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نعظ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of arousal, specifically sexual arousal or heightened desire. It also extends to the physical manifestation of this arousal in both humans and animals, and metaphorically to a state of readiness or standing up.

Derived headwords

نَعَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to stand upclassical

    To rise to a standing position. This is a less common meaning associated with the root.

  2. 2.
    to be arousedboth

    To experience sexual desire or heightened arousal.

نَعْظnoun
  1. 1.
    arousalboth

    The state of sexual arousal or heightened desire.

  2. 2.
    standing upclassical

    The act of rising to a standing position.

نُعَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    arousalclassical

    A state of heightened sexual desire or arousal.

نَاعُوظnoun
  1. 1.
    one who incites arousalclassical

    A person or thing that causes or stimulates sexual arousal.

أَنْعَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to be sexually arousedboth

    To be overcome by sexual desire or arousal.

  2. 2.
    to open and close vulvaclassical

    Describing a female animal that opens and closes its vulva in a sign of arousal.

حَرٌّ نَعِظٌadjective
  1. 1.
    sexually desirousclassical

    Characterized by intense sexual desire or lust.

بَنُو نَاعِظname
  1. 1.
    Banu Na'izhclassical

    A specific tribe or clan, indicating a proper noun derived from the root.

Parallel reading

نعظ ذكره نعظا، ويحرك، ونعوظا: قام.
His mention of it stood up, and was moved, and rose up: he stood.
والناعوظ: الذي يهيج النعظ.
And the Na'uẓ: is he who incites arousal.
وأنعظ الرجل والمرأة: علاهما الشبق،
And the man and woman became aroused: desire overcame them,
و الدابة: فتحت حياءها مرة وقبضته أخرى، كانتعظت.
and the animal: opened its vulva once and closed it another, as if it were aroused.
وحر نعظ، ككتف: شبق.
And 'ḥarr na'iẓ', like 'katif': means lustful.
وبنو ناعظ: بطن.
And Banu Na'iẓ: is a clan.