نمغ

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of mixture, variation, or a soft, yielding part. It is used to describe mixed colors, the soft spot on an infant's head, and the top or peak of something, like a mountain.

Derived headwords

التنميغnoun

1.
mixture of colorsclassical
A mixture characterized by black, red, and white colors.

منمغadjective

1.
multicoloredclassical
Describing a person who has varied or mixed colors.

النمغةnoun

1.
soft spot on headboth
The soft, yielding part of an infant's head that moves. This sensation disappears as the child grows stronger.
2.
top of the headclassical
The uppermost part of the head.
3.
mountain peakboth
The summit or highest point of a mountain.

النماغةnoun

1.
soft spot on headboth
The soft, yielding part of an infant's head that moves. This sensation disappears as the child grows stronger.
2.
top of the headclassical
The uppermost part of the head.

نمغة الجبلnoun

1.
mountain peakboth
The summit or highest point of a mountain.

نمغتهnoun

1.
mountain peakboth
The summit or highest point of a mountain.

ثمغتهnoun

1.
mountain peakclassical
The summit or highest point of a mountain.

رماعةnoun

1.
soft part of headclassical
The soft, yielding part of an infant's head, specifically the fontanelle.

يافوخnoun

1.
fontanelleboth
The soft spot on the top of an infant's head before the skull bones fuse.

الغاذةnoun

1.
soft spot on headclassical
The soft spot on an infant's head before it hardens.

الغاذيةnoun

1.
soft spot on headclassical
The soft spot on an infant's head before it hardens.

نمغة القومnoun

1.
elite of the peopleclassical
The best or choicest individuals within a group or community.

Parallel reading

التنميغ: مجمجة بسواد وحمرة وبياض.

Al-tanmīgh: a mixture of black, red, and white.

ورجل منمغ: مختلف اللون.

And a man is munamagh: of varied color.

والنمغة والنماغة: ما تحرك من الرماعة.

And al-namghah and al-namāghah: what moves of the soft part of the head.

والنمغة: ما تحرك من رأس الصبي المولود، فإذا اشتد ذهب ذلك منه، والنماغة أعلى الرأس.

And al-namghah: what moves of the head of a newborn boy; when he strengthens, that goes away from him, and al-namāghah is the top of the head.

والنمغة: رأس الجبل.

And al-namghah: the summit of the mountain.

ونمغة الجبل ونمغته وثمغته: رأسه وأعلاه، والمعروف عن الفراء الفتح، والجمع نمغ؛

And namghat al-jabal and namghatuhu and thamghatuhu: its summit and its highest part; al-Farra' is known to pronounce it with a fatha, and the plural is namgh.

وقال المفضل: هي من رأس الصبي الرماعة.

And Al-Mufaddal said: it is from the head of the boy, the soft part.

ابن الأعرابي: يقال لرأس الصبي قبل أن يشتد يافوخه النمغة والغاذة والغاذية.

Ibn Al-A'rabi said: the head of the boy before it hardens is called al-namghah, al-ghādhah, and al-ghādhiyah.

ونمغة القوم: خيارهم.

And namghat al-qawm: their elite.