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نيء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of being uncooked or unripened, both literally for food and figuratively for matters or affairs. It implies a lack of completion, preparation, or maturity.

Derived headwords

نيأverb
  1. 1.
    to not handleclassical

    To not manage, handle, or bring to completion an affair or matter.

أنيأverb
  1. 1.
    to not cookclassical

    To not cook meat, leaving it in its raw state.

نيءadjective
  1. 1.
    uncookedboth

    Describing meat that has not been cooked or ripened.

  2. 2.
    unripeclassical

    Figuratively, describing a matter or affair that is not yet settled or completed.

نيعadjective
  1. 1.
    uncookedclassical

    An alternative form describing uncooked meat.

نيوءnoun
  1. 1.
    rawnessclassical

    The state of being uncooked or unripened.

نيوءةnoun
  1. 1.
    rawnessclassical

    The state of being uncooked or unripened; a lack of maturity or completion.

Parallel reading

نيأ الأمر: لم يحكمه.
To not handle the affair: to not manage it.
وأنيأ اللحم: لم ينضجه.
And to not cook the meat: to not ripen it.
ولحم نيء، كنيع، بين النيوء النيوأة
And uncooked meat, like 'niy', is characterized by rawness and unripeness.