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النجر

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to origins, foundations, and the act of carving or shaping wood. It also extends to concepts of thirst, specific locations, and various objects or actions associated with these core meanings.

Derived headwords

النَّجْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Origin, rootboth

    The fundamental source or basis of something.

  2. 2.
    Carving, shaping woodboth

    The act of cutting or shaping wood, often with tools.

  3. 3.
    Purpose, intentionclassical

    The underlying aim or objective.

  4. 4.
    Heat, ardorclassical

    Intense heat or fervor.

  5. 5.
    Driving camels intenselyclassical

    The act of herding camels at a high speed.

  6. 6.
    Sexual intercourseclassical

    The act of conjugal union.

النَّجَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    Carpenterboth

    A person who works with wood, making or repairing things.

  2. 2.
    Originator, sourceclassical

    One who establishes or creates something from its origin.

النِّجَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Carpentryboth

    The trade or skill of a carpenter.

  2. 2.
    Wood shavingsclassical

    The pieces of wood produced when carving or shaping.

النَّجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Thirst (of animals)classical

    A condition of thirst in camels and sheep, often due to eating certain grains, leading to illness and death.

نَجِرَverb
  1. 1.
    To be thirstyclassical

    To suffer from thirst, particularly animals affected by the condition described.

نَجْرَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Suffering from thirstclassical

    Describing animals afflicted with the specific thirst condition.

نَجْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Thirst conditionclassical

    The specific ailment of thirst affecting animals.

النِّجَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wood shavingsclassical

    The material produced by carving wood.

النَّجَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    Carpenterboth

    A craftsman who works with wood.

النِّجَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Carpentryboth

    The profession or skill of carpentry.

النَّجْرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Door jambclassical

    The wooden piece that forms the side of a door frame.

  2. 2.
    Thirsty personclassical

    An individual suffering from thirst.

  3. 3.
    City in Yemenboth

    A historical city in Yemen, named after Najran bin Zaydan bin Saba'.

  4. 4.
    Place in Bahrainclassical

    A location in Bahrain.

  5. 5.
    Place near Damascusclassical

    A location in the vicinity of Damascus.

  6. 6.
    Place between Kufa and Wasitclassical

    A location situated between Kufa and Wasit.

النُّوجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Wooden tool for diggingclassical

    A wooden implement used for scraping or digging.

المَنْجُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Pulleyboth

    A wheel on an axle or shaft designed to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable or belt, or transfer power between the shaft and cable or belt.

النَّجِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wooden shelterclassical

    A simple structure made of wood, without other materials like reeds.

  2. 2.
    Milk mixtureclassical

    Milk mixed with flour or ghee.

  3. 3.
    Short plantclassical

    A type of low-growing vegetation.

أَنْجَرَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    To repay, to recompenseclassical

    To give someone their due reward or recompense.

نَاجَرَnoun
  1. 1.
    Month of Rajabclassical

    The seventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

  2. 2.
    Month of Safarclassical

    The second month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

  3. 3.
    Summer monthclassical

    Any month during the summer season.

الأَنْجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Ship's anchorboth

    A heavy metal device attached to a rope or chain, used to moor a ship to the seabed. It is a loanword from Persian 'langar'.

المِنْجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Children's gameclassical

    A game played by children.

بَنُو النَّجَّارname
  1. 1.
    Tribe of Ansarclassical

    A lineage or clan belonging to the Ansar tribe.

المَنْجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Destinationclassical

    The place one is going; a fixed objective.

الإِنْجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Rent, hireclassical

    The payment made for the use of property or services.

النَّجِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Fortressclassical

    A fortified place near Hadramaut.

  2. 2.
    Water sourceclassical

    A body of water located opposite the village of Safina.

النَّجَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Water sourceclassical

    Another water source located near the previous one, both being brackish.

النَّجَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A location name.

النَّجْرَاءname
  1. 1.
    Battle siteclassical

    A location where a battle took place, involving Al-Walid bin Yazid bin Abd al-Malik.

Parallel reading

النجر: الأصل، كالنجار والنجار.
Al-Najr: The origin, like the carpenter and the carpenter.
ومننه المثل: "كل نجار إبل نجارها".
And from it is the proverb: 'Every carpenter, its camels are its carpenter.'
أي فيه كل لون من الأخلاق، ولا يثبت على رأي، وأن تضم من كفك برجمة الإصبع الوسطى، ثم تضرب بها رأس أحد، ونحت الخشب، والقصد، والحر، وسوق الإبل شديدا، وعلم أرضي مكة والمدينة، والمجامعة، واتخاذ النجيرة.
Meaning it contains every kind of disposition, and does not stick to one opinion, and to clench your fist with the knuckle of the middle finger, then strike someone's head with it, and carving wood, and intention, and freedom, and driving camels intensely, and a landmark of the land of Mecca and Medina, and sexual intercourse, and making the najira.
وبالتحريك: عطش الإبل والغنم عن أكل الحبة، فلا تكاد تروى، فتمرض عنه، فتموت.
And with vowelization: thirst of camels and sheep from eating the grain, so they can hardly be quenched, then they become sick from it, and die.
وهي إبل نجرى ونجارى ونجرة، وقد يصيب الإنسان النجر من شرب اللبن الحامض، فلا يروى من الماء.
And they are camels that are najra, najara, and najra, and a person may be afflicted with al-najr from drinking sour milk, and not be quenched by water.
والنجارة، بالضم: ما انتحت عند النجر.
And al-nijara, with damma: what is carved during the carving.
وصاحبه: النجار، وحرفته: النجارة، بالكسر.
And its owner: the carpenter, and his craft: al-nijara, with kasra.
والنجران: الخشبة فيها رجل الباب، والعطشان، وبلا لام: ع باليمن، فتح سنة عشر، سمي بنجران بن زيدان بن سبأ، وع بالبحرين، وع بحوران قرب دمشق، منه: يزيد بن عبد الله بن أبي يزيد، وحميد النجرانيان، أو هو من غيرها، وع بين الكوفة وواسط.
And al-Najran: the wooden piece with the door post in it, and the thirsty one, and without 'al-': a place in Yemen, conquered in the year ten, named after Najran bin Zaydan bin Saba', and a place in Bahrain, and a place in Houran near Damascus, from whom: Yazid bin Abdullah bin Abi Yazid, and Hamid al-Najraniyan, or it is from elsewhere, and a place between Kufa and Wasit.
والنوجر: الخشبة يكرب بها.
And al-noujar: the wooden tool with which one scrapes.
والمنجور، المحالة يسنى عليها.
And al-mankur, the pulley over which it is raised.
والنجيرة: سقيفة من خشب ليس فيها قصب ولا غيره، ولبن يخلط بطحين أو سمن، والنبت القصير.
And al-najira: a wooden shelter without reeds or anything else, and milk mixed with flour or ghee, and short plants.
ولأنجرن نجيرتك: لأجزين جزاءك.
And I will repay your recompense: I will give you your reward.
وناجر: رجب، أو صفر، وكل شهر من شهور الصيف.
And najir: Rajab, or Safar, and every month of the summer months.
والأنجر: مرساة السفينة، خشبات يفرغ بينها الرصاص المذاب، فتصير كصخرة، إذا رست، رست السفينة، معرب: لنكر.
And al-anjir: the ship's anchor, wooden pieces between which molten lead is poured, so it becomes like a rock; when it anchors, the ship anchors, it is a loanword from Persian: langar.
والمنجار: لعبة للصبيان، أو الصواب: الميجار، بالياء.
And al-minjar: a game for boys, or the correct reading is: al-mijar, with ya.
وبنو النجار: قبيلة من الأنصار.
And Banu al-Najjar: a tribe from the Ansar.
والمنجر: المقصد لا يحور عن الطريق.
And al-manjar: the destination from which one does not deviate from the path.
والإنجار: الإجار.
And al-injar: the rent.
والنجير، كزبير: حصن قرب حضرموت، وماءة حذاء قرية صفينة.
And al-najir, like zubayr: a fortress near Hadramaut, and a water source opposite the village of Safina.
والنجارة، ككتابة: ماءة أخرى بحذائها، كلتاهما بملوحة.
And al-najara, like kitaba: another water source next to it, both are brackish.
وككتاب: ع وكغراب: ع ببلاد تميم، وماء حذاء جبل الستار.
And like kitāb: a place, and like ghurāb: a place in the land of Tamim, and a water source near Jabal al-Sitar.
والنجراء: ع قتل به الوليد بن يزيد بن عبد الملك.
And al-Najra': a place where Al-Walid bin Yazid bin Abd al-Malik was killed.