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النءطل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone that is a formidable, terrible, or cunning entity. It encompasses both abstract concepts of disaster and individuals possessing such dangerous qualities.

Derived headwords

النَّئْطَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    terrible calamityclassical

    A great, shocking, or disastrous event or misfortune.

  2. 2.
    cunning personclassical

    A man who is exceptionally cunning, shrewd, or formidable.

النَّئْطَلُadjective
  1. 1.
    formidableclassical

    Describing a man who is formidable, cunning, or capable of great schemes.

Parallel reading

النئطل، كزبرج: الداهية الشنعاء
The N-'-T-L (formidable calamity), like Zubruj: the shocking, terrible calamity.
والرجل الداهي
And the cunning man.