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النغبق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of foolishness or being simple-minded. It also extends to describe a specific type of bird and a sound emanating from an animal's belly.

Derived headwords

النَغْبَقadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Describing someone who is foolish, simple-minded, or lacking intelligence.

نَغْبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A foolish person; an idiot.

نَغْبُورnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    Another term for a foolish person or an idiot.

نَغْبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird.

النَّغْبَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    belly soundclassical

    A sound heard from the belly of a beast, or the sound of its intestines when they move within its gut.

النَّغْبُوقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    belly soundclassical

    Similar to النغبقة, referring to a sound from an animal's belly or moving intestines.

Parallel reading

النغبق، كقنفذ: الأحمق.
Al-naghabiq, like qunfudh: the foolish.
وكعصفور: طائر، وع.
And like 'asfur: a bird, and 'a.
والنغبقة: الصوت يسمع من بطن الدابة، أو صوت جردانه إذا تقلقل في قنبه، كالنغبوقة.
And al-naghabiqah: the sound heard from the belly of the beast, or the sound of its intestines when they move in its gut, like al-naghabuqah.