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نقثل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by raising dust. It is associated with an elderly or infirm gait.

Derived headwords

النَّقْثَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dust-raising walkboth

    A gait that stirs up dust when walking. It is often associated with the walk of an old man.

نَقْثَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To walk raising dustclassical

    To walk in a manner that raises dust, often implying a slow or infirm gait.

القَعُولَىnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of walkclassical

    A specific manner of walking, mentioned in comparison to the 'naqthalah'. Its exact meaning is not fully elaborated but implies a distinct gait.

الفَنْجَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of walkclassical

    Another specific manner of walking, mentioned alongside 'al-qa'ūlā' and contrasted with the 'naqthalah'.

نَبْثverb
  1. 1.
    To move or stirclassical

    To move or stir, often used in the context of movement that causes disturbance or raises dust, similar to 'naqthalah'.

Parallel reading

النَّقْثَلَة: مشية تثير التراب
Al-naqthalah: a gait that stirs up dust.
وقد نقثل
And he walked raising dust.
النقثلة مشية الشيخ يثير التراب إذا مشى
Al-naqthalah is the gait of an old man who stirs up dust when he walks.
قاربت أمشي القعولى والفنجله
I almost walked the 'al-qa'ūlā' and 'al-fanjalah' (types of walks).
وتارة أنبث نبث النقثله
And at times I moved with the movement of 'al-naqthalah'.