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النعت

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of describing, characterizing, or praising someone or something. It extends to the description itself, the quality of being excellent or distinguished, and specific applications like describing a horse or a person's appearance. It also includes terms for specific individuals and a general term for 'supreme'.

Derived headwords

النَّعْتnoun
  1. 1.
    descriptionboth

    The act of describing or characterizing something or someone.

  2. 2.
    praiseboth

    A description that highlights positive qualities, often amounting to praise.

  3. 3.
    qualityboth

    A characteristic or attribute, especially a distinguishing one.

نَعَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to describeboth

    To characterize or give a description of someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to praiseboth

    To describe someone or something in a laudatory manner.

انْتَعَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be describedclassical

    To be characterized or have a description given of it.

المُنْتَعِتadjective
  1. 1.
    describedclassical

    One who has been described or characterized.

النَّعْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    descriptionboth

    A description or characterization.

  2. 2.
    supremeclassical

    A term indicating the utmost degree or limit, especially in excellence or status.

النُّعَيْتnoun
  1. 1.
    descriptionboth

    A description or characterization.

  2. 2.
    supremeclassical

    A term indicating the utmost degree or limit, especially in excellence or status.

النُّعَيْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    descriptionboth

    A description or characterization.

  2. 2.
    supremeclassical

    A term indicating the utmost degree or limit, especially in excellence or status.

نَعَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be excellentboth

    To be of good quality or excellent, particularly in appearance.

نَعَاتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    excellenceboth

    The quality of being excellent or distinguished.

نَعَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to pretend to beclassical

    To feign or pretend to possess a quality or characteristic.

اسْتَنْعَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to ask for a descriptionboth

    To request someone to describe something or someone.

أَنْعَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to have a beautiful faceboth

    To possess a face of such beauty that it warrants description.

النُّعَيْتname
  1. 1.
    name of poetsclassical

    A name given to two poets.

  2. 2.
    name of a manclassical

    A name of a man from the tribe of Banu Sama bin Lu'ayy.

نَعْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    supremeclassical

    A term indicating the utmost degree or limit, especially in excellence or status.

نَاعِتُونother
  1. 1.
    describerboth

    Plural of 'describer' (active participle).

نَاعِتِينother
  1. 1.
    describerboth

    Plural of 'describer' (active participle).

Parallel reading

النَّعْتُ، كالْمَنْعِ: الوَصْفُ
Al-na'tu, like al-man'i: the description.
كَالانْتِعَاتِ
like the being described.
والفَرَسُ العَتِيقُ السَّبَّاقُ
and the ancient, racing horse.
وقَدْ نَعَتَ، كَكَرُمَ، نَعَاتَةً
And he was excellent, like karuma, with excellence.
وأمَّا نَعَتَ، كَفَرِحَ: فَلِمُتَكَلِّفِهِ
But as for na'ata, like fariha: it is for his pretense.
واسْتَنْعَتَهُ: اسْتَوْصَفَهُ
And ista'natahu: he asked him for a description.
وأَنْعَتَ: حَسُنَ وَجْهُهُ حَتَّى يُنْعَتَ
And an'ata: his face was beautiful to the point it would be described.
والنُّعَيْتُ: شَاعِرَانِ، ورَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَامَةَ بْنِ لُؤَيٍّ
And Al-Nu'aytu: two poets, and a man from Banu Sama bin Lu'ayy.
وعَبْدُكَ أو أمَتُكَ نَعْتَةٌ بالضَّمِّ، أي: غَايَةٌ في الرِّفْعَةِ
And your male or female slave is na'tah with damma, meaning: the utmost in status.
وناعِتُونَ، أو ناعِتِينَ: ع
And na'itun, or na'itin: is an abbreviation.