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نثن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of decay, putrefaction, and corruption, primarily applied to meat but also metaphorically to other things.

Derived headwords

نَثَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to decay, putrefyboth

    To undergo decay or putrefaction, especially referring to meat becoming spoiled.

نَثْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    decay, putrefactionboth

    The state or process of decaying or putrefying; spoilage.

نِثْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    decay, putrefactionboth

    The state or process of decaying or putrefying; spoilage.

Parallel reading

نثن اللحم نثنا ونثنا: تغير.
Meat decayed (نثن) with decay (نثنا ونثنا): it changed.