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نضخه

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of sprinkling, spraying, or splashing liquids, particularly water. It extends to the forceful eruption of water from a source and the lingering trace of fragrance. Derived terms also describe heavy rain and a specific animal.

Derived headwords

نَضَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to sprinkleboth

    To sprinkle, spray, or splash something, often a liquid.

  2. 2.
    to gush forthboth

    Used for water, it means to gush forth intensely from its source, or to flow from a lower to a higher place.

  3. 3.
    to scatterclassical

    To scatter arrows or projectiles when running.

نَضْخnoun
  1. 1.
    sprinklingboth

    The act of sprinkling or splashing.

  2. 2.
    trace of perfumeboth

    A trace or mark left by perfume on clothing or other items.

نَضْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rain showerboth

    A rain shower or a single rainfall.

نِضَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy rainboth

    Abundant or copious rainfall.

نِضَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    sprinklerclassical

    Something that sprinkles or sprays; a sprinkler.

انْتَضَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be sprinkledboth

    To be sprinkled or splashed; to have liquid sprayed upon oneself or something.

مِنْضَخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    giraffeboth

    A giraffe. This is the common pronunciation.

النَّضَّاخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    giraffeboth

    A giraffe. This is the common pronunciation.

Parallel reading

نَضَخَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: رَشَّهُ
He sprinkled it, like 'he prevented him': he sprinkled it.
وَالْمَاءُ: اشْتَدَّ فَوْرَانُهُ مِنْ يَنْبُوعِهِ
And the water: its gushing forth from its source intensified.
أَوْ مَا كَانَ مِنْهُ مِنْ سُفْلٍ إِلَى عُلْوٍ
Or what flowed from it from a lower to a higher place.
وَالنَّبْلُ فِي الْعَدْوِ: فَرَّقَهَا
And the arrows in running: he scattered them.
وَالنَّضْخُ: الْأَثَرُ يَبْقَى فِي الثَّوْبِ وَغَيْرِهِ مِنَ الطِّيبِ
And the nakh: the trace that remains in the garment and other things from perfume.
وَالنِّضَاخُ، كَكِتَّانٍ: الْغَزِيرُ مِنَ الْغَيْثِ
And the nidhakh, like kittan: the abundant from the rain.
وَالنَّضْخَةُ: الْمَطَرَةُ
And the nakhah: the rain shower.
وَالنِّضَاخُ: الْمُنَاضَخَةُ
And the nidhakh: the act of sprinkling.
وَانْتَضَخَ الْمَاءُ: تَرشش
And the water was sprinkled: it was splashed.
وَالْمِنْضَخَةُ: الزَّرَافَةُ
And the mindakhah: the giraffe.
وَالْعَامَّةُ تَقُولُ: النَّضَّاخَةُ
And the common people say: the naddakhah.