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نكش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of extracting or bringing out something from a confined space, often with the implication of removing impurities or contents. It extends to concepts of depletion, eradication, and uncovering.

Derived headwords

نَكَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to excavateboth

    To dig out or extract what is inside a well, pit, or container, such as mud and sediment.

  2. 2.
    to depleteclassical

    To exhaust or consume something entirely.

  3. 3.
    to cause fearclassical

    To instill fear or alarm in someone.

انْتَكَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to excavateclassical

    To dig out or extract what is inside a well, pit, or container, such as mud and sediment.

نَقَّابnoun
  1. 1.
    uncoveringclassical

    The act of uncovering or revealing matters and secrets.

Parallel reading

نكش الركية ينكشها وينكشها: أخرج ما فيها من الجيئة والطين
To excavate a well, one digs out what is in it of mud and sediment.
كانتكشها
As if one excavated it.
و الشيء: أفناه
And to deplete a thing, meaning to exhaust it.
ومنه: فزع
And from it (is derived): fear.
وبحر لا ينكش: لا ينزف ولا يغيض
And a sea that is not depleted: it does not run dry and does not diminish.
ولمعة ما تنكش: ما تستأصل
And a fleeting thing that is not eradicated: it is not completely removed.