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نبض

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of movement, pulsation, and throbbing. It extends to subtle or hidden movements, such as a faint gleam of lightning, and can also describe a spirited or courageous disposition.

Derived headwords

نَبَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to flowclassical

    Referring to water, it means to flow or gush forth.

  2. 2.
    to throbboth

    Referring to a pulse or vein, it means to beat or pulsate.

  3. 3.
    to vibrateclassical

    Referring to a bowstring, it means to vibrate or make a sound.

  4. 4.
    to gleam faintlyclassical

    Referring to lightning, it means to flash or gleam subtly.

نَبْضnoun
  1. 1.
    throbbingboth

    The act of throbbing or pulsating, especially of a pulse or vein.

  2. 2.
    movementclassical

    A slight movement or stir.

نَبِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    throbbingclassical

    The act of throbbing or pulsating.

نَبَضَانnoun
  1. 1.
    throbbingboth

    The act of throbbing or pulsating, a more intense or continuous beat.

نَبِيضadjective
  1. 1.
    spiritedclassical

    Describing a heart (فؤاد), it means courageous, spirited, or noble.

نَبِيضadjective
  1. 1.
    throbbingclassical

    Describing a heart (فؤاد), it means pulsating or beating.

أَنْبَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to make vibrateclassical

    To cause a bowstring to vibrate or sound.

مَنْبِضnoun
  1. 1.
    place of pulsationboth

    The place where the heart is felt to beat or pulsate.

مِنْبَضnoun
  1. 1.
    cotton carderclassical

    A tool used for carding cotton, a cotton gin.

نَابِضnoun
  1. 1.
    angerclassical

    Represents intense anger or rage.

Parallel reading

نَبَضَ الماءُ نُبُوضاً: غارَ، أو سالَ
Water pulsed with a throbbing: it sank, or it flowed.
العِرْقُ يَنْبِضُ نَبْضاً ونَبَضَاناً
The vein throbs with a throbbing and a pulsating.
في قَوْسِهِ: أَصَاتَهَا، أو حَرَّكَ وَتَرَهَا لِتُرَنَّ
In his bow: he made it sound, or he moved its string to resonate.
البَرْقُ: لَمَعَ خَفِيّاً
Lightning: it flashed subtly.
وما به حَبْضٌ ولا نَبْضٌ
And he had no movement nor pulse.
وفُؤادٌ نَبِضٌ، ويُحَرَّكُ، وكَتِفٌ: شَهْمٌ
And a heart that is throbbing, and is moved, and like a shoulder: is courageous.
مَنْبِضُ القَلْبِ: حَيْثُ تَراهُ يَنْبِضُ
The place of pulsation of the heart: where you see it throbbing.
وكَمِنْبَرٍ: المِنْدَفَةُ
And like a pulpit: the cotton carder.
والنابِضُ: الغَضَبُ
And the throbbing one: is anger.