نخع

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the spinal cord, particularly the marrow within the neck and spine. It extends to meanings related to cutting or piercing this area, leading to concepts of severe killing, extreme actions, and even betrayal or betrayal of rights. It also encompasses related physical substances and abstract concepts.

Derived headwords

النخاعnoun

1.
spinal cordboth
The white cord inside the neck that extends through the vertebrae to the tailbone, nourishing the bones.
2.
marrowboth
The white thread within the neck bone, extending to the spine, also called the neck thread or the thread of the vertebrae connected to the brain.

نخعverb

1.
to cut the marrowclassical
To cut the spinal marrow of a sheep.
2.
to pierce deeplyclassical
To cut beyond the intended point, reaching the spinal marrow.
3.
to kill severelyclassical
To kill intensely, derived from cutting the spinal marrow.
4.
to betrayclassical
To betray one's rights or loyalty.
5.
to acknowledgeclassical
To acknowledge or confess, similar to بخع.

نخعاnoun

1.
cutting the marrowclassical
The act of cutting the spinal marrow.

المنخعnoun

1.
place of cutting marrowclassical
The place where the spinal marrow is cut.
2.
joint of the neckclassical
The joint of the nape between the neck and head from the inside.

تنخعverb

1.
to rain heavilyclassical
Said of clouds when they pour out their rain.
2.
to spit out phlegmclassical
A person spitting out their phlegm.

تنخعverb

1.
to move awayclassical
To move far away from one's land.

النخعnoun

1.
severe killingclassical
Intense killing, derived from the concept of cutting the spinal marrow.
2.
tribe nameboth
A tribe from the Azd, or a tribe from Yemen, the kin of Ibrahim al-Nakha'i.

أنخعverb

1.
to be most hatefulclassical
To be the most hateful or detestable to God.

الناخعadjective

1.
killer of a matterclassical
One who has killed a matter decisively, or one who clarifies matters.

النخاعةnoun

1.
phlegmboth
What a person spits out, similar to phlegm (نخامة).

نخوعاnoun

1.
acknowledgmentclassical
The act of acknowledging or submitting.

نخعverb

1.
to be sincereclassical
To make advice or affection sincere.

ينخعname

1.
place nameboth
A place name.

Parallel reading

له برة إذا ما لج عاجت ... أخادعه، فلان لها النخاع

He has a strength that, when it surges, deceives its flanks; the spinal cord yields to it.

نخع الشاة نخعا: قطع نخاعها

To cut the marrow of a sheep: to cut its spinal cord.

ألا لا تنخعوا الذبيحة حتى تجب

Do not cut the throat of the sacrificial animal until it is still.

النخاع خيط أبيض يكون داخل عظم الرقبة ويكون ممتدا إلى الصلب

The spinal cord is a white thread inside the neck bone, extending to the spine.

ويقال: النخاع خيط الفقار المتصل بالدماغ

And it is said: The spinal cord is the thread of the vertebrae connected to the brain.

والمنخع: مفصل الفهقة بين العنق والرأس من باطن

And the mankha': the joint of the nape between the neck and the head from the inside.

ذبحه فنخعه نخعا أي جاوز منتهى الذبح إلى النخاع

He slaughtered him and pierced him, meaning he exceeded the limit of slaughter to the spinal cord.

يقال: دابة منخوعة

It is said: a pierced animal.

والنخع: القتل الشديد مشتق من قطع النخاع

And al-nakhu: severe killing, derived from cutting the spinal cord.

إن أنخع الأسماء عند الله أن يتسمى الرجل باسم ملك الأملاك

The most hateful of names to God is that a man should name himself King of Kings.

والنخع أشد القتل

And al-nakhu is the most severe killing.

تنخع السحاب إذا قاء ما فيه من المطر

The clouds pour out their rain when they expel what is within them.

وحالكة الليالي من جمادى، ... تنخع في جواشنها السحاب

And the dark nights of Jumada, ... the clouds pour rain into their bellies.

والنخاعة، بالضم: ما تفله الإنسان كالنخامة

And al-nukha'ah, with dammah: what a person spits out, like phlegm.

تنخع الرجل: رمى بنخاعته

A man spat out his phlegm.

النخاعة في المسجد خطيئة

Phlegm in the mosque is a sin.

هي البزقة التي تخرج من أصل الفم مما يلي أصل النخاع

It is the spit that comes from the root of the mouth, near the root of the spinal cord.

نخع بحقي ينخع نخوعا ونخع: أقر، وكذلك بخع، بالياء أيضا، أي أذعن

He acknowledged my right, he acknowledged, and he submitted, likewise he submitted, with ya' also, meaning he yielded.

وانتخع فلان عن أرضه: بعد عنها

So-and-so moved far away from his land.

والنخع: قبيلة من الأزد، وقيل: النخع قبيلة من اليمن رهط إبراهيم النخعي

And al-Nakhu: a tribe from the Azd, and it is said: al-Nakhu is a tribe from Yemen, the kin of Ibrahim al-Nakha'i.

نخعته النصيحة والود أخلصتهما

Advice and affection made them sincere.