النكءة

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of picking at or disturbing something, particularly a wound, to the point of reopening or aggravating it. It extends to concepts of fulfilling obligations, collecting debts, and a person who is prompt in settling their dues.

Derived headwords

النَكْأَةnoun

1.
ulcer; soreboth
A sore or ulcer, specifically one that has been picked at or disturbed before healing.
2.
picking at a woundclassical
The act of picking at or disturbing a wound.

نَكَأَverb

1.
to pick at (a wound)both
To pick at a wound or sore before it has healed, causing it to reopen or become inflamed.
2.
to fulfill; to payclassical
To fulfill an obligation or pay a debt.
3.
to inflict damageclassical
To inflict damage or harm upon an enemy.

نَكْءnoun

1.
picking at a woundclassical
The act of picking at or disturbing a wound.
2.
fulfillment of obligationclassical
The act of fulfilling an obligation or paying a debt.

انْتَكَأَverb

1.
to collect; to seizeclassical
To collect or seize something, such as a debt or a right.

ذَكِيَّة نَكْأَةphrase

1.
prompt payerclassical
A description of someone who promptly pays what they owe and does not delay.

Parallel reading

نَكَأَ القُرْحَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَبْرَأَ فَنُدِّيَتْ

He picked at the sore before it healed, so it became inflamed.

و العدو: نكاهم

And the enemy: he inflicted damage upon them.

و فلانا حقه: قضاه

And his right: he fulfilled it for him.

وانتكأه: قبضه

And he collected it from him: he seized it.

وهو ذكأة نكأة: يقضي ما عليه، ولا يمطل

And he is a prompt payer: he fulfills what is due from him, and does not delay.