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النخش

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns forceful actions like urging, driving, and shaking. It also extends to meanings of causing harm, scraping, and taking the essence of something. Additionally, it can refer to a portion of wealth or a state of decay.

Derived headwords

النَخْشnoun
  1. 1.
    Urgingboth

    The act of urging or pushing someone or something forward forcefully.

  2. 2.
    Drivingboth

    Intense driving or pushing, often with great force.

  3. 3.
    Shakingboth

    The act of shaking or agitating something.

  4. 4.
    Harmingboth

    Causing harm or injury to someone or something.

  5. 5.
    Peelingboth

    The act of peeling or scraping off the outer layer of something.

  6. 6.
    Taking essenceboth

    Extracting the pure or best part of something.

  7. 7.
    Scratchingboth

    A scratch or abrasion on a surface.

  8. 8.
    Portion of wealthboth

    A portion or amount of money or wealth.

نَخَشَverb
  1. 1.
    To urgeboth

    To urge or push someone or something forward with force.

  2. 2.
    To driveboth

    To drive or propel forcefully.

  3. 3.
    To shakeboth

    To shake or agitate.

  4. 4.
    To harmboth

    To cause harm or injury.

  5. 5.
    To peelboth

    To peel or scrape off.

  6. 6.
    To take essenceboth

    To take the pure or best part of something.

  7. 7.
    To scratchboth

    To scratch or abrade.

نُخِشَverb
  1. 1.
    To be harmedboth

    To be harmed or injured.

  2. 2.
    To be weakenedboth

    To become weak or frail.

مَنْخُوشadjective
  1. 1.
    Weakenedboth

    Having become weak or frail.

  2. 2.
    Harmedboth

    Having been harmed or injured.

مَنْخُوشَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Weakened (fem.)both

    A feminine noun or adjective that has become weak or frail.

  2. 2.
    Harmed (fem.)both

    A feminine noun or adjective that has been harmed or injured.

تَنَخَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    To move towardsboth

    To move or be drawn towards something.

Parallel reading

النخش: الحث، والسوق الشديد، والتحريك، والإيذاء، والقشر، وأخذ نقاوة الشيء، والخدش، والطائفة من المال.
Al-Nakhsh: urging, intense driving, shaking, harming, peeling, taking the essence of something, scratching, and a portion of wealth.
ونخش، كمنع وعني، فهو منخوش، وهي منخوشة: هزل، وكفرح: بلي أسفله.
And nakhsh, like man'a and 'ani, so he is mun-khush, and she is mun-khushah: became weak, and like fariha: its bottom decayed.
وهو يتنخش إلى كذا: يتحرك إليه.
And he yatnakhshu towards something: he moves towards it.