نثر

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root 'n-th-r' (نثر) primarily relates to scattering, dispersing, or spreading things out. This extends to concepts like sowing seeds, things falling apart, and even speech that is disjointed or excessive. It also encompasses physical actions related to the nose and specific astronomical and sartorial terms.

Derived headwords

نَثَرَverb

1.
to scatterboth
To throw something with one's hand, causing it to disperse, like scattering nuts, almonds, or sugar.
2.
to sowboth
To scatter seeds for planting.
3.
to cause to fall apartboth
To make something fall apart or break into pieces.
4.
to expelclassical
To expel or eject something, such as expelling intestines.

نثرك الشيء بيدك ترمي به متفرقا — You scatter a thing with your hand, throwing it dispersedly

نثر الحب إذا بذر — scattering seeds when planting

نَثَارnoun

1.
scatteringboth
The act of scattering or dispersing.
2.
what is scatteredboth
That which is scattered or falls from something, especially food falling from a table.
3.
crumbsboth
Crumbs or fragments that fall around a dining table.

وهو النثار — and it is the nithar (what is scattered)

والنثارة: ما تناثر منه — and al-natharah: what scatters from it

والنثار فتات ما يتناثر حوالي الخوان من الخبز ونحو ذلك من كل شيء — and al-nithar are the crumbs that scatter around the dining table from bread and the like of everything

نَثَارَةnoun

1.
what scattersboth
That which scatters or falls from something.
2.
food scrapsclassical
Specifically, what falls from a dining table and is eaten, for which reward is hoped.
3.
grains that fallclassical
Grains of wheat, barley, or similar that have fallen off.

والنثارة: ما تناثر منه — and al-natharah: what scatters from it

وخص اللحياني به ما ينتثر من المائدة فيؤكل فيرجى فيه الثواب — and Al-Lihyani specified by it what scatters from the table and is eaten, for which reward is hoped

مُنْتَثِرadjective

1.
scatteredboth
Dispersed, spread out, or fallen apart.

وشيء نثر: منتثر — and a scattered thing: dispersed

نَثَرًاnoun

1.
scatteringboth
The act of scattering or dispersing.
2.
disjointed speechclassical
Speech that is scattered, disjointed, or like the falling of dry dates from a cluster.

قال: حد النهار تراعي ثيرة نثرا — He said: At midday, you watch a plentiful scattering

أي كما يتساقط الرطب اليابس من العذق إذا هز — meaning like dry dates fall from a cluster when shaken

تَنَاثَرَverb

1.
to scatterboth
To scatter or disperse on its own.
2.
to fall apartboth
To fall into pieces or disintegrate.
3.
to fall ill and dieclassical
To become ill and die, referring to a group of people.

فتناثر وتناثر — and it scattered and dispersed

وتناثر القوم: مرضوا فماتوا — and the people dispersed: they fell ill and died

نَثُورadjective

1.
scattering milkclassical
Describing a ewe that is wide in the udder, as if scattering milk and opening its passage.
2.
prolificboth
Having many offspring, referring to a woman or animal.
3.
expelling from the noseclassical
Something that expels from the nose, like worms.

هي الواسعة الإحليل كأنها تنثر اللبن نثرا وتفتح سبيله — she is wide in the udder as if scattering milk and opening its passage

والنثور: الكثير الولد، وكذلك المرأة — and al-nathur: prolific, likewise a woman

نَثَرَverb

1.
to scatterboth
To scatter or disperse.
2.
to speak excessivelyboth
To speak a lot, to be prolific in speech.

وقد نثر ولدا ونثر كلاما: أكثره — and he had many offspring and spoke a lot: he produced much

وقد نثرت ذا بطنها ونثرت بطنها — and she had given birth to her child and had a pregnancy

نَثَرَverb

1.
to sneezeclassical
To make a sound like sneezing, especially for animals like donkeys.

يقال: نثر الحمار وهو ينثر نثيرا — It is said: the donkey sneezed and it sneezes a sneezing sound

نَثِيرnoun

1.
sneeze-like soundclassical
A sound made by animals, particularly donkeys and camels, similar to a sneeze but not overpowering.
2.
what is expelled from the noseclassical
That which is expelled from the nose, like mucus or dust.

والنثير للدواب والإبل: كالعطاس للناس — and al-nathir for beasts and camels: like sneezing for people

فما أنجرت حتى أهب بسدفة ... علاجيم، عير ابني صباح نثيرها — So I did not finish until I stirred up with darkness... camels, the male camel of Ibn Sabah, its nethir (sneeze-like sound)

اِسْتَنْثَرَverb

1.
to sniff and expel waterboth
To inhale water through the nose and then expel it through the same nostril, as part of ritual purification.
2.
to clear the noseboth
To clear the nasal passages by sniffing and expelling.

إذا استنشقت فانثر — If you inhale, then expel

استنثر الإنسان: استنشق الماء ثم استخرج ذلك بنفس الأنف — A person performs istinathar: he inhales water then expels it through the same nose

نَثَرَverb

1.
to expel from the noseboth
To expel something from the nose, like mucus.

ونثر من أنفه ينثر، بكسر الثاء لا غير — and he expelled from his nose, yanthuru, with kasra of the tha, and no other

نَثْرَةnoun

1.
tip of the noseboth
The tip of the nose.
2.
nostrilsclassical
The nostrils and what is adjacent to them, specifically referring to the lion's nose.
3.
a star constellationclassical
A star in the constellation Leo, considered one of the lunar mansions.
4.
soft part of armorclassical
The soft or flexible part of armor.

والنثرة: الخيشوم وما والاه — and al-nathrah: the nose and what is adjacent to it

والنثرة: طرف الأنف — and al-nathrah: the tip of the nose

والنثرة: نجم من نجوم الأسد ينزلها القمر — and al-nathrah: a star from the stars of Leo, which the moon passes through

نَثَرَverb

1.
to pourclassical
To pour or cast something, like pouring armor.

ونثر درعه عليه: صبها — and he poured his armor on him: he cast it

نَثْرَةnoun

1.
chainmailclassical
A flexible, well-made coat of mail.
2.
loose armorclassical
A wide or loose coat of mail.

والنثرة: الدرع السلسة الملبس، وقيل: هي الدرع الواسعة — and al-nathrah: the flexible coat of mail, and it was said: it is the wide coat of mail

نَثَلَverb

1.
to put on armorclassical
To put on armor, to cast it upon oneself.
2.
to remove armorclassical
To take off armor.

ونثلها عليه إذا لبسها — and he cast it upon him if he wore it

يقال نثر درعه عنه إذا ألقاها عنه — It is said nathara his armor from him if he threw it off him

نَثْلnoun

1.
coats of mailclassical
Coats of mail.

قال ابن شميل: النثل الأدراع، يقال نثلها عليه ونثلها عنه أي خلعها — Ibn Shumayl said: Al-nathl are coats of mail, it is said nathalahu 'alayhi and nathalahu 'anhu meaning he removed it

Parallel reading

النثر نثرك الشيء بيدك ترمي به متفرقا مثل نثر الجوز واللوز والسكر

Al-nathr is your scattering a thing with your hand, throwing it dispersedly, like scattering nuts, almonds, and sugar.

وكذلك نثر الحب إذا بذر

And likewise is the scattering of seeds when planted.

والنثارة: ما تناثر منه

And al-natharah: what scatters from it.

والنثار فتات ما يتناثر حوالي الخوان من الخبز ونحو ذلك من كل شيء

And al-nithar are the crumbs that scatter around the dining table from bread and the like of everything.

وشيء نثر: منتثر، وكذلك الجمع

And a scattered thing: dispersed, and likewise the plural.

حد النهار تراعي ثيرة نثرا

At midday, you watch a plentiful scattering.

أي كما يتساقط الرطب اليابس من العذق إذا هز

Meaning like dry dates fall from a cluster when shaken.

هي الواسعة الإحليل كأنها تنثر اللبن نثرا وتفتح سبيله

She is wide in the udder as if scattering milk and opening its passage.

ووجأه فنثر أمعاءه

And he wounded him, and it scattered his intestines.

وتناثر القوم: مرضوا فماتوا

And the people dispersed: they fell ill and died.

والنثور: الكثير الولد، وكذلك المرأة

And al-nathur: prolific, likewise a woman.

وقد نثرت ذا بطنها ونثرت بطنها

And she had given birth to her child and had a pregnancy.

ورجل نثر بين النثر ومنثر، كلاهما: كثير الكلام

And a man is nathar, between al-nathr and manthur, both meaning: talkative.

والنثرة: الخيشوم وما والاه

And al-nathrah: the nose and what is adjacent to it.

والنثير للدواب والإبل: كالعطاس للناس

And al-nathir for beasts and camels: like sneezing for people.

إذا استنشقت فانثر

If you inhale, then expel.

من توضأ فلينثر

Whoever performs ablution, let him expel.

والنثرة: نجم من نجوم الأسد ينزلها القمر

And al-nathrah: a star from the stars of Leo, which the moon passes through.

وطعنه فأنثره عن فرسه أي ألقاه على نثرته

And he stabbed him, and it threw him from his horse, meaning it cast him onto his nose.

والنثرة: الدرع السلسة الملبس

And al-nathrah: the flexible coat of mail.

ويميس في حلق النثرة

And he struts in the soft part of the armor.