نعا

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of announcing or proclaiming something, especially news of death. It extends to meanings of denouncing, criticizing, or publicizing faults. Derivatives also describe physical features like clefts and fissures, and in a less common usage, refer to something moist or a place.

Derived headwords

النَّعْوnoun

1.
cleft under the noseclassical
The area below the nose.
2.
cleft in a camel's lipclassical
A split or fissure in the upper lip of a camel, later generalized to any such division.
3.
fissure in a horse's hoofclassical
A crack or split in the rear part of a horse's hoof.
4.
moistclassical
Referring to something that is wet or moist.
5.
placeclassical
A specific location, as claimed by some.

نَعَاverb

1.
to announce deathboth
To proclaim the death of someone, to spread the news of their passing.
2.
to denounceboth
To criticize, condemn, or publicly shame someone for their faults or actions.
3.
to publicizeboth
To make something widely known, to spread information about it.
4.
to mournclassical
To lament or express grief over the deceased.

نعى الميت ينعاه نعيا ونعيانا — He announced the death of the deceased, spreading the news of his passing.

ونعى عليه ذنوبه: ذكرها له وشهره بها — He mentioned his sins to him and publicized them, denouncing him.

إن الله تعالى نعى على قوم شهواتهم أي عاب عليهم — Indeed, Allah denounced the desires of a people, meaning He criticized them.

النَّعْيnoun

1.
news of deathboth
The announcement or report of someone's death.
2.
proclamationclassical
A public announcement or declaration.
3.
the deceasedclassical
The person who has died.
4.
the act of announcing deathclassical
The action or process of proclaiming a death.

والنعي والنعي، بوزن فعيل، نداء الداعي — And the announcement and the proclamation, on the pattern of fa'eel, is the call of the caller.

وجاء نعي فلان: وهو خبر موته — And the announcement of so-and-so came: which is the news of his death.

وقال أبو زيد: النعي الرجل الميت، والنعي الفعل — And Abu Zayd said: Al-na'ee is the dead man, and al-na'ee is the action.

النَّعْيَةnoun

1.
news of deathboth
The announcement or report of someone's death.

النَّاعِيnoun

1.
one who announces deathboth
The person who brings the news of a death.
2.
denouncerclassical
One who criticizes or condemns.

قام الناعي فأسمعا، ونعى الكريم الأروعا — The announcer stood and made it heard, and announced the noble, magnificent one.

والناعي: الذي يأتي بخبر الموت — And the announcer: is the one who brings the news of death.

النَّعَاءnoun

1.
sound of a catclassical
The vocalization made by a cat.
2.
imperative callclassical
An imperative command or call, used in expressions like 'O Arabs, announce!'

يا نعايا العرب — O announcers of the Arabs.

نعاء جذاما غير موت ولا قتل — Announcing Judham, not death nor killing.

نُعَاءnoun

1.
imperative callclassical
An imperative command or call, used in expressions like 'O Arabs, announce!'

نَعَايَاnoun

1.
announcements of deathboth
Plural of 'na'ee', referring to multiple announcements of death.
2.
mournersclassical
Those who announce or lament the dead.

يا نعايا العرب — O announcers of the Arabs.

وفي رواية: يا نعيان العرب — And in another narration: O announcers of the Arabs.

النَّعْيَانnoun

1.
announcement of deathboth
The act or news of announcing death.
2.
plural of announcerclassical
A collective plural for those who announce death.

والنعيان مصدر بمعنى النعي — And al-na'yaan is a masdar meaning al-na'ee.

يا نعيان العرب — O announcers of the Arabs.

المَنْعَىnoun

1.
news of deathclassical
The report or announcement of a death.

ما كان منعى فلان منعاة واحدة، ولكنه كان مناعي — The announcement of so-and-so was not a single announcement, but rather many.

المَنْعَاةnoun

1.
news of deathclassical
The report or announcement of a death.

ما كان منعى فلان منعاة واحدة، ولكنه كان مناعي — The announcement of so-and-so was not a single announcement, but rather many.

تَنَاعَىverb

1.
to announce their deadclassical
To announce the deaths of their fallen comrades, often to incite further fighting.
2.
to incite each otherclassical
To urge one another on, especially in warfare.

تناعى القوم واستنعوا في الحرب: نعوا قتلاهم ليحرضوهم على القتل وطلب الثأر — The people announced their dead and incited each other in war: they announced their fallen to incite them to kill and seek revenge.

اسْتَنْعَىverb

1.
to announce their deadclassical
To announce the deaths of their fallen comrades, often to incite further fighting.
2.
to spread outclassical
To disperse or scatter, often in fear or flight.
3.
to advanceclassical
To move forward or lead the way.
4.
to persistclassical
To continue or endure, especially in a negative state.

واستنعى القوم: تفرقوا نافرين — And the people scattered: dispersing fearfully.

واستنعت الناقة: تقدمت، واستنعت تراجعت نافرة أو عدت بصاحبها — And the she-camel advanced: moved forward, and retreated fearfully or ran with its owner.

واستنعى به الشر إذا تتابع به الشر — And evil followed him persistently if evil continued with him.

المُشَنِّعnoun

1.
denouncerclassical
One who publicly shames or denounces others.

نَعَى عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to denounce toboth
To criticize, condemn, or reproach someone for something.
2.
to publicize againstclassical
To make someone's faults or wrongdoings public.

ونعى عليه الشيء ينعاه: قبحه وعابه عليه ووبخه — And he denounced a thing against him: he found it ugly, criticized it, and rebuked him for it.

ونعى عليه ذنوبه: ذكرها له وشهره بها — He mentioned his sins to him and publicized them, denouncing him.

تنعي علي امرأ أكرمه الله على يدي أي تعيبني بقتلي رجلا أكرمه الله بالشهادة على يدي — You denounce to me a man whom Allah honored through my hands, meaning you criticize me for killing a man whom Allah honored with martyrdom through my hands.

أَنْعَى عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to denounce toclassical
To criticize or condemn someone for something.

يقال: أنعى عليه ونعى عليه شيئا قبيحا إذا قاله تشنيعا عليه — It is said: 'An'aa 'alayhi' and 'Na'aa 'alayhi' something ugly if one says it to shame him.

اسْتِنْعَاءnoun

1.
scatteringclassical
The act of scattering or dispersing, like frightened animals.

والاستنعاء: شبه النفار — And al-istinaa': is like fleeing or scattering.

نَعَاءnoun

1.
imperative callclassical
An imperative command or call, used in expressions like 'O Arabs, announce!'

نَعِيّnoun

1.
news of deathboth
The announcement or report of someone's death.

Parallel reading

الدائرة تحت الأنف.

The area below the nose.

والنعو الشق في مشفر البعير الأعلى، ثم صار كل فصل نعوا؛

And al-na'w is the split in the upper lip of a camel, then every division became a na'w;

خريع النعو مضطرب النواحي،

The soft na'w is disturbed in its sides,

والجمع من كل ذلك نعي لا غير.

And the plural of all of that is na'ee and nothing else.

النعو مشق المشفر، وهو للبعير بمنزلة التفرة للإنسان.

Al-na'w is the split of the lip, and it is to the camel like the philtrum is to a human.

ونعو الحافر: فرج مؤخره؛ عن ابن الأعرابي.

And the na'w of the hoof: is the split of its rear; according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

والنعو: الفتق الذي في ألية حافر الفرس.

And al-na'w: is the fissure in the buttock of a horse's hoof.

والنعو: الرطب.

And al-na'w: is the moist.

والنعوة: موضع، زعموا.

And al-na'wah: is a place, they claim.

والنعاء: صوت السنور؛

And al-na'aa': is the sound of the cat;

وإنما قضينا على همزتها أنها بدل من واو لأنهم يقولون في معناه المعاء، وقد معا يمعو،

We only judged its hamza to be a substitute for a waw because they say in its meaning al-ma'aa', and they say 'ma'aa' yam'oo',

وأظن نون النعاء بدلا من ميم المعاء.

And I think the noon of al-na'aa' is a substitute for the meem of al-ma'aa'.

والنعي: خبر الموت، وكذلك النعي.

And al-na'ee: is the news of death, and likewise al-na'ee.

والنعي والنعي، بوزن فعيل، نداء الداعي،

And al-na'ee and al-na'ee, on the pattern of fa'eel, is the call of the caller,

وقيل: هو الدعاء بموت الميت والإشعار به، نعاه ينعاه نعيا ونعيانا، بالضم.

And it was said: it is the calling out of the death of the deceased and making it known, he announced his death, announcing it with na'yan and na'yaanan, with damma.

وجاء نعي فلان: وهو خبر موته.

And the announcement of so-and-so came: which is the news of his death.

والنعي والنعي،

And al-na'ee and al-na'ee,

وقال أبو زيد: النعي الرجل الميت، والنعي الفعل؛

And Abu Zayd said: Al-na'ee is the dead man, and al-na'ee is the action;

فأوقع ابن مجكان النعي على الناقة العقير فقال:

And Ibn Mujkann applied al-na'ee to the lame she-camel and said:

والنعي: المنعي.

And al-na'ee: is the one being announced.

والناعي: الذي يأتي بخبر الموت؛

And the announcer: is the one who brings the news of death;

قام النعي فأسمعا،

The announcer stood and made it heard,

ونعى الكريم الأروعا

And announced the noble, magnificent one

ونعاء: بمعنى انع.

And na'aa': meaning 'announce'.

وروي عن شداد بن أوس أنه قال: يا نعايا العرب.

And it was narrated from Shaddad bin Aws that he said: O announcers of the Arabs.

وروي عن الأصمعي وغيره: إنما هو في الإعراب يا نعاء العرب، تأويله يا هذا انع العرب؛ يأمر بنعيهم كأنه يقول قد ذهبت العرب.

And it was narrated from Al-Asma'i and others: it is only in grammar 'O announcers of the Arabs', its interpretation is 'O this one, announce the Arabs'; commanding their announcement as if he were saying the Arabs have perished.

يا نعايا العرب إن أخوف ما أخاف عليكم الرياء والشهوة الخفية ،

O announcers of the Arabs, the most fearful thing I fear for you is hypocrisy and hidden desire,

وفي رواية: يا نعيان العرب.

And in another narration: O announcers of the Arabs.

يقال: نعى الميت ينعاه نعيا ونعيا إذا أذاع موته وأخبر به وإذا ندبه

It is said: 'Na'aa al-mayyit' he announces the death of the deceased with na'yan and na'yan if he spreads his death and informs of it, and if he mourns him.

ففي نعايا ثلاثة أوجه: أحدها أن يكون جمع نعي وهو المصدر كصفي وصفايا، والثاني أن يكون اسم جمع كما جاء في أخية أخايا، والثالث أن يكون جمع نعاء التي هي اسم الفعل، والمعنى يا نعايا العرب جئن فهذا وقتكن وزمانكن، يريد أن العرب قد هلكت.

So in na'aayaa there are three aspects: the first is that it is a plural of na'ee, which is the masdar like safi and safaayaa, the second is that it is a collective noun as in 'akhiyah' and 'akhayaa', the third is that it is a plural of na'aa' which is an ism fi'l, and the meaning is 'O announcers of the Arabs, come, for this is your time and your season', meaning the Arabs have perished.

والنعيان مصدر بمعنى النعي.

And al-na'yaan is a masdar meaning al-na'ee.

خفض نعاء مثل قطام ودراك ونزال بمعنى أدرك وانزل؛

He lowered na'aa' like qataam, idraak, and nizaal, meaning 'reach' and 'descend';

نعاء جذاما غير موت ولا قتل،

Announcing Judham, not death nor killing,

ولكن فراقا للدعائم والأصل

But a separation from the pillars and the foundation

وكانت العرب إذا قتل منهم شريف أو مات بعثوا راكبا إلى قبائلهم ينعاه إليهم فنهى النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، عن ذلك.

And when an Arab noble was killed or died, they would send a rider to their tribes to announce his death to them, so the Prophet, peace be upon him, forbade that.

كانت العرب إذا مات منهم ميت له قدر ركب راكب فرسا وجعل يسير في الناس ويقول: نعاء فلانا أي انعه وأظهر خبر وفاته، مبنية على الكسر كما ذكرناه؛

When a person of status among the Arabs died, a rider would mount a horse and go among the people saying: 'Na'aa fulan', meaning announce him and make known the news of his death, it is indeclinable on the kasra as we mentioned;

أي هلك فلان أو هلكت العرب بموت فلان، فقوله يا نعاء العرب مع حرف النداء تقديره يا هذا انع العرب، أو يا هؤلاء انعوا العرب بموت فلان، كقوله: ألا يا اسجدوا أي يا هؤلاء اسجدوا، فيمن قرأ بتخفيف ألا،

Meaning so-and-so has perished or the Arabs have perished with the death of so-and-so, so his saying 'O announcers of the Arabs' with the vocative particle means 'O this one, announce the Arabs', or 'O these ones, announce the Arabs with the death of so-and-so', like his saying: 'Ala yaa asjudu' meaning 'O these ones, prostrate', for whoever reads 'ala' with tashdeed,

وبعض العلماء يرويه يا نعيان العرب، فمن قال هذا أراد المصدر،

And some scholars narrate it as 'O announcers of the Arabs', so whoever says this intends the masdar,

ويكون النعيان جمع الناعي كما يقال لجمع الراعي رعيان، ولجمع الباغي بغيان؛

And al-na'yaan can be a plural of al-naa'i as it is said for the plural of al-raa'i is ru'yaan, and for the plural of al-baaghi is bughyaan;

وسمعت بعض العرب يقول لخدمه إذا جن عليكم الليل فثقبوا النيران فوق الإكام يضوي إليها رعياننا وبغياننا.

And I heard some Arabs say to their servants: 'When night falls upon you, light fires on the hills so that our shepherds and our followers may be guided to them.'

وقد يجمع النعي نعايا كما يجمع المري من النوق مرايا والصفي صفايا.

And na'ee may be pluralized as na'aayaa just as 'mari' from she-camels is pluralized as maraayaa and 'safiyy' as safaayaa.

ذهبت تميم فلا تنعى ولا تسهى أي لا تذكر.

Tameem has gone, so they are not announced nor remembered, meaning they are not mentioned.

والمنعى والمنعاة: خبر الموت،

And al-man'aa and al-man'aah: is the news of death,

يقال: ما كان منعى فلان منعاة واحدة، ولكنه كان مناعي.

It is said: 'The announcement of so-and-so was not a single announcement, but rather many.'

وتناعى القوم واستنعوا في الحرب: نعوا قتلاهم ليحرضوهم على القتل وطلب الثأر،

And the people announced their dead and incited each other in war: they announced their fallen to incite them to kill and seek revenge,

وفلان ينعى فلانا إذا طلب بثأره.

And so-and-so is seeking vengeance for so-and-so if he seeks his blood revenge.

والناعي: المشنع.

And al-naa'i: is the denouncer.

ونعى عليه الشيء ينعاه: قبحه وعابه عليه ووبخه.

And he denounced a thing against him: he found it ugly, criticized it, and rebuked him for it.

ونعى عليه ذنوبه: ذكرها له وشهره بها.

He mentioned his sins to him and publicized them, denouncing him.

إن الله تعالى نعى على قوم شهواتهم أي عاب عليهم.

Indeed, Allah denounced the desires of a people, meaning He criticized them.

تنعى علي امرأ أكرمه الله على يدي أي تعيبني بقتلي رجلا أكرمه الله بالشهادة على يدي؛

You denounce to me a man whom Allah honored through my hands, meaning you criticize me for killing a man whom Allah honored with martyrdom through my hands;

وأرى يعقوب حكى في المقلوب نعى عليه ذنوبه ذكرها له.

And I think Ya'qub narrated in the inverted section: 'na'aa 'alayhi dhunoobahu' - mentioning his sins to him.

يقال: أنعى عليه ونعى عليه شيئا قبيحا إذا قاله تشنيعا عليه؛

It is said: 'An'aa 'alayhi' and 'Na'aa 'alayhi' something ugly if one says it to shame him;

خيطان من قومي ومن أعدائهم ... خفضوا أسنتهم، فكل ناعي هو من نعيت.

Khaylaan from my people and from their enemies... lowered their spears, so every announcer is from those whose death I announced.

وفلان ينعى على نفسه بالفواحش إذا شهر نفسه بتعاطيه الفواحش، وكان امرؤ القيس من الشعراء الذين نعوا على أنفسهم بالفواحش وأظهروا التعهر، وكان الفرزدق فعولا لذلك.

And so-and-so announces his own transgressions by publicizing his indulgence in them, and Imru' al-Qays was among the poets who announced their own transgressions and displayed their promiscuity, and Al-Farazdaq was known for that.

ونعى فلان على فلان أمرا إذا أشاد به وأذاعه.

And so-and-so announced something about so-and-so if he publicized and spread it.

واستنعى ذكر فلان: شاع.

And the mention of so-and-so spread: it became widely known.

واستنعت الناقة: تقدمت، واستنعت تراجعت نافرة أو عدت بصاحبها.

And the she-camel advanced: moved forward, and retreated fearfully or ran with its owner.

واستنعى القوم: تفرقوا نافرين.

And the people scattered: dispersing fearfully.

والاستنعاء: شبه النفار.

And al-istinaa': is like fleeing or scattering.

يقال: استنعى الإبل والقوم إذا تفرقوا من شيء وانتشروا.

It is said: 'Istanaa'a al-ibil wal-qawm' if the camels and people scattered from something and dispersed.

ويقال: استنعيت الغنم إذا تقدمتها ودعوتها لتتبعك.

And it is said: 'Istanaa'ytu al-ghanam' if you advanced ahead of the sheep and called them to follow you.

واستنعى به الشر إذا تتابع به الشر، واستنعى به حب الخمر أي تمادى به،

And evil followed him persistently if evil continued with him, and his love for wine persisted if it continued with him,

ولو أن قوما مجتمعين قيل لهم شيء ففزعوا منه وتفرقوا نافرين لقلت: استنعوا.

And if a group of people were told something and they were frightened by it and scattered fearfully, you would say: 'Istanaa'oo'.

استناع واستنعى إذا تقدم،

Istinaa' and istanaa'a if they advanced,

ويقال: عطف؛

And it is said: 'he turned';

ظللنا نعوج العيس في عرصاتها ... وقوفا، ونستنعي بها فنصورها

We spent the day making the camels walk on their plains... standing, and we advanced with them and guided them

إذا ما استنت الإبل استناعا

When the camels advanced with a great stride

استنعى إذا تقدم ليتبعوه،

Istanaa'a if he advanced so they would follow him,

ويقال: تمادى وتتابع.

And it is said: he persisted and continued.

وإن ناقة يستنعي بها الذئب أي يعدو بين يديها وتتبعه حتى إذا اماز بها عن الحوار عفق على حوارها محضرا فافترسه.

And a she-camel that a wolf pursues, meaning it runs before her and she follows it until it separates her from her young, then it pounces on her young, present and devours it.

والإنعاء أن تستعير فرسا تراهن عليه وذكره لصاحبه؛

And al-in'aa' is to borrow a horse on which you bet, and its mention is to its owner;