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نبغ

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns emergence, appearance, and prominence, often in the context of talent, leadership, or natural phenomena. It extends to concepts of abundance, outflow, and the act of sifting or separating.

Derived headwords

نَبَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to emergeboth

    To appear, become visible, or come forth, often unexpectedly.

  2. 2.
    to spring forth (water)classical

    Specifically used for water sources that begin to flow or emerge from the ground.

  3. 3.
    to excel in poetryclassical

    To produce poetry with great skill and talent, especially when it was not an inherited trait.

  4. 4.
    to become prosperousclassical

    To experience expansion and wealth, particularly in worldly affairs.

نَبَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to erupt (head)classical

    To have a prominent or outstanding talent emerge from one's head, metaphorically.

تَنَابَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be prominentclassical

    To be distinguished or outstanding, particularly in a group.

نَبَاغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    prominenceboth

    A state of being distinguished, outstanding, or exceptionally talented.

  2. 2.
    outbreak (head)classical

    The emergence of talent or prominence from someone's head, metaphorically.

نَبَاغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rebellionclassical

    The emergence of a dissident group or rebels from within a larger community.

نَابِغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    great personboth

    A person of great importance, influence, or exceptional talent.

  2. 2.
    poetclassical

    Specifically refers to a highly talented poet, often one of the most famous.

نَوَابِغnoun
  1. 1.
    great poetsclassical

    Plural of 'نابغة', referring to a group of exceptionally talented poets.

نَبْغnoun
  1. 1.
    mill dustclassical

    Fine dust that flies off from a grinding millstone.

نَبِيغnoun
  1. 1.
    mill dustclassical

    Synonym for 'نبغ', referring to the dust from a mill.

طَحِينnoun
  1. 1.
    flourboth

    Fine powder made from grain, used for baking.

الهَبْرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A specific plant, possibly a type of grass or herb.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    The posterior opening of the digestive tract.

مُحَجَّة نَبَاغَةother
  1. 1.
    dusty pathclassical

    A road or path from which dust rises, implying dryness or disturbance.

نَبْغَة القَوْمnoun
  1. 1.
    middle of the peopleclassical

    The central or most important part of a group of people.

تَنَبَّغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantclassical

    To be plentiful or numerous, often used in relation to a place or resource.

تَنْبِيغnoun
  1. 1.
    pollinationclassical

    The process of shaking a palm tree to disperse its pollen for fertilization.

  2. 2.
    siftingclassical

    The act of shaking a sieve to separate fine particles, like flour.

أَنْبَغَ البَلَدverb
  1. 1.
    to be frequentedclassical

    For a place to be frequently visited or returned to by people.

نَاخِلverb
  1. 1.
    to siftclassical

    To extract fine flour or powder by shaking it through a sieve.

Parallel reading

نَبَغَ، كَمَنَعَ وَنَصَرَ وَضَرَبَ: ظَهَرَ
Nabagha, like man'a, nasara, and daraba: to appear.
وَالْمَاءَ: نَبَعَ
And water: to spring forth.
وَفُلَانٌ: قَالَ الشِّعْرَ وَأَجَادَهُ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي إِرْثِ الشِّعْرِ
And so-and-so: to compose poetry and excel at it, even if it was not inherited.
وَفِي الدُّنْيَا: اتَّسَعَ
And in the world: to become prosperous.
وَرَأْسُهُ: ثَارَ مِنْهُ النَّبَاغَةُ، كَكِنَاسَةٍ
And his head: prominence emerged from it, like kinasa.
وَتَشَدَّدَ: لِلْهَبْرِيَّةِ
And he became severe: for the Habbariyyah (plant).
وَعَلَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ نَبَاغَةٌ، كَشَدَّادَةٍ: خَرَجَتْ مِنْهُمْ خَوَارِجُ
And upon us from them was a rebellion, like shaddadah: rebels emerged from them.
وَالْوِعَاءُ بِالدَّقِيقِ: تَطَايَرَ مِنْ خِصَاصِهِ مَا دَقَّ
And the container with flour: fine particles flew from its openings.
وَالنَّابِغَةُ: الرَّجُلُ الْعَظِيمُ الشَّأْنِ
And the Nabighah: a person of great importance.
وَالنَّوَابِغُ: الشُّعَرَاءُ: زِيَادُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الذِّبْيَانِيُّ، وَقَيْسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَعْدِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُخَارِقِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ الْحَارِثِيُّ، وَهُوَ نَابِغَةُ بَنِي الدِّيَانِ، وَالنَّابِغَةُ بْنُ لَأْيٍ الْغَنَوِيُّ، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ الْيَرْبُوعِيُّ، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ عَدْوَانَ التَّغْلِبِيُّ، وَالنَّابِغَةُ الْعَدْوَانِيُّ، وَلَمْ يُسَمَّ
And the Nawabigh: the poets: Ziyad ibn Mu'awiyah al-Dhubyani, Qays ibn Abdullah al-Ja'di, Abdullah ibn al-Mukharriq al-Shaybani, Yazid ibn Aban al-Harithi, who is the Nabighah of Banu al-Diyan, and al-Nabighah ibn La'ay al-Ghanawi, al-Harith ibn Bakr al-Yarbu'i, al-Harith ibn 'Adwan al-Taghlibi, and al-Nabighah al-'Adwani, and one not named.
وَكَغُرَابٍ: غُبَارُ الرَّحَى، كَالنَّبْغِ
And like ghurab: dust of the millstone, like nabgh.
وَكَكِنَاسَةٍ: الطَّحِينُ
And like kinasa: flour.
وَكَشَدَّادٍ: الْهَبْرِيَّةُ، وَبِهَاءً: الِاسْتُ
And like shaddad: the Habbariyyah (plant), and with baha': the anus.
وَمَحَجَّةٌ نَبَاغَةٌ: يَثُورُ تُرَابُهَا
And a nabaghah path: its dust rises.
وَنَبْغَةُ الْقَوْمِ، مُحَرَّكَةً: وَسَطُهُمْ
And nabghat al-qawm, vocalized: their middle.
وَتَنَبَّغَ، كَتَنَصَّرَ: ع.
And tanabagha, like tanassara: to be abundant.
وَالتَّنْبِيغُ: أَنْ تَنْفُضَ النَّخْلَةَ فَيَطِيرُ غُبَارُهَا فِي وَلِيِّ الْإِنَاثِ، وَذَلِكَ تَلْقِيحٌ
And al-tanbigh: to shake the palm tree and its dust flies during the mating of the females, and that is pollination.
وَأَنْبَغَ الْبَلَدُ: أَكْثَرَ التُّرْدَادَ إِلَيْهِ
And the country became frequented: people returned to it frequently.
وَالنَّاخِلُ: أَخْرَجَ الدَّقِيقَ مِنْ خِصَاصِ الْمِنْخَلِ
And the sifter: extracted the flour from the openings of the sieve.