النغف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns small, worm-like creatures, particularly those found in the nasal passages of animals or as a type of dried mucus. It also extends to anatomical features in the head related to these creatures and the condition of having many of them.

Derived headwords

النَّغَفnoun

1.
nasal wormsboth
Worms found in the noses of camels and sheep.
2.
maggots in date pitsclassical
White worms that are found in soaked date pits.
3.
larvaeclassical
Curved worms that hatch from beetles and similar insects.
4.
dried nasal mucusboth
What you expel from your nose, such as dried mucus.

نَغْفَةnoun

1.
a nasal wormboth
The singular form of the worms found in the noses of camels and sheep.

نَغْفَةnoun

1.
contemptible personclassical
A term used for someone considered insignificant or contemptible, derived from the nasal worm.

نَغْفَتَانnoun

1.
cheekbone bonesclassical
Two bones located in each cheekbone, which, when they move, cause sneezing.

نَغَفَverb

1.
to have many nasal wormsclassical
A camel having an abundance of nasal worms.

Parallel reading

النَّغَف، محركة: دود في أنوف الإبل والغنم

An-naghaf, with harakah: worms in the noses of camels and sheep.

أو دود أبيض يكون في النوى المنقع

Or white worms that are in soaked date pits.

أو دود عقف تنسلخ عن الخنافس ونحوها

Or curved worms that hatch from beetles and the like.

و: ما تخرجه من أنفك من مخاط يابس ونحوه

And: what you expel from your nose of dried mucus and the like.

ومنـه قالوا للمستحقر: يانغفة، محركة

And from this, they said to the contemptible person: O naghafah, with harakah.

ولكل رأس في عظمي وجنتيه نغفتان، محركة، أي: عظمان

And for every head, in its two cheekbones, are two naghfatān, with harakah, meaning: two bones.

ومن تحركهما يكون العطاس

And from their movement comes sneezing.

ونغف البعير، كفرح: كثر نغفه

And the camel naghaf, as in fariha: its naghaf (worms) became numerous.