النطع

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of covering, spreading, and protection, often associated with leather or hides. It extends to geographical locations, specific parts of the mouth, and abstract qualities like purity or affectation in speech and action.

Derived headwords

النَّطْعnoun

1.
Leather matboth
A mat made of tanned hide or leather.
2.
Upper palateclassical
The part of the mouth that appears from the upper jaw, marked with grooves or lines.

أَنْطَاعnoun

1.
Leather mats (pl.)both
Plural of النطع (leather mat).

نُطُوعnoun

1.
Leather mats (pl.)both
Plural of النطع (leather mat).
2.
Upper palate (pl.)classical
Plural of النطع (upper palate).

النُّطْعِيَّةadjective

1.
Palatal lettersclassical
Refers to letters pronounced from the palate, specifically 'ط', 'د', and 'ت'.

نِطَاعnoun

1.
Territory/landclassical
The territory or land belonging to a group of people.
2.
Protection/defenseclassical
Their protection or defense, referring to the people's territory.

نُطَاعname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place in Bahrain belonging to the Banu Ruzah tribe.

نُطَاعname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place in Al-Yamamah.

نُطَاعname

1.
Place nameclassical
A valley in Al-Yamamah.

النُّطَاعَةnoun

1.
Morselclassical
A morsel of food, half of which is eaten and the remainder returned to the serving platter.

النُّطُعnoun

1.
Boastful peopleclassical
People who are boastful or talk excessively.

مُتَنَطِّعnoun

1.
One who affects foodclassical
Someone who is particular or affected in their eating habits, especially regarding their mat.

نَاطِعadjective

1.
Pureboth
Describes a pure, unadulterated white color.

نَطَعَverb

1.
To change colorclassical
His color changed, implying a loss of freshness or vitality.

تَنَطَّعَverb

1.
To delve deeplyboth
To delve deeply or go into excessive detail in speech.
2.
To be affected/pretentiousboth
To be pretentious or affectation in speech.
3.
To be skillful/meticulousboth
To be skillful or meticulous in one's work.

Parallel reading

النَّطْع، بالكسر وبالفتح وبالتحريك، وكعنب: بساط من الأديم، ج: أنطاع، ونطوع.

The nat' (with kasr, fath, or harak, and like 'anab): a mat of tanned hide, pl. antā', and nutū'.

وبالكسر، وكعنب: ما ظهر من الغار الأعلى، فيه آثار كالتحزيز، ج: نطوع.

And with kasr, and like 'anab: what appears of the upper palate, having marks like grooves, pl. nutū'.

والحروف النطعية: طدت.

And the palatal letters are: ṭ, d, t.

ونطاع القوم، بالكسر: جنابهم، أو أرضهم.

And the niṭā' of a people, with kasr: their territory, or their land.

وكقطام وكتاب: ة بالبحرين لبني رزاح، وبالتثليث: ع، وكغراب: ماء، وككتاب: واد، كلها باليمامة.

And like qattām and kitāb: a place in Bahrain for Banu Ruzāḥ, and with the three vowels: a spring, and like ghurāb: a water source, and like kitāb: a valley, all in Al-Yamamah.

والنطاعة، بالضم: اللقمة يؤكل نصفها فترد إلى الخوان.

And the nuṭā'ah, with dammah: a morsel, half of which is eaten and the remainder returned to the platter.

والنطع، بضمتين: المتشدقون.

And the nuṭu', with two dammas: the boastful ones.

وكشداد: من يتنطع الطعام في نطعه.

And like shaddād: one who affects food in his mat.

وبياض ناطع: خالص.

And a nāṭi' whiteness: pure.

ونطع لونه، كعني: تغير.

And his color changed (naṭa'a), as in 'anī: it changed.

وتنطع في الكلام: تعمق، وغالى، وتأنق، و في عمله: تحذق.

And he affected pretentiousness in speech: he delved deeply, he exaggerated, he was refined, and in his work: he was skillful.