النبز

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of nicknaming, taunting, or calling someone by a derogatory epithet. It also extends to the physical covering of a date palm and a person of low character.

Derived headwords

النَّبْزnoun

1.
Date palm huskclassical
The outer, dry covering of the date palm fruit.

النَّبْزnoun

1.
Slander, defamationclassical
The act of speaking ill of someone, often through insinuation or derogatory remarks.

نَبَزَverb

1.
To nickname, to call by an epithetboth
To give someone a nickname or a title, often with a negative connotation.

نَبْزnoun

1.
Nickname, epithetboth
A name or title given to someone, often derogatory or informal.

نَبَزnoun

1.
Nickname, epithetboth
A name or title given to someone, often derogatory or informal.

نَبَزَةadjective

1.
One who nicknames frequentlyboth
A person who habitually gives nicknames or epithets to others.

تَنَابَزَverb

1.
To taunt each other, to call each other namesboth
Engaging in mutual verbal abuse by calling each other by derogatory nicknames or epithets.

التَّنَابُزnoun

1.
Mutual taunting, calling namesboth
The act of people calling each other by derogatory nicknames or epithets.
2.
Mutual defamationclassical
The act of slandering or speaking ill of each other.

نَبِيزadjective

1.
Low in lineage and characterclassical
Describing a person who is considered ignoble in both their family background and their moral conduct.

Parallel reading

بالكسر: قشر النخلة الأعلى

With kasra: the upper husk of the date palm.

وبالفتح: اللمز

And with fatha: slander.

ومصدر نبزه ينبزه: لقبه

And the masdar of 'nabaza' (he slandered) is 'nabaza': he nicknamed him.

وككتف: اللئيم في حسبه وخلقه

And like 'katif': the ignoble one in his lineage and his character.

ورجل نبزة، كهمزة: يلقب الناس كثيرا

And a man 'nabaza', like 'hamaza': he nicknames people a lot.

والتنابز: التعاير، والتداعي بالألقاب

And 'atanabaza': mutual taunting, and calling each other by epithets.