النجش

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root النجش primarily relates to deceptive or manipulative practices in trade, specifically inflating prices or praising goods falsely to entice buyers. It also extends to meanings of stirring up, searching, gathering, and accelerating, with specific applications to hunting and historical figures.

Derived headwords

النَّجْشnoun

1.
price inflationboth
To collude with someone during a sale to praise the item being sold, or to pretend to be interested in buying something at a high price to attract the attention of onlookers and encourage them to buy it.
2.
incitementclassical
To incite people away from something towards something else.
3.
stirring upboth
The act of stirring up prey, or searching for and exciting something.
4.
gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or collecting.
5.
extractionclassical
The act of extracting or drawing out.
6.
obedienceclassical
Submission or compliance.
7.
speedclassical
The act of hastening or moving quickly.

نَجَشَverb

1.
to inflate pricesboth
To engage in deceptive price inflation or false praise during a sale.
2.
to inciteclassical
To incite people away from something.
3.
to stir upboth
To stir up prey or to search for and excite something.

النَّجَّاشِيname

1.
King of Abyssiniaclassical
The title of the King of Abyssinia, with the pronunciation of the 'ya' being either stressed or unstressed, the latter being more eloquent.
2.
Al-Harithiclassical
A poet known as Al-Harithi, who was a poet and one who stirred up prey for hunters.

النَّاجِشnoun

1.
hunterclassical
One who stirs up prey to pass by the hunter.

المِنْجَاشnoun

1.
hunterclassical
One who stirs up prey to pass by the hunter.

المِنْجَشَانِيَّةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place near Basra, named after someone called Manjashan or Manjash.

ذو مَنْجَشَانname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A place name mentioned in relation to the root.

النَّجَّاشnoun

1.
deception in tradeclassical
A practice of deceiving people by looking into their affairs, uncovering their faults, or a type of sandal strap made from leather.

أَنْجَشَةname

1.
name of a freedmanclassical
The name of a freedman of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

النَّجِيشnoun

1.
hunterclassical
A hunter.

التَّنَاجُشnoun

1.
mutual price inflationboth
The act of mutually increasing prices in a sale or other transaction.

Parallel reading

أن تواطئ رجلا إذا أراد بيعا أن تمدحه

To collude with a man if he wants to sell, to praise him.

أو أن يريد الإنسان أن يبيع بياعة فتساومه فيها بثمن كثير، لينظر إليك ناظر، فيقع فيها

Or that a person wants to sell something, so you bargain with him for a high price, so that an observer looks at you and falls for it.

أو أن ينفر الناس عن الشيء إلى غيره

Or to drive people away from something to something else.

وإثارة الصيد

And stirring up the prey.

والبحث عن الشيء واستثارته

And searching for something and exciting it.

والجمع، والاستخراج، والانقياد، والإسراع

And gathering, extraction, compliance, and hastening.

كالنجاشة، بالكسر

Like 'najashah', with kasra.

والنجاشي، بتشديد الياء وبتخفيفها أفصح، وتكسر نونها أو هو أفصح: أصحمة ملك الحبشة

And 'Al-Najashi', with a stressed 'ya' and an unstressed 'ya' is more eloquent, and its 'nun' is broken or it is more eloquent: Ashama, the King of Abyssinia.

والنجاشي الحارثي: راجز، ومن يثير الصيد ليمر على الصائد

And Al-Najashi Al-Harithi: a poet, and one who stirs up prey to pass by the hunter.

كالنامجش والمنجاش

Like 'Al-Nāmijsh' and 'Al-Minjāsh'.

والمنجشانية، ما نسب إلى منجشان أو منجش: د قرب البصرة

And 'Al-Minjashāniyyah', what is attributed to Manjashan or Manjash: a place near Basra.

وذو منجشان بن كلة: م

And Dhu Manjashan bin Kila: a place.

وكمنبر: الوقاع في الناس، الكشاف عن عيوبهم، وسير شبه الشراك، يجعلونه بين الأديمين، ثم يخرزونه بينهما، كالنجاش، ككتاب

And like 'manbar': Slandering people, uncovering their faults, and a type of sandal strap, they make it between two pieces of leather, then they stitch it between them, like 'Al-Najāsh', like 'Kitāb'.

وأنجشة: مولى للنبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم

And Anjashah: a freedman of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

والنجيش والنجاش: الصائد

And 'Al-Najīsh' and 'Al-Najāsh': the hunter.

والتناجش: التزايد في البيع وغيره

And 'Al-Tanājush': the mutual increase in price in a sale and other things.