ناعط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to geographical locations in Yemen, specifically a region and a mountain near Sana'a. It also extends to describe travelers, particularly those who are impolite or wasteful in their eating habits, and the act of cutting food into pieces.

Derived headwords

ناعِطname

1.
Region in Yemenclassical
A district or region in Yemen.
2.
Mountain in Sana'aclassical
A mountain located in Sana'a, Yemen.
3.
Tribe/Clan nameclassical
A name given to a clan or lineage, specifically Rabīʿah ibn Murthad, who was a progenitor of a branch of the Hamdān tribe.
4.
Fortress nameclassical
A fortress situated on the mountain also called Na'iṭ.

النُعَّطnoun

1.
Far travelersclassical
People who travel long distances.
2.
Impolite eatersclassical
Individuals who are ill-mannered in their eating habits, or who cut their food portions in half, eating one part and leaving the other.

ناعِطnoun

1.
Travelerclassical
A single person who travels far, or who exhibits impolite eating habits.

أَنْعَطَverb

1.
To cut foodclassical
To cut one's food portion in half.

Parallel reading

ناعط، كصاحب: مخلاف باليمن

Na'iṭ, like ṣāḥib: a region in Yemen.

وجبل بصنعاء

And a mountain in Sana'a.

وبه لقب ربيعة بن مرثد أبو بطن من همدان

And in it (the mountain) is the appellation of Rabīʿah ibn Murthad, the progenitor of a clan from Hamdān.

وفي هذا الجبل حصن يقال له ناعط أيضا

And in this mountain is a fortress also called Na'iṭ.

والنعط، بضمتين: المسافرون بعيدا

And an-nu'aṭ, with two ḍammas: the far travelers.

والقاطعو اللقم بنصفين، فيأكلون نصفا، ويلقون النصف في الغضارة

And those who cut the morsels in half, eating half and leaving half in the dish.

أو هم السيئو الأدب في أكلهم ومروءتهم

Or they are the ill-mannered in their eating and their chivalry.

الواحد: ناعط

The singular is: nā'iṭ.

وأنعط: قطع لقمه

And 'an'aṭa: he cut his morsel.