نتل

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root نتل (ntal) primarily denotes the concept of advancing, moving forward, or preparing to move forward. It extends to concepts of readiness, eagerness, and even a physical pulling or drawing forward. In a more specialized sense, it refers to ostrich eggs used for storing water.

Derived headwords

نَتَلَverb

1.
to advanceboth
To move forward or proceed ahead of others.

فَنَتَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَمَعَهُ سَيْفُهُ — Abu Bakr advanced with his sword.

فَاسْتَنْتَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَمَامَ الْقَوْمِ — The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, advanced ahead of the people.

نَتَلَ يَنْتِلُverb

1.
to advanceboth
To move forward or proceed ahead of others.

نَتْلًاnoun

1.
advancementboth
The act of advancing or moving forward.

نَتَلَانًاnoun

1.
advancementboth
The act of advancing or moving forward.

نَتُولًاnoun

1.
advancementboth
The act of advancing or moving forward.

اسْتَنْتَلَverb

1.
to advanceboth
To move forward, especially ahead of others.
2.
to prepareboth
To get ready or make preparations for something.
3.
to be eagerclassical
To be ready and willing to proceed.

وَاسْتَنْتَلَ الْقَوْمُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ إِذَا تَقَدَّمُوا — And the people advanced towards the water if they moved forward.

فَاسْتَنْتَلَ يَتَقَيَّأُ أَيْ تَقَدَّمَ — So he advanced, vomiting, meaning he moved forward.

وَاسْتَنْتَلَ لِلْأَمْرِ: اسْتَعَدَّ لَهُ — And he prepared for the matter, meaning he got ready for it.

فَيُنْتَتَلُ خَصْمًا لَهُ أَيْ يَتَقَدَّمُ وَيَسْتَعِدُّ لِخِصَامِهِ — So he will be presented as an opponent to him, meaning he advances and prepares for his dispute.

فَيُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ كَانَ قَدْ حَمَلَهُ مُخَالِفًا لَهُ فَيُنْتَتَلُ خَصْمًا لَهُ — Then the man who had carried him will be brought, being contrary to him, and he will be presented as an opponent to him.

فَإِنَّا كُنَّا نَأْتِي الْمَجْلِسَ فَيَسْتَنْتِلُ وَيَشُدُّ ثَوْبَهُ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ — We would come to the gathering, and he would advance and tie his garment to his chest.

اسْتِنْتَالًاnoun

1.
preparationboth
The act of getting ready or making preparations.

ابْرِنْتِيتverb

1.
to prepareclassical
To get ready for something.

ابْرِنْتَاءnoun

1.
preparationclassical
The act of getting ready.

ابْرِنْذَاعnoun

1.
preparationclassical
The act of getting ready.

النَّتْلnoun

1.
advancementboth
The act of moving forward or proceeding.
2.
preparationboth
Getting ready or making preparations.
3.
pulling forwardclassical
The act of drawing or pulling something ahead.
4.
ostrich eggs (for water)classical
Ostrich eggs used to store water, buried in the desert.

وَالنَّتْلُ: هُوَ التَّهَيُّؤُ فِي الْقُدُومِ — And the preparation is the readiness for arrival.

وَالنَّتْلُ: التَّقَدُّمُ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ — And the advancement is proceeding forward in good and evil.

وَالنَّتْلُ: الْجَذْبُ إِلَى قُدَامٍ — And the pulling forward is drawing ahead.

النَّتْلَةnoun

1.
egg (of a bird)classical
A bird's egg, specifically referring to an ostrich egg used for water storage.

وَأَبُو عَمْرٍو: النَّتْلَةُ الْبَيْضَةُ وَهِيَ الدَّوْمَصَةُ — And Abu Amr: the egg is the white egg, and it is the ostrich egg.

النَّتِيلَةnoun

1.
egg (of a bird)classical
A bird's egg, specifically referring to an ostrich egg used for water storage.

انْتَتَلَverb

1.
to advanceboth
To move forward or proceed.
2.
to precedeboth
To go ahead of others.

وَانْتَتَلَ إِذَا سَبَقَ — And he advanced if he preceded.

وَاسْتَنْتَلَ مِنَ الصَّفِّ إِذَا تَقَدَّمَ أَصْحَابَهُ — And he advanced from the rank if he preceded his companions.

تَنَاتَلَverb

1.
to grow unevenlyclassical
Describing plants where some parts grow taller than others, creating an uneven appearance.

وَتَنَاتَلَ النَّبْتُ: الْتَفَّ وَصَارَ بَعْضُهُ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ بَعْضٍ — And the plant grew unevenly: it intertwined and some of it became longer than some.

مُتَنَاتِلًاadjective

1.
unevenly grownclassical
Describing something, like a plant, that grows with parts of varying heights.

وَالْأَصْلُ يُنْبِتُ فَرْعُهُ مُتَنَاتِلًا — And the root grows its branches unevenly.

نَاتِلname

1.
male given nameclassical
A proper name for a man.

وَنَاتِلٌ، بِفَتْحِ التَّاءِ: اسْمُ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ — And Natil, with a fatha on the ta: is the name of a man from the Arabs.

نَاتِلname

1.
horse nameclassical
The name of a horse.

وَنَاتِلٌ: فَرَسُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ — And Natil: the horse of Rabi'ah ibn 'Amir.

نَتْلnoun

1.
large slaveclassical
A large or stout slave.

يُطِفْنَ حَوْلَ نَتْلٍ وَزَوَازٍ — They circle around a large slave and a man who wiggles his rear.

نَتِيلَةname

1.
female ancestor nameclassical
The name of an ancestress.

وَنَتِيلَةٌ وَنُتَيْلَةٌ: وَهِيَ أُمُّ الْعَبَّاسِ وَضِرَارِ ابْنَيْ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ — And Natilah and Nutaylah: she is the mother of Al-Abbas and Dirar, the sons of Abd al-Muttalib.

Parallel reading

نَتَلَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصْحَابِهِ يَنْتِلُ نَتْلًا وَنَتَلَانًا وَنَتُولًا وَاسْتَنْتَلَ: تَقَدَّمَ.

He advanced from among his companions, advancing, advancement, and advancement, and he prepared: he moved forward.

وَاسْتَنْتَلَ الْقَوْمُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ إِذَا تَقَدَّمُوا.

And the people advanced towards the water if they moved forward.

وَالنَّتْلُ: هُوَ التَّهَيُّؤُ فِي الْقُدُومِ.

And the preparation is the readiness for arrival.

وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّهُ سُقِيَ لَبَنًا ارْتَابَ بِهِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَحِلَّ لَهُ شُرْبُهُ فَاسْتَنْتَلَ يَتَقَيَّأُ أَيْ تَقَدَّمَ.

And it was narrated from Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, may God be pleased with him, that he was given milk that he doubted was permissible for him to drink, so he advanced, vomiting, meaning he moved forward.

وَاسْتَنْتَلَ لِلْأَمْرِ: اسْتَعَدَّ لَهُ.

And he prepared for the matter, meaning he got ready for it.

أَبُو زَيْدٍ: اسْتَنْتَلْتُ لِلْأَمْرِ اسْتِنْتَالًا وَابْرِنْتِيتُ ابْرِنْتَاءً وَابْرِنْذَعْتُ ابْرِنْذَاعًا كُلُّ هَذَا إِذَا اسْتَعْدَدْتُ لَهُ.

Abu Zayd said: I prepared for the matter with preparation, and I prepared with preparation, and I prepared with preparation; all of this is when I got ready for it.

ابْنُ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ: النَّتْلُ التَّقَدُّمُ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ.

Ibn Al-A'rabi said: The advancement is proceeding forward in good and evil.

وَانْتَتَلَ إِذَا سَبَقَ، وَاسْتَنْتَلَ مِنَ الصَّفِّ إِذَا تَقَدَّمَ أَصْحَابَهُ.

And he advanced if he preceded, and he advanced from the rank if he preceded his companions.

وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ: أَنَّهُ رَأَى الْحَسَنَ يَلْعَبُ وَمَعَهُ صِبْيَةٌ فِي السِّكَّةِ فَاسْتَنْتَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَمَامَ الْقَوْمِ أَيْ تَقَدَّمَ.

And in the Hadith: He saw Al-Hasan playing with some children in the alley, so the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, advanced ahead of the people, meaning he moved forward.

وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ: يُمَثَّلُ الْقُرْآنُ رَجُلًا فَيُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ كَانَ قَدْ حَمَلَهُ مُخَالِفًا لَهُ فَيُنْتَتَلُ خَصْمًا لَهُ أَيْ يَتَقَدَّمُ وَيَسْتَعِدُّ لِخِصَامِهِ، وَخَصْمًا مَنْصُوبٌ عَلَى الْحَالِ.

And in the Hadith: The Quran will be personified as a man, and the man who carried it will be brought, being contrary to it, and he will be presented as an opponent to him, meaning he advances and prepares for his dispute, and 'opponent' is in the accusative case as a circumstantial adverb.

وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ: أَنَّ ابْنَهُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بَرَزَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَتَرَكَهُ النَّاسُ لِكَرَامَةِ أَبِيهِ، فَنَتَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَمَعَهُ سَيْفُهُ أَيْ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ.

And in the Hadith of Abu Bakr: His son Abd al-Rahman went out on the day of Badr with the polytheists, and the people left him alone out of respect for his father, so Abu Bakr advanced towards him with his sword, meaning he moved forward towards him.

وَفِي حَدِيثِ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ: مَا سَبَقَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا نَأْتِي الْمَجْلِسَ فَيَسْتَنْتِلُ وَيَشُدُّ ثَوْبَهُ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ أَيْ يَتَقَدَّمُ.

And in the Hadith of Sa'd ibn Ibrahim: Ibn Shihab did not surpass us in knowledge in anything, except that we would come to the gathering, and he would advance and tie his garment to his chest, meaning he would move forward.

وَالنَّتْلُ: الْجَذْبُ إِلَى قُدَامٍ.

And the pulling forward is drawing ahead.

وَأَبُو عَمْرٍو: النَّتْلَةُ الْبَيْضَةُ وَهِيَ الدَّوْمَصَةُ، وَالنَّتْلُ بَيْضُ النَّعَامِ يُدْفَنُ فِي الْمَفَازَةِ بِالْمَاءِ، وَالنَّتْلُ بِالتَّحْرِيكِ مِثْلُهُ؛

And Abu Amr said: The egg is the white egg, and it is the ostrich egg, and the Ntal are ostrich eggs buried in the desert with water, and Al-Natl with vowelization is similar;

قَالَ: زَعَمُوا أَنَّ الْعَرَبَ كَانُوا يَمْلَؤُونَ بِيضَ النَّعَامِ مَاءً فِي الشِّتَاءِ وَيَدْفِنُونَهَا فِي الْفَلَوَاتِ الْبَعِيدَةِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ، فَإِذَا سَلَكُوهَا فِي الْقَيْظِ اسْتَثَارُوا الْبِيضَ وَشَرِبُوا مَا فِيهَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ، فَذَلِكَ النَّتْلُ.

He said: They claimed that the Arabs used to fill ostrich eggs with water in the winter and bury them in distant deserts far from water. When they traversed them in the heat of summer, they would unearth the eggs and drink the water within them. That is the Ntal.

وَالْأَصْلُ يُنْبِتُ فَرْعُهُ مُتَنَاتِلًا، ... وَالْكَفُّ لَيْسَ نَبَاتُهَا بِسَوَاءٍ

And the root grows its branches unevenly, ... and the palm tree's growth is not uniform.

وَنَاتِلٌ، بِفَتْحِ التَّاءِ: اسْمُ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ.

And Natil, with a fatha on the ta: is the name of a man from the Arabs.

وَنَاتِلٌ: فَرَسُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ «1».

And Natil: the horse of Rabi'ah ibn 'Amir.

وَنَتْلَةٌ وَنُتَيْلَةٌ: وَهِيَ أُمُّ الْعَبَّاسِ وَضِرَارِ ابْنَيْ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِحْدَى نِسَاءِ بَنِي النَّمِرِ بْنِ قَاسِطٍ، وَهِيَ نُتَيْلَةُ بِنْتُ خَبَّابِ بْنِ كُلَيْبِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو «2».

And Natilah and Nutaylah: she is the mother of Al-Abbas and Dirar, the sons of Abd al-Muttalib, one of the women of the Banu Al-Nimr ibn Qasit, and she is Nutaylah bint Khabbab ibn Kulayb ibn Malik ibn 'Amr.

فَيُقَالُ: هُوَ الْعَبْدُ الضَّخْمُ؛

It is said: he is the large slave;