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نثر

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of scattering, dispersing, or throwing things around. It extends to concepts of things falling apart, spreading out, and also includes meanings related to speech, offspring, and specific anatomical or descriptive terms.

Derived headwords

نَثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterboth

    To throw something in a dispersed manner.

  2. 2.
    to disperseboth

    To cause to spread out or become scattered.

نثر الشيء ينثره وينثره نثرا ونثارا: رماه متفرقا — He scattered the thing, scattering it, scattering it, scattering, scattering: he threw it dispersed.
نَثْرnoun
  1. 1.
    scatteringboth

    The act of scattering or dispersing.

  2. 2.
    what fallsclassical

    That which has fallen or scattered from something.

والنثارة، بالضم، والنثر، بالتحريك: ما تناثر منه — And al-natharah (with dammah), and al-nathr (with harakah): what scattered from it.
نِثَارnoun
  1. 1.
    scatteringboth

    The act of scattering or dispersing.

نثر الشيء ينثره وينثره نثرا ونثارا: رماه متفرقا — He scattered the thing, scattering it, scattering it, scattering, scattering: he threw it dispersed.
انْتَثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be scatteredboth

    To become dispersed or scattered.

  2. 2.
    to fall apartclassical

    To disintegrate or fall into pieces.

كنثره فانتثر وتنثر وتناثر — He scattered it, so it became scattered, and it scattered, and they scattered.
تَنَثَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterboth

    To scatter oneself or become scattered.

كنثره فانتثر وتنثر وتناثر — He scattered it, so it became scattered, and it scattered, and they scattered.
تَنَاثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterboth

    To scatter, often implying mutual scattering or falling apart.

  2. 2.
    to fallclassical

    To fall down in a scattered manner.

  3. 3.
    to fall ill and dieclassical

    To become ill and then die.

كنثره فانتثر وتنثر وتناثر — He scattered it, so it became scattered, and it scattered, and they scattered.
وتناثروا: مرضوا فماتوا — And tanatharu: they became ill and died.
نَثَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what fallsclassical

    That which has fallen or scattered from something, especially food scraps from a table eaten for reward.

والنثارة، بالضم، والنثر، بالتحريك: ما تناثر منه، أو الأولى تخص بما ينتثر من المائدة فيؤكل للثواب — And al-natharah (with dammah), and al-nathr (with harakah): what scattered from it, or the former is specific to what scatters from the table and is eaten for reward.
نَثُورadjective
  1. 1.
    prolificclassical

    A female (especially a sheep) that is very prolific and gives birth to many offspring.

  2. 2.
    dischargingclassical

    A sheep that discharges something like worms from its nose.

  3. 3.
    wideclassical

    Having a wide urinary meatus (referring to a female animal).

نَاثِرadjective
  1. 1.
    dischargingclassical

    A sheep that discharges something like worms from its nose.

والنثور: الكثيرة الولد، والشاة تطرح من أنفها كالدود، كالناثر، والواسعة الإحليل — And al-nathur: the prolific, and the sheep that discharges from its nose like worms, like al-nathir, and the one with a wide urinary meatus.
نَيْثَرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    talkativeclassical

    A person who is very talkative.

والنيثران، كريهقان وككتف ومنبر: الكثير الكلام — And al-naytharan (like hayhaqan, katif, and minbar): the very talkative.
نَثْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nostril areaclassical

    The area of the nose, including the nostrils and what is adjacent to them.

  2. 2.
    philtrumclassical

    The groove between the upper lip and the nose.

  3. 3.
    constellationclassical

    Two stars separated by about a span, with a patch of whiteness resembling a piece of cloud.

  4. 4.
    lion's noseclassical

    The nose of a lion.

  5. 5.
    chainmailclassical

    A flexible or wide chainmail garment.

  6. 6.
    sneezeclassical

    A sneeze.

والنثرة: الخيشوم وما والاه، أو الفرجة بين الشاربين حيال وترة الأنف، وكوكبان بينهما قدر شبر، وفيهما لطخ بياض كأنه قطعة سحاب، وهي أنف الأسد، والدرع السلسة الملبس، أو الواسعة، والعطسة — And al-nathrah: the nostril area and what is adjacent to it, or the gap between the lips opposite the septum of the nose, and two stars separated by about a span, with a patch of whiteness resembling a piece of cloud, and it is the nose of the lion, and the flexible or wide chainmail garment, and the sneeze.
نَثِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    sneezeclassical

    A sneeze, analogous to sneezing in humans.

والنثير للدواب: كالعطاس لنا، نثر ينثر نثيرا — And al-nathir for animals: like sneezing for us, nathara, yanthuru, nathiran.
اسْتَنْثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to inhale and exhale waterboth

    To inhale water through the nose and then expel it.

واستنثر: استنشق الماء، ثم استخرج ذلك بنفس الأنف، كانتثر — And istanthara: he inhaled water, then expelled it through the nose, like intathara.
مِنْثَارnoun
  1. 1.
    date palmclassical

    A date palm tree whose dates scatter or fall off easily.

والمنثار: نخلة يتناثر بسرها — And al-minthar: a date palm tree whose dates scatter.
أَنْثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to bleedclassical

    To cause bleeding from the nose.

  2. 2.
    to throwclassical

    To throw something onto someone's nose or face.

  3. 3.
    to expel from noseclassical

    For a person to expel something from their nose.

  4. 4.
    to inhale waterclassical

    To inhale water into the nose.

وأنثره: أرعفه، وألقاه على خيشومه، و الرجل: أخرج ما في أنفه، أو أخرج نفسه من أنفه، وأدخل الماء في أنفه، كانتثر واستنثر — And anthara: he caused him to bleed from the nose, and threw it onto his nose, and the man: he expelled what was in his nose, or expelled himself from his nose, and inhaled water into his nose, like intathara and istanthara.
مُنْثَرadjective
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    Weak and without any good qualities.

والمنثر، كمعظم: الضعيف لا خير فيه — And al-manthar (like mu'dham): the weak one in whom there is no good.

Parallel reading

نثر الشيء ينثره وينثره نثرا ونثارا: رماه متفرقا.
He scattered the thing, scattering it, scattering it, scattering, scattering: he threw it dispersed.
كنثره فانتثر وتنثر وتناثر.
He scattered it, so it became scattered, and it scattered, and they scattered.
والنثارة، بالضم، والنثر، بالتحريك: ما تناثر منه، أو الأولى تخص بما ينتثر من المائدة فيؤكل للثواب.
And al-natharah (with dammah), and al-nathr (with harakah): what scattered from it, or the former is specific to what scatters from the table and is eaten for reward.
وتناثروا: مرضوا فماتوا.
And tanatharu: they became ill and died.
والنثور: الكثيرة الولد، والشاة تطرح من أنفها كالدود، كالناثر، والواسعة الإحليل.
And al-nathur: the prolific, and the sheep that discharges from its nose like worms, like al-nathir, and the one with a wide urinary meatus.
والنيثران، كريهقان وككتف ومنبر: الكثير الكلام.
And al-naytharan (like hayhaqan, katif, and minbar): the very talkative.
والنثرة: الخيشوم وما والاه، أو الفرجة بين الشاربين حيال وترة الأنف، وكوكبان بينهما قدر شبر، وفيهما لطخ بياض كأنه قطعة سحاب، وهي أنف الأسد، والدرع السلسة الملبس، أو الواسعة، والعطسة.
And al-nathrah: the nostril area and what is adjacent to it, or the gap between the lips opposite the septum of the nose, and two stars separated by about a span, with a patch of whiteness resembling a piece of cloud, and it is the nose of the lion, and the flexible or wide chainmail garment, and the sneeze.
والنثير للدواب: كالعطاس لنا، نثر ينثر نثيرا.
And al-nathir for animals: like sneezing for us, nathara, yanthuru, nathiran.
واستنثر: استنشق الماء، ثم استخرج ذلك بنفس الأنف، كانتثر.
And istanthara: he inhaled water, then expelled it through the nose, like intathara.
والمنثار: نخلة يتناثر بسرها.
And al-minthar: a date palm tree whose dates scatter.
وأنثره: أرعفه، وألقاه على خيشومه، و الرجل: أخرج ما في أنفه، أو أخرج نفسه من أنفه، وأدخل الماء في أنفه، كانتثر واستنثر.
And anthara: he caused him to bleed from the nose, and threw it onto his nose, and the man: he expelled what was in his nose, or expelled himself from his nose, and inhaled water into his nose, like intathara and istanthara.
والمنثر، كمعظم: الضعيف لا خير فيه.
And al-manthar (like mu'dham): the weak one in whom there is no good.