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نتغه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of finding fault with someone or something, often by attributing false characteristics. It also extends to a specific type of mocking or suppressed laughter.

Derived headwords

نَتَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to find fault withboth

    To criticize someone or something, pointing out flaws or defects.

  2. 2.
    to attribute false characteristicsclassical

    To accuse someone of possessing qualities or traits that they do not actually have.

نَتَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to mockboth

    To laugh at someone in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

  2. 2.
    to suppress laughterclassical

    To hide one's laughter, or to let only a part of it show, often implying mockery.

انْتَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh mockinglyboth

    To laugh in a way that shows scorn or derision towards someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to suppress laughterclassical

    To conceal one's laughter, or to reveal only a portion of it, often in a mocking context.

مِنْتَغٌnoun
  1. 1.
    fault-finderclassical

    A person who habitually finds fault with others or things.

Parallel reading

نَتَغَهُ: عابه
He found fault with him: he criticized him.
وذكر بما ليس فيه
And mentioned him with what he did not possess (attributed false characteristics to him).
وانتغ: ضحك كالمستهزئ
And he laughed mockingly: he laughed like a mocker.
أو أخفى ضحكه وأظهر بعضه
Or he hid his laughter and showed some of it.