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نقثل
Root entry · 5 derived lemmasThis root describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by raising dust. It is associated with an elderly or infirm gait.
Derived headwords
النَّقْثَلَةnoun
- 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.To walk raising dustclassical
To walk in a manner that raises dust, often implying a slow or infirm gait.
القَعُولَىnoun
- 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.A type of walkclassical
Another specific manner of walking, mentioned alongside 'al-qa'ūlā' and contrasted with the 'naqthalah'.
نَبْثverb
- 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'.