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النقاخ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of pure, cold, sweet water, and also encompasses notions of deep sleep, physical impact, and specific anatomical parts. It extends to describe a state of being slow or heavy, particularly in movement due to fatness, and a deficiency in brain matter.

Derived headwords

النَّقَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    cold, sweet, pure waterboth

    Refers to water that is cold, sweet-tasting, and clear or pure.

  2. 2.
    pure waterboth

    Water that is unadulterated and of high quality.

  3. 3.
    sleep in safetyboth

    Deep and undisturbed sleep experienced during a state of well-being and security.

نَقَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeclassical

    To hit or strike someone or something.

دَمَاغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to break its brainclassical

    To shatter or break the brain of something.

اِنْتَقَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to extract the brainclassical

    To draw out or remove the brain matter.

أَنْقَخadjective
  1. 1.
    little-brainedclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a bustard, that has little or no brain matter.

نَقْخَةadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-moving (fat)classical

    A female camel that moves slowly due to being overweight or fat.

كَرْمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    back of the neckclassical

    The part of the neck at the back, between the ears and the nape.

Parallel reading

الماء البارد العذب الصافي
cold, sweet, pure water
الخالص
the pure
النوم في العافية والأمن
sleep in well-being and security
نقخ، كمنع: ضرب
Naqakha, as man'a: to strike
و دماغه: كسره
and its brain: to break it
وانتقخ المخ: استخرجه
and Intaqakha the brain: to extract it
وظليم أنقخ: قليل الدماغ
and a bustard Anqakha: little-brained
وناقة نقخة، محركة: تثاقل في مشيها سمنا
and a she-camel Naqkhah, with harakah: slowness in her walking due to fatness
وكرمان: مقدم القفا من الأذن والخششاء
and Karman: the front of the nape from the ear and the hollow