النعثل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes negative or unusual characteristics, including foolishness, specific animal types (hyenas, horses with peculiar gaits), and a historical Jewish figure. It also touches upon the act of gathering and a specific manner of walking.

Derived headwords

النَّعْثَلnoun

1.
male hyenaclassical
The male of the hyena species.
2.
foolish old manclassical
An old man who is foolish or lacks sense.
3.
Jewish manclassical
A specific Jewish man who lived in Medina.
4.
man resembling Uthmanclassical
A man named 'Lihyani' who was resembled by Uthman (may God be pleased with him) when he was insulted.

عَلِيّ ابْنُ نَعْثَلname

1.
Hadith narratorclassical
A narrator of Hadith, identified as Ali ibn Na'thal.

النَّعْثَلَةnoun

1.
gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or collecting things.
2.
foolishnessclassical
The state of being foolish or stupid.
3.
old man's gaitclassical
The manner of walking characteristic of an old man.
4.
swaggering walkclassical
A proud or boastful walk where one strides out and turns their feet as if scooping, resembling swaggering.

المُنْعَثِلadjective

1.
horse with splayed legsclassical
A horse that spreads its legs apart, and when it lifts them, it seems as if it is pulling them out of mud.

Parallel reading

النعثل، كجعفر: الذكر من الضباع

Al-Na'thal, like Ja'far: the male of the hyenas.

والشيخ الأحمق

And the foolish old man.

ويهودي كان بالمدينة

And a Jew who was in Medina.

ورجل لحياني كان يشبه به عثمان رضي الله تعالى عنه ms1473 إذا نيل منه.

And a man named Lihyani, whom Uthman (may God be pleased with him) resembled when he was insulted.

وعلي ابن نعثل: محدث.

And Ali ibn Na'thal: a Hadith narrator.

والنعثلة: الجمع

And Al-Na'thalah: the gathering.

والحمق

And foolishness.

ومشية الشيخ

And the gait of an old man.

وأن يمشي مفاجا ويقلب قدميه كأنه يغرف بهما

And to walk with a stride, turning his feet as if scooping with them.

وهو من التبختر.

And it is from swaggering.

والمنعثل من الخيل: ما يفرق قوائمه

And Al-Munta'thil from horses: one that spreads its legs.

فإذا رفعها كأنما ينزعها من وحل.

So when it lifts them, it is as if it is pulling them out of mud.