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النع

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to weakness, slowness, and a specific herb. It describes a weak man, a type of mint with medicinal properties, and a long, thin, or relaxed physical attribute. It also encompasses concepts of distance, agitation, and speech impediments.

Derived headwords

النَّعُّnoun
  1. 1.
    Weak manclassical

    A man who is weak or feeble.

النِّعْنَاغُnoun
  1. 1.
    Mintboth

    A type of herb, specifically mint, known for its medicinal properties.

  2. 2.
    Medicinal herbclassical

    Considered an excellent remedy for hemorrhoids when applied as a poultice with its leaves.

  3. 3.
    Antidoteclassical

    Its application with salt is a remedy for dog bites and scorpion stings.

  4. 4.
    Contraceptiveclassical

    Ingesting it before intercourse prevents conception.

النُّعْنُعُnoun
  1. 1.
    Mint (variant)classical

    An alternative pronunciation or form for mint, similar to 'جعفر' and 'هدهد'.

النُّعْنُعُnoun
  1. 1.
    Long, disordered manclassical

    A tall, awkwardly built man.

النُّعْنُعُnoun
  1. 1.
    Long, thin vaginaclassical

    A long, thin vagina, or a relaxed vulva.

نُعْنُعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Crop (bird)classical

    The crop of a bird.

نَعْنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To be agitatedclassical

    To be disturbed, agitated, or to sway.

نَعْنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To be distantclassical

    To be far away or distant.

نَعْنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To stammerclassical

    To have a lisp or impediment in speech.

نَعْنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To weakenclassical

    To weaken after having been strong, specifically referring to the glans penis.

نَعْنَعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Speech impedimentclassical

    A lisp or impediment in speech.

نَعْنَعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Weakeningclassical

    The weakening of the glans penis after a period of strength.

النَّعْنَعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Disturbanceclassical

    Agitation, disturbance, or swaying.

النَّعْنَعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Distanceclassical

    The act of being distant or far away.

النَّعَاعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender plantclassical

    Tender, soft, and succulent plant.

نُعَاعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender plants (pl.)classical

    Plural of نعاعة, referring to tender and soft plants.

نَعْنَعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Midgesclassical

    Midges or small flying insects in a region.

Parallel reading

النع:الرجل الضعيف.
Al-Nu'u: the weak man.
والنعناع والنعنع، كجعفر وهدهد، أو كجعفر وهم للجوهري: بقل م، أنجح دواء للبواسير ضمادا بورقه، وضماده بملح لعضة الكلب، وللسعة العقرب، واحتماله قبل الجماع يمنع الحبل.
And al-ni'nā' and al-nu'nu', like Ja'far and Hudhud, or like Ja'far and they are for Al-Jawhari: a plant, the most successful medicine for hemorrhoids as a poultice with its leaves, and its poultice with salt for a dog bite, and for a scorpion sting, and its ingestion before intercourse prevents pregnancy.
وكهد هد: الرجل الطويل المضطرب الخلق، والفرج الطويل ط الدقيق ط، أو الهن المسترخي، وبهاء: الحوصلة.
And like Hudhud: the tall, awkwardly built man, and the long, thin vagina, or the relaxed vulva, and Bahā': the crop (of a bird).
ونعانع المنطقة: ذباذبها.
And the midges of the region: its small flying insects.
والنعاعة، بالضم: النبات الغض الناعم، ج: نعاع، وع.
And al-na'ā'ah, with damma: the tender, soft plant, pl.: ni'ā', and 'a'.
والتناعنع: التباعد والنأي، والاضطراب، والتمايل.
And al-tanā'na'u: distancing and remoteness, agitation, and swaying.
والنعنعة: رتة في اللسان، أو هو إذا أراد قول: لع ذهب لسانه إلى: نع، وضعف الغرمول بعد قوته.
And al-na'na'ah: a lisp in the tongue, or it is when one intends to say 'la' and their tongue goes to 'na', and the weakening of the glans penis after its strength.