نبغ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root نبغ (nabagha) primarily relates to the idea of emerging, appearing, or becoming prominent, often unexpectedly. It is frequently used for things that come forth from a container, for talent or skill that manifests, and for abstract concepts like hypocrisy that become visible.

Derived headwords

نَبَغَverb

1.
to emergeboth
To come out or forth from something, like fine flour from a sieve.
2.
to appearboth
To become visible or manifest, especially after a period of concealment or absence.
3.
to excelclassical
To develop exceptional talent or skill, particularly in poetry, after not having it previously.

يَنْبِغُverb

1.
to emergeboth
Present tense of 'nabagha', meaning to come out or forth.
2.
to appearboth
Present tense of 'nabagha', meaning to become visible or manifest.
3.
to excelclassical
Present tense of 'nabagha', meaning to develop exceptional talent or skill.

نَبَاغَةnoun

1.
emergenceclassical
The act of emerging or appearing.
2.
talentclassical
Exceptional talent or skill, especially in poetry, that manifests later in life.

أَنْبَغَهُverb

1.
to cause to emergeclassical
To cause something to come out or forth.

نَابِغَةnoun

1.
emergent thingclassical
Something that emerges or appears.
2.
talented poetclassical
A poet who develops exceptional skill later in life; a prodigy.
3.
prominent personclassical
A person who becomes prominent or distinguished.

النَّابِغَةname

1.
The Nubighaclassical
A specific, well-known poet who gained fame for his poetry later in life.

نَوَابِغnoun

1.
emerging thingsclassical
Plural of 'nabigha', referring to things that emerge or appear.
2.
talented poetsclassical
Plural of 'nabigha', referring to poets who gained fame later in life.
3.
female foxesclassical
A less common meaning, referring to female foxes.

نَبَاغَةnoun

1.
natural dispositionclassical
One's innate character or disposition, as opposed to acquired behavior.

تَنَبَّغَتْverb

1.
to dry out and emergeclassical
To dry out and have something emerge from it, like fine powder from dried pods.

نَبْغnoun

1.
emergenceclassical
The act of emerging or appearing.

Parallel reading

نَبَغَ الدقيقُ من خِصَاصِ المِنْخَلِ يَنْبِغُ

The flour emerged from the holes of the sieve, it emerges.

أنْبَغْتُهُ فَنَبَغَ

I caused it to emerge, and it emerged.

نَبَغَ الوِعَاءُ بالدقيقِ إذا كان دقيقاً فتطاير من خِصَاصِ ما رَقَّ منه

The container emerged with flour if it was fine, so it flew out from the holes of what was thin from it.

نَبَغَ الماءُ ونَبَعَ بمعنى واحد

Water emerged and sprang forth, meaning the same thing.

نَبَغَ الرجلُ لم يكن في إرثه الشعر ثم قال وأجاد

The man excelled; he did not have poetry in his inheritance, then he spoke and became proficient.

نَبَغَ منه شاعرٌ: خرج

A poet emerged from him: he came out.

نَبَغَ الشيءُ: ظهر

The thing emerged: it appeared.

نَبَغَ فيهم النفاقُ إذا ظهر بعدما كانوا يخفونه منه

Hypocrisy emerged among them if it appeared after they had been concealing it.

نَبَغَتِ المِزَادَةُ إذا كانت كُتُوماً فصارت سِرْبَةً

The waterskin became leaky if it was watertight and became porous.

غَاضَ نَبْغُ النفاقِ والرِّدَّةِ

The emergence of hypocrisy and apostasy diminished.

سُمِّيَ بذلك لظهوره

He was named that due to his emergence.

وقيل إن زياداً قال الشعر على كِبَرِ سِنِّهِ ونَبَغَ فسمِّيَ النابغة

And it was said that Ziyad composed poetry in his old age and excelled, so he was named Al-Nabigha.

نَبَغَ فلانٌ بتُؤَسِّهِ إذا خرج بطبعه

So-and-so emerged with his nature; he came out according to his disposition.

تَنَبَّغَتْ بناتُ الأوبرِ إذا يَبِسَتْ فخرج منها مثل الدقيق

The pods of the 'awbar' plant dried out and something like flour emerged from them.