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نين

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to place names and geographical locations. It also includes a specific anatomical term.

Derived headwords

نِيَانname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, mentioned in the context of a location near a specific area.

نِيَاname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, likely a shortened or variant form of نيان, used in poetry.

نِينَوَىname
  1. 1.
    Ninevehboth

    A well-known village or town located near Karbala.

النِّينَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Anusclassical

    One of the names for the anus.

Parallel reading

قربها، ولم تكد تقرب، ... من أهل نيان
It was near, and almost not near, ... from the people of Niyan.
فما ذر قرن الشمس حتى كأنهم، ... بذي الرمث من نيا، نعام نوافر
So before the sun rose, it was as if they, ... in Dhi al-Ramth from Niya, were fleeing ostriches.
فإنما أراد من نيان فحذف.
He only intended 'from Niyan' and omitted it.
ونينوى: اسم قرية معروفة بحذاء كربلاء.
And Ninawa: the name of a known village near Karbala.
ابن بري النينة من أسماء الدبر، والله أعلم.
Ibn Bury: Al-Nīnah is among the names for the anus, and God knows best.