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ندغه

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of poking, prodding, or touching someone or something, often with a pointed object or in a teasing manner. It extends to related actions like speaking sharply, tickling, and even subtle laughter or flirtation. Some derived terms refer to specific plants and physical marks.

Derived headwords

نَدَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to pokeboth

    To poke someone with a finger.

  2. 2.
    to stingboth

    To sting someone, as with an insect or snake.

  3. 3.
    to harmclassical

    To harm or afflict someone.

أَنْدَغَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to poke himclassical

    To poke him, referring to the action of poking.

نَدَغَ بِالرِّمْحِverb
  1. 1.
    to stab with a spearclassical

    To stab someone with a spear.

نَدَغَ بِالْكَلامِverb
  1. 1.
    to stab with wordsclassical

    To wound or hurt someone with words.

فَعَالٌ لِذَلِكَother
  1. 1.
    action of pokingclassical

    An action or behavior related to poking or stinging.

النَّدْغnoun
  1. 1.
    wild thymeboth

    Wild thyme, a type of herb.

  2. 2.
    honey of wild thymeclassical

    The honey produced from wild thyme, considered very potent.

النَّدْغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wild thymeboth

    Wild thyme, same as الندغ.

  2. 2.
    white spot on nailboth

    A white spot at the end of a fingernail.

الْمَنْدَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gumsclassical

    The gums of the mouth.

  2. 2.
    white spot on nailboth

    A white spot at the end of a fingernail, same as الندغة.

نَدْغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    white spot on nailboth

    A white spot at the end of a fingernail.

نَدْغَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wild thymeboth

    Wild thyme, same as الندغ.

نَدْغَةُ الصَّبِيِّverb
  1. 1.
    to tickleboth

    To tickle a child.

انْتَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh quietlyclassical

    To laugh secretly or quietly.

نَادَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to flirt withboth

    To flirt or engage in playful banter with someone.

نَدْغِي عَجِينُكَverb
  1. 1.
    to sprinkle flour on doughclassical

    To sprinkle flour on your dough.

الْعِيدِيُّ بْنُ النُّدْغِيِّname
  1. 1.
    Al-`Idi bin Al-Nudghiclassical

    A person from the Quda'a tribe, named Al-`Idi bin Al-Nudghi.

Parallel reading

نَخْسَهُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ
He poked him with his finger.
وَلَدَغَهُ
And it stung him.
وَسَاءَهُ
And it harmed him.
كَأَنْدَغَ بِهِ
As if he poked him with it.
وَ بِالرِّمْحِ: طَعَنَهُ
And with a spear: he stabbed him.
وَ بِالْكَلامِ: طَعَنَهُ
And with words: he stabbed him.
وَفَعَالٌ لِذَلِكَ
And an action for that.
وَالنَّدْغُ: السَّعْتَرُ الْبَرِّيُّ
And Al-Nadhgh: wild thyme.
وَيُكْسَرُ
And it can be pronounced with kasra.
وَعَسَلُهُ أَمْتَنُ الْعَسَلِ
And its honey is the most potent honey.
وَالْمَنْدَغَةُ: الْمَنْسَغَةُ
And Al-Mandaghah: the gums.
وَالْبَيَاضُ فِي آخِرِ الظُّفْرِ
And the whiteness at the end of the nail.
كَالنَّدْغَةِ، بِالضَّمِّ
Like Al-Nadhghah, with damma.
وَنَدَغَ الصَّبِيَّ، كَعُنِيَ: دَغْدَغَهُ
And he tickled the child, like 'ani: he tickled him.
وَانْتَدَغَ: ضَحِكَ خُفْيَةً
And he laughed quietly: he laughed secretly.
وَنَادَغَهُ: غَازَلَهُ
And he flirted with him: he courted him.
وَنَدْغِي عَجِينَكَ: ذَرِّ عَلَيْهِ الطَّحِينَ
And sprinkle your dough: sprinkle flour upon it.
وَالْعِيدِيُّ بْنُ النُّدْغِيِّ، كَعَرَبِيٍّ: مِنْ قُضَاعَةَ
And Al-`Idi bin Al-Nudghi, like `Arabi: from Quda'a.