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نكزت

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of depletion, drying up, or becoming empty, particularly related to water in a well. It also extends to meanings of striking, pushing, and a specific type of venomous snake.

Derived headwords

نَكَزَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to dry upboth

    Said of a well, meaning its water has become depleted or has run out.

نَكَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to dry upboth

    Said of water, meaning it has become depleted or has sunk down.

أَنْكَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to dry upboth

    To cause a well to become depleted of its water.

نَاكِزadjective
  1. 1.
    drying upboth

    An adjective describing a well whose water has dried up.

نَكُوزadjective
  1. 1.
    drying upboth

    An adjective describing a well whose water has dried up.

نَوَاکِزnoun
  1. 1.
    wells that have dried upboth

    Plural of 'nakiz' or 'nakuz', referring to wells whose water has depleted.

نُكَزnoun
  1. 1.
    wells that have dried upboth

    Plural of 'nakiz' or 'nakuz', referring to wells whose water has depleted.

نُكُوزnoun
  1. 1.
    drying upboth

    The act of water becoming depleted or sinking down.

نَكَزَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to stingclassical

    Said of a snake, meaning it stung with its nose.

نَكَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To hit or strike someone.

  2. 2.
    to pushboth

    To push someone.

  3. 3.
    to retreatclassical

    To move backward or retreat.

نَكْزnoun
  1. 1.
    lowly peopleclassical

    Referring to base, ignoble, or worthless individuals.

  2. 2.
    marrowboth

    The remaining marrow within a bone.

نَكْزnoun
  1. 1.
    pointed objectboth

    A sharp or pointed instrument used for piercing or attaching.

نَكَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to sting (with nose)classical

    Said of a snake, meaning it stung with its nose.

نَكَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to retreatclassical

    To move backward or retreat.

حَيَّةٌ لَا يَنْكَزُ إِلَّا بِأَنْفِهِadjective
  1. 1.
    snake that stings with its noseclassical

    A description of a specific type of snake that is venomous and stings only with its nose, lacking a visible mouth or tail.

نَكَّازadjective
  1. 1.
    venomous snakeclassical

    A type of highly venomous snake, characterized by its unique method of stinging with its nose.

نَكَّازَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    venomous snakesclassical

    Plural of 'nakkaz', referring to the specific type of venomous snakes.

نَكَاكِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    venomous snakesclassical

    Plural of 'nakkaz', referring to the specific type of venomous snakes.

Parallel reading

نكزت البئر، كنصر وفرح: فني ماؤها
The well dried up, like 'nasara' and 'faraha': its water became depleted.
وأنكزتها، وهي ناكز ونكوز ج: نواكز ونكز.
And you caused it (the well) to dry up, and it is drying up, and its water has sunk, plural: wells that have dried up and wells that have dried up.
ونكز الماء نكوزا: غار
And the water dried up (sank) with a sinking.
و الحية: لسعت بأنفها
And the snake: it stung with its nose.
و فلان: ضرب، ودفع
And so-and-so: he struck, and he pushed.
ونكص.
And he retreated.
والنكز، بالكسر: الرذال
And 'nakz', with kasra: the base people.
وباقي المخ في العظم
And the remaining marrow in the bone.
وبالفتح: الغرز بشيء محدد الطرف.
And with fatha: the fastening with something pointed.
وكشداد: حية لا ينكز إلا بأنفه، ليس له فم، ولا يعرف ذنبه من رأسه لدقته، من أخبث الحيات ج: نكاكيز ونكازات.
And like 'shaddad': a snake that stings only with its nose, it has no mouth, and its tail is not distinguished from its head due to its thinness, among the most venomous of snakes, plural: 'nakakiz' and 'nakazat'.