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النورج

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to agricultural tools for plowing and threshing, and secondarily to movement, speech, and deception, often with a sense of rapid or back-and-forth action. It also includes terms for a specific fruit.

Derived headwords

النورجnoun
  1. 1.
    plowshareboth

    The blade of a plow used for tilling the soil.

  2. 2.
    threshing toolclassical

    A tool, made of wood or iron, used for threshing grain, beating down stacks of harvested crops.

  3. 3.
    mirageclassical

    A phenomenon of light that creates the illusion of water or distant objects, often seen in deserts.

النيرجnoun
  1. 1.
    plowshareclassical

    Similar to النورج, referring to the blade of a plow.

  2. 2.
    mirageclassical

    Also refers to a mirage.

  3. 3.
    threshing toolclassical

    A tool used for threshing, similar to النورج.

النورجةnoun
  1. 1.
    back and forth movementclassical

    Movement characterized by going back and forth, or alternating direction.

  2. 2.
    gossipclassical

    Backbiting or malicious gossip, especially when spread by moving from person to person.

  3. 3.
    walking with gossipclassical

    The act of walking around and spreading gossip.

النيرجةnoun
  1. 1.
    back and forth movementclassical

    Similar to النورجة, denoting alternating or reciprocating movement.

  2. 2.
    gossipclassical

    Also refers to gossip or backbiting.

النيرجnoun
  1. 1.
    talebearerclassical

    A person who spreads gossip and rumors.

  2. 2.
    swift she-camelclassical

    A fast and excellent female camel.

نيرجadverb
  1. 1.
    swiftly and repeatedlyclassical

    Describing a fast and hesitant or repeated movement.

نيرجهاverb
  1. 1.
    to mate with herclassical

    Referring to the act of a male mating with a female, specifically a she-camel in this context.

النيرنجnoun
  1. 1.
    deceptive trickclassical

    An act that appears magical or deceptive but is not truly so.

النارنجnoun
  1. 1.
    bitter orangeboth

    A type of citrus fruit, specifically the bitter orange, which is a loanword from Persian.

Parallel reading

النورج: سكة الحراث
The plowshare: the blade of the plow.
كالنيرج
like the plowshare,
والسراب
and the mirage,
وما يداس به الأكداس، من خشب كان أو حديد.
and what is used to thresh the stacks, whether made of wood or iron.
والنورجة والنيرجة: الاختلاف إقبالا وإدبارا
And Al-Nawrajah and Al-Nayrijah: alternating movement back and forth,
وكذا في الكلام، وهي النميمة، والمشي بها.
and likewise in speech, which is gossip, and walking around with it.
والنيرج: النمام، والناقة الجواد.
And Al-Nayrij: the talebearer, and the swift she-camel.
وعدا عدوا نيرجا، أي: بسرعة وتردد.
And he ran a swift and hesitant run, meaning: with speed and repetition.
ونيرجها: جامعها.
And its (the she-camel's) mate: its breeder.
والنيرنج، بالكسر: أخذ كالسحر وليس به.
And Al-Niranj, with kasra: a deceptive act like magic, but it is not.
والنارنج: ثمر م، معرب: نارنك.
And Al-Narunj: a fruit, m. (masculine), a loanword from Naranj.