النكت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking or piercing, often with a pointed object, causing an impression or penetration. It also extends to concepts of deviation, falling, and subtle marks or points.

Derived headwords

نَكَتَverb

1.
to strike into the groundboth
To strike the earth with a rod or stick, making an impression or hole.
2.
to shy awayclassical
Said of a horse when it shies away or recoils.

نَاكَتَverb

1.
to deviate and fallclassical
To deviate, specifically referring to a camel's elbow turning outward until it falls on its side and pierces it.

نُكْتَةnoun

1.
dot, pointboth
A small mark or point, similar to a dot.
2.
smudge, stainboth
A slight impurity or smudge, like dirt on a mirror.

نُكَاتnoun

1.
points, dotsboth
Plural of نكتة (nukta), referring to dots or points.

نَكْتnoun

1.
striking, piercingclassical
The act of striking into the ground or piercing.

نَكْتnoun

1.
criticism, slanderclassical
The act of speaking ill of people, finding fault, or engaging in slander.

مُنْكَتَةadjective

1.
showing ripenessclassical
Describing a fruit that has begun to show signs of ripening or becoming moist.

Parallel reading

أن تضرب في الأرض بقضيب فيؤثر فيها

To strike into the ground with a rod, making an impression in it.

وأن ينبو الفرس

And for a horse to shy away.

والناكت: أن ينحرف مرفق البعير حتى يقع على الجنب فيخرقه

And al-nākit: for a camel's elbow to deviate until it falls on its side and pierces it.

والنكتة، بالضم: النقطة

And al-nukta, with damma: the dot.

ج: نكات

Plural: nukāt.

وشبه الوسخ في المرآة

And like dirt on a mirror.

والنكات: الطعان في الناس

And al-nukāt: the slander against people.

ونكته: ألقاه على رأسه فانتكت

And I struck him: I threw him on his head, and he was pierced/struck.

ورطبة منكتة، كمحدثة: بدا فيها الإرطاب

And a moist fruit, munakta, like muhdatha: the moistness began to appear in it.