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نءث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes concepts of distance, remoteness, and being far away. It describes the act of moving away, being distant, and the state of being remote.

Derived headwords

نَأَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to be distantboth

    To become far away or remote from a place or person.

  2. 2.
    to move awayclassical

    To actively distance oneself or move to a faraway place.

نَأْثًاnoun
  1. 1.
    distanceboth

    The state or quality of being far away; remoteness.

مَنْأَثًاnoun
  1. 1.
    distanceclassical

    A far distance or remote place.

المَنْأَثnoun
  1. 1.
    the remote oneclassical

    That which is far away or distant; a remote place.

Parallel reading

نَأَثَ عنه، كمنع: بعد، وسعى
It (the verb) is distant from him, like (the verb) منع: it means to be far, and to strive/move away.
نَأَثَا ومنأثا
Distance and a faraway place (as masdars or nouns).
والمنأث، بالضم: المبعد
And al-man'ath, with dammah on the mim, means the distant one.