' (نضخ), and it is more than nadh.
وهو أعجب إلي من القول الأول ولا يقال منه فعل ولا يفعل
And it is more pleasing to me than the first saying, and one does not say 'fa'ala' or 'yaf'alu' from it.
والنضخ: شدة فور الماء في جيشانه وانفجاره من ينبوعه
And nadhkh: the intensity of water gushing in its boiling and bursting forth from its spring.
ما كان من سفل إلى علو، فهو نضخ
What is from below to above, that is nadhkh.
وعين نضاخة: تجيش بالماء
And a naddakha spring: it boils with water.
يهما عينان نضاختان أي فوارتان
Between them are two gushing springs, meaning boiling forth.
والنضخ من فور الماء من العين والجيشان، ينضخان بكل خير
And nadhkh is from the gushing of water from the spring and its boiling, they gush forth with all good.
من كل نضاخة الذفرى إذا عرقت
From every profusely sweating flank when it sweats.
يقال: عين نضاخة أي كثيرة الماء فوارة
It is said: a naddakha spring, meaning abundant with water and gushing.
وانضج الماء وانضاخ: انصب
And the water poured and flowed: it poured down.
إن الموت تغشاكم سحابه، فهو منضاخ عليكم بوابل البلايا
Indeed, the cloud of death covers you, so it is pouring down upon you with the downpour of calamities.
والنضخ: الردع واللطخ يبقى في الجسد أو الثوب من الطيب ونحوه
And nadhkh: the smear and stain that remains on the body or clothing from perfume and the like.
ونضخ ثوبه بالطيب
And he smeared his garment with perfume.
والنضخ بالماء وبكل ما رق مثل الخل وما أشبهه
And nadhkh with water and with everything thin like vinegar and its like.
ثيابكم ونضخ دم القتيل
Your garments and the splashing of the blood of the slain.
النضخ: الأثر يبقى في الثوب وغيره، والنضح، بالحاء غير معجمة، الفعل
Nadhkh: the trace that remains on the garment and elsewhere, and nadh, without the dot on haa', is the verb.
ينضخ البحر ساحله
The sea splashes its shore.
النضخ: قريب من النضح وقد اختلف في أيهما أكثر، والأكثر أنه بالمعجمة أقل من المهملة
Nadhkh: is close to nadh, and there is disagreement as to which is more, and the majority is that what is with the dotted letter is less than what is without the dot.
وقيل: هو بالمعجمة الأثر يبقى في الثوب والجسد، وبالمهملة الفعل نفسه
And it was said: it is with the dotted letter the trace that remains on the garment and body, and with the undotted letter the verb itself.
وقيل: هو بالمعجمة ما فعل تعمدا، وبالمهملة من غير تعمد
And it was said: it is with the dotted letter what is done intentionally, and with the undotted letter without intention.
لم يكن يرى بنضخ البول بأسا يعني نشره وما ترشش منه
He did not see any harm in the splashing of urine, meaning its scattering and what splashes from it.
والنضاخ: المناضخة
And al-naddakh: the sprayer.
ونضخناهم بالنبل: لغة في نضحناهم إذا فرقوها فيهم
And we scattered arrows among them: a dialectal variant of nadahnahum if they were dispersed among them.
وانتضخ الماء: ترشش
And the water was sprinkled: it was sprinkled.
النضخ الرش مثل النضح، وهما سواء، تقول: نضخت أنضخ، بالفتح
Nadhkh is sprinkling like nadh, and they are equal. You say: nadhakhtu anadhkhu, with fatha.
به من نضاخ الشول ردع، كأنه ... نقاعة حناء بماء الصنوبر
From it is a smear from the milk of the she-camels, as if it were... the dregs of henna in pine water.
وإذا تضيفني الهموم، قريتها ... سرح اليدين تخالس الخطرانا
And when worries visit me, I offer them... the wide-handedness that snatches away dangers.
حرجا كأن من الكحيل صبابة، ... نضخت مغابنها بها نضخانا
Narrow, as if from the Kuhl tribe, a longing... its inner parts were splashed with it, a splashing.
المدينة كالكير تنفي خبثها وينضخ طيبها
Medina is like a bellows, it expels its impurities, and its fragrance is diffused.
وغيث نضاخ: غزير
And abundant rain: copious.
ومن نضخ العثانين واسع
And from the beginning of the rain, it is wide.
وعثنون المطر: أوله
And the 'uthnun of rain: its beginning.
والنضخة: المطرة
And al-nadhkha: the rainfall.
وقعت نضخة بالأرض أي مطرة
A rainfall fell on the land, meaning a rain shower.
لا يفرحون إذا ما نضخة وقعت، ... وهم كرام إذا اشتد الملازيب
They do not rejoice when a rainfall occurs, ... and they are generous when hardships intensify.
فقلت: لعل الله يرسل نضخة، ... فيضحي كلانا قائما يتذمر
So I said: perhaps Allah will send a rainfall, ... and we will both be standing complaining.