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نغب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of swallowing or taking in liquids, particularly in small amounts or with effort. It extends to related concepts like a gulp, hunger, and even a reprehensible deed.

Derived headwords

نَغَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowboth

    To swallow saliva or liquid.

  2. 2.
    to sip (bird)classical

    For a bird to take a sip of water. It is not said that the bird 'drank'.

  3. 3.
    to gulp (human)classical

    For a human to gulp liquid while drinking.

نَغْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gulpboth

    A gulp of liquid, taken in one swallow.

  2. 2.
    hungerclassical

    Hunger, or the state of a dwelling being deserted and empty.

  3. 3.
    reprehensible deedclassical

    A base or wicked action.

Parallel reading

نغب الريق
He swallowed his saliva.
والطائر: حسا من الماء، ولا يقال: شرب
And the bird: it sipped water, and it is not said that it drank.
والإنسان في الشرب: جرع
And the human, in drinking: gulped.
والنغبة: الجرعة، ويضم، أو الفتح للمرة، والضم للاسم.
And the 'naghbah': the gulp, and it can be pronounced with dammah. Or the fathah is for the instance, and the dammah is for the noun.
والنغبة: الجوعة، وإقفار الحي
And the 'naghbah': hunger, and the desertion of a dwelling.
وبالضم: الفعلة القبيحة
And with dammah: the ugly deed.