النقد

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of cash versus credit, the examination and evaluation of things (especially currency), and sharp or quick actions. It extends to descriptions of physical characteristics, specific flora and fauna, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

النَّقْدnoun

1.
cashboth
The opposite of credit or deferred payment (النسيئة). It refers to immediate payment in currency.
2.
examinationboth
The act of distinguishing and verifying coins, dirhams, and other items, implying scrutiny and evaluation.
3.
paymentboth
The act of giving cash.
4.
weighingclassical
The act of weighing dirhams.
5.
quick glanceclassical
A furtive or quick look towards something.
6.
slow youthclassical
Describing a young person who is slow to mature or develop.
7.
lean personclassical
Describing someone with little flesh or who is thin.

التَّنْقَادnoun

1.
examinationclassical
A form of examination or scrutiny, related to the root's meaning of distinguishing and verifying.

الانْتِقَادnoun

1.
criticismboth
The act of scrutinizing, examining, or criticizing.

التَّنَقُّدnoun

1.
examinationclassical
The act of examining or scrutinizing, particularly coins.

نَقْرverb

1.
to peckboth
To strike with the beak, as a bird pecking at food or in a trap.
2.
to tapclassical
To strike or tap with a finger, as in testing nuts.

نَقَدَverb

1.
to pay cashboth
To give or pay in cash.
2.
to examineboth
To examine, scrutinize, or evaluate, especially coins.
3.
to snatchclassical
To snatch or steal a quick glance.
4.
to stingclassical
To sting, as a snake.

نَقَّادnoun

1.
money changerboth
A dealer in currency, one who examines and evaluates coins.
2.
criticboth
One who examines and evaluates, a critic.
3.
shepherdclassical
A shepherd of a flock of ugly-looking sheep.

نُقَادnoun

1.
ugly sheepclassical
A plural form referring to a type of ugly-looking sheep.

نَقَادَةnoun

1.
ugly sheepclassical
A plural form referring to a type of ugly-looking sheep.

نَقَدَverb

1.
to be slow to growclassical
Used to describe a child who is slow to mature or grow.

نَقَدَverb

1.
to breakclassical
To break, as in the breaking of a tooth or the peeling of a hoof.

نَقَدَverb

1.
to sproutclassical
Used for trees that have begun to sprout leaves.

انْتَقَدَverb

1.
to receiveclassical
To receive or take possession of dirhams (money).
2.
to matureclassical
For a child to grow up or mature.
3.
to discussboth
To debate or discuss something with someone.

نَقَدَةnoun

1.
slow youthclassical
A young person who is slow to develop or mature.
2.
lean personclassical
A person who is thin and has little flesh.

نَقْدَةnoun

1.
turnipclassical
A type of root vegetable, possibly a turnip or similar.

أَنْقَدَverb

1.
to sproutclassical
For trees to sprout leaves.

القُنْفُذnoun

1.
hedgehogboth
A hedgehog, often preceded by the definite article 'al-'.

أَنْقَدadjective

1.
slow to growclassical
Describing someone or something that is slow to grow or mature.

النَّقْدَةnoun

1.
hedgehogclassical
A hedgehog.

الأَنْقَدnoun

1.
turtleclassical
A turtle.

الإِنْقِدَانnoun

1.
turtleclassical
A turtle.

المُنْقَدَةnoun

1.
nut crackerclassical
A tool used for cracking nuts.

نُوقِدname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, appearing in several variations like Nūqid Quraysh, Nūqid Khardakhin, and Nūqid Sārah.

Parallel reading

خلاف النسيئة

The opposite of credit (deferred payment).

وتمييز الدراهم وغيرها

And distinguishing dirhams and other things.

وإعطاء النقد

And giving cash.

والنقر بالإصبع في الجوز

And tapping with a finger on a walnut.

وأن يضرب الطائر بمنقاده، أي: بمنقاره في الفخ

And for a bird to strike with its beak in a trap.

والوازن من الدراهم

And the weigher of dirhams.

واختلاس النظر نحو الشيء

And stealing a glance towards something.

ولدغ الحية

And the stinging of a snake.

وبالكسر: البطيء الشباب، القليل اللحم

And with kasra: slow to mature youth, little flesh.

وبضمتين وبالتحريك: ضرب من الشجر، واحدته بهاء

And with two damma and with haraka: a type of tree, its singular is 'bahā'.

وبالتحريك: جنس من الغنم قبيح الشكل

And with haraka: a species of sheep that is ugly in form.

وراعيه: نقاد

And its shepherd is a naqqād.

وتكسر الضرس، وائتكاله، وتقشر الحافر

And the breaking of a molar tooth, its decay, and the peeling of a hoof.

ومن الصبيان: القميء الذي لا يكاد يشب

And among boys: the stunted one who hardly grows.

وقد تدخل عليه أل: القنفذ

And 'al-' might be prefixed: the hedgehog.

لأنه لا ينام الليل كله

Because he does not sleep the whole night.

والأنقد، بالفتح، والإنقدان، بالكسر: السلحفاة

And 'al-anqad', with fatha, and 'al-inqidān', with kasra: the turtle.

وأنقد الشجر: أورق

And the trees sprouted leaves.

وانتقد الدراهم: قبضها

And he took possession of the dirhams: he received them.

وانتقد الولد: شب

And the child matured: he grew up.

وناقده: ناقشه

And he debated with him: he discussed with him.

والمنقدة، بالكسر: خريفة ينقد بها الجوز

And 'al-minqadah', with kasra: a tool with which nuts are cracked.