النعج

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to whiteness, paleness, and a feeling of heaviness or fullness, particularly associated with eating lamb. It also extends to descriptions of land, animals, and specific individuals.

Derived headwords

النَّعَجnoun

1.
Pure whitenessclassical
Refers to a state of pure, unadulterated whiteness or paleness.
2.
Fullness of heartclassical
A feeling of heaviness or fullness in the heart, often caused by eating lamb meat.

نَعَجَverb

1.
To become paleclassical
To turn white or pale, indicating a loss of color.
2.
To become fatmodern
To gain weight and become plump or corpulent.
3.
To feel heart heavinessclassical
To experience a sensation of heaviness or fullness in the heart, typically after consuming lamb.

النَّعُوجnoun

1.
Pure whitenessclassical
Synonymous with 'al-na'aj', denoting pure whiteness or paleness.

نَعَجَverb

1.
To become fatmodern
To become fat or plump.

نَعَجَverb

1.
To feel heart heavinessclassical
To feel a heaviness or fullness in the heart, often from eating lamb.

النَّاعِجَةnoun

1.
Easy landclassical
Land that is smooth, easy to traverse, or fertile.
2.
White she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is white in color.
3.
Swift she-camelclassical
A she-camel known for its speed.
4.
Hunting groundclassical
A place where wild sheep (na'aj) are hunted.

النَّعْجَةnoun

1.
Female sheep (ewe)modern
The female of the sheep, commonly known as an ewe.

نُعَاجnoun

1.
Ewesmodern
Plural of 'na'jah', referring to multiple female sheep.
2.
Wild sheepclassical
Plural of 'na'jah', referring to wild sheep.

نَعَجَاتnoun

1.
Ewesmodern
Plural of 'na'jah', referring to multiple female sheep.

أَنْعَجُواverb

1.
Their camels became fatclassical
A passive verb form indicating that their camels grew fat.

نُعَاج الرَّمْلnoun

1.
Cattleclassical
A term used to refer to cattle, specifically wild cattle.

أَبُو نُعْجَةname

1.
Poet's epithetclassical
A kunya (patronymic or epithet) associated with the poet Salih ibn Shurayhil.

الأَخْنَس بْن نُعْجَةname

1.
Poet's nameclassical
The name of a poet from the Kalb tribe.

مَنْعَجnoun

1.
Place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a specific location.

Parallel reading

النعج، محركة، والنعوج: الابيضاض الخالص

Al-na'aj, with harakah, and al-nu'uj: pure whiteness.

والسمن، وثقل القلب من أكل لحم الضأن، والفعل: كفرح.

And fatness, and heaviness of the heart from eating lamb meat, and the verb: is like 'faraha' (to be happy).

والناعجة: الأرض السهلة، والناقة البيضاء، والسريعة، والتي يصاد عليها نعاج الوحش.

And al-na'ijah: the easy land, and the white she-camel, and the swift one, and that upon which wild sheep are hunted.

والنعجة: الأنثى من الضأن، ج: نعاج ونعجات.

And al-na'jah: the female of the sheep, plural: na'aj and na'ajat.

وأنعجوا: سمنت إبلهم.

And they became fat (an'ajoo): their camels became fat.

ونعاج الرمل: البقر، الواحدة: نعجة، ولا يقال لغير البقر من الوحش.

And na'aj al-raml: cattle, the singular: na'jah, and it is not said for any wild animal other than cattle.

وأبو نعجة، صالح بن شرحبيل، والأخنس بن نعجة الكلبي: شاعران.

And Abu Na'jah, Salih ibn Shurayhil, and Al-Akhnas ibn Na'jah al-Kalbi: are two poets.

ومنعج، كمجلس: ع، ووهم الجوهري في فتحه.

And Man'aj, like majlis: 'ayn (letter), and Al-Jawhari was mistaken in its vowelization (fath).