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ناع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of bending, yielding, or inclining, often in a gentle or soft manner. It can describe physical bending of objects like branches or metaphorical bending of will or opinion.

Derived headwords

ناع يَنُوعُverb
  1. 1.
    to bend, inclineboth

    To bend or incline, often due to softness or gentleness. This can apply to physical objects or abstract concepts.

نَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to bend, yieldclassical

    To bend or yield, suggesting a lack of rigidity or resistance. It implies a pliancy or flexibility.

نَوَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to bend, inclineclassical

    To bend or incline, similar to the primary verb form, suggesting a yielding or leaning.

نَوَعَانnoun
  1. 1.
    bending, inclinationclassical

    The act or state of bending or inclining; a yielding or pliancy.

نَوَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    softness, pliancyclassical

    A quality of being soft, pliant, or yielding; flexibility.

نَوائِعnoun
  1. 1.
    bending branchesclassical

    Branches that are flexible and bend easily, often implying a graceful or yielding posture.

  2. 2.
    yielding thingsclassical

    Things that are pliant or inclined to bend; it can metaphorically refer to people or opinions that are easily swayed.

مَنَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    inclination, tendencyclassical

    A natural inclination or tendency towards something; a leaning or disposition.

Parallel reading

ناع ينيع: مال.
He bends, he inclines: he leans.
والنوائع من الغصون: الموائل.
And the bending ones from the branches are the yielding ones.