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نغز

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of instigating discord or conflict between people. It also extends to the physical sensation of tickling, particularly in children.

Derived headwords

نَغَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to instigate discordboth

    To provoke or incite conflict or disagreement between individuals or groups.

  2. 2.
    to tickleboth

    To lightly touch or prod someone in a way that causes a tingling or itching sensation, often leading to laughter.

أَغْرَىverb
  1. 1.
    to temptboth

    To entice or lure someone into doing something, often something wrong or undesirable.

  2. 2.
    to instigateboth

    To provoke or incite someone to do something, especially something harmful or illegal.

نَغَزَ بينهمverb
  1. 1.
    to sow discord betweenclassical

    To actively cause disagreement and strife among a group of people.

نَغَزَهم النَّغَّازverb
  1. 1.
    to instigate them the instigatorclassical

    To be instigated by someone who is a provocateur or instigator of conflict.

نَغَزَ الصبيverb
  1. 1.
    to tickle the childboth

    To tickle a child.

نَزَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to instigateclassical

    To incite or provoke, especially to cause discord or conflict.

نَزَّاغnoun
  1. 1.
    instigatorclassical

    One who incites or provokes conflict or discord.

النَّغَّازnoun
  1. 1.
    instigatorclassical

    A person who instigates or provokes trouble or conflict.

Parallel reading

نَغَزَ بينهم: أَغْرَى.
He sowed discord between them: he tempted/instigated.
وَنَغَزَهُمُ النَّغَّازُ: نَزَغَهُمُ النَّزَّاغُ.
And the instigator provoked them: the instigator incited them.
و الصبي: دَغْدَغَهُ.
And the child: he tickled him.