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نقح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of extracting, refining, or removing something from a core or surface. It extends to concepts of pruning, cleaning, and even abstract notions like refining speech or a person's character. It also encompasses specific meanings related to weather phenomena and physical decline.

Derived headwords

نَقَحَverb
  1. 1.
    extract marrowboth

    To extract the marrow from a bone.

  2. 2.
    peelboth

    To peel or strip the outer layer from something.

  3. 3.
    pruneboth

    To prune or trim a trunk, removing unwanted branches or growths.

نَقْحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    marrowclassical

    The marrow extracted from a bone.

  2. 2.
    white summer cloudclassical

    A white cloud that appears in the summer.

نَقْحَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    marrowclassical

    The marrow extracted from a bone, similar to 'naqh'.

انْتَقَحَverb
  1. 1.
    extract marrowboth

    To extract the marrow from a bone, similar to the basic verb form.

تَنْقِيحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    refiningboth

    The act of refining, editing, or improving something, especially speech or writing.

تَنَقَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    diminishclassical

    To diminish or become less, specifically referring to fat or flesh.

أَنْقَحَverb
  1. 1.
    remove decorationclassical

    To remove the ornamentation or decoration from a sword, typically done during times of hardship or poverty.

نَاقَحَverb
  1. 1.
    competeclassical

    To compete with or rival someone, to contend with them.

نَقْحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    pure sandclassical

    Pure or unadulterated sand, often referring to fine sand.

Parallel reading

نقح العظم، كمنع: استخرج مخه
He extracted the marrow from the bone, like 'mana'a'.
و الشيء: قشره
And the thing: he peeled it.
و الجذع: شذبه عن أبنه، كنقحه
And the trunk: he pruned it from its branches, like 'naqqahu'.
وتنقيح الشعر وإنقاحه: تهذيبه
And the refining of poetry and its improvement: its editing.
وناقحه: نافحه
And he competed with him: he rivaled him.
والنقح: سحاب أبيض صيفي
And 'al-naqh': a white summer cloud.
وبالتحريك: الخالص من الرمل
And with vowelization (harakah): the pure sand.
وأنقح: قلع حلية سيفه في الجدب والفقر
And he removed the ornamentation: he stripped the decoration from his sword in times of drought and poverty.
وتنقح شحمه: قل
And his fat diminished: it became little.