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النثط

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of pressing or settling something down, whether it's a physical object, a plant emerging from the ground, or a state of stillness. It also encompasses the idea of something becoming firm or established.

Derived headwords

نَثَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to press downboth

    To press something with your hand onto the ground until it settles or becomes firm.

  2. 2.
    to emergeclassical

    Used to describe plants when they break through the earth's surface.

  3. 3.
    to become stillclassical

    To become calm, quiet, or settled.

نَثْطnoun
  1. 1.
    settlingclassical

    The act of pressing something down until it settles.

  2. 2.
    emergenceclassical

    The emergence of plants from the ground.

  3. 3.
    stillnessclassical

    A state of quietness or calmness.

نُثُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    stillnessclassical

    A state of being still, quiet, or settled.

إِثْقَالnoun
  1. 1.
    settlingclassical

    The act of becoming heavy or settled, implying a state of firmness.

خُرُوجُ الكَمْأَةِ مِنَ الأَرْضِother
  1. 1.
    truffle emergenceclassical

    The specific phenomenon of truffles emerging from the earth.

تَنْثِيطverb
  1. 1.
    to calmclassical

    The act of making something calm, quiet, or still.

Parallel reading

غمزك الشيء بيدك على الأرض حتى يطمئن
Pressing something with your hand onto the ground until it settles.
والنبات حين يصدع الأرض
And plants when they break through the earth.
وسكون الشيء
And the stillness of something.
كالنثوط، بالضم
Like 'nuthuut', with dammah.
والإثقال
And 'ithqaal' (settling/heaviness).
وخروج الكمأة من الأرض
And the emergence of truffles from the ground.
والتنثيط: التسكين
And 'tanthit': to calm or make still.