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النخج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds and movements, particularly those associated with liquids, water flow, and bodily functions. It also encompasses concepts of yielding or becoming soft.

Derived headwords

النَّخْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Intercourseclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse.

  2. 2.
    Flowing waterclassical

    The flow of water, especially a torrent or stream.

  3. 3.
    Sound of waterclassical

    The sound of water flowing in a valley.

  4. 4.
    Bucket soundclassical

    The sound of a bucket being shaken or moved in water.

  5. 5.
    Anal soundclassical

    The sound associated with the anus.

استنخجverb
  1. 1.
    To become softclassical

    To become yielding, soft, or pliable.

واستنخج: لان — and 'istankhaja' means to become soft.
النَّخِيْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fine frothclassical

    A fine froth that emerges from a waterskin after its initial froth has been removed, especially when carried on a camel.

Parallel reading

النَّخْج، كالمنع: المباضعة
An-nakhj, like al-man'u: sexual intercourse.
والسيل
And the flowing of a torrent.
وتصويته في سند الوادي
And its sound in the slope of the valley.
وخضخضة الدلو
And the shaking of the bucket (in water).
وصوت الاست
And the sound of the anus.
واستنخج: لان
And 'istankhaja' means to become soft.
والنخيجة: زبد رقيق يخرج من السقاء إذا حمل على بعير بعد ما يخرج زبده الأول
And an-nakhiijah: a fine froth that comes out of a waterskin when it is carried on a camel after its first froth has come out.