نكل

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of deterring, preventing, and hindering. It also extends to meanings of being strong, steadfast, or a restraint, and in a negative sense, weakness or cowardice.

Derived headwords

نَكَلَverb

1.
to deterboth
To refrain from doing something due to fear or apprehension; to hold back.
2.
to be cowardlyclassical
To exhibit fear or cowardice, leading to inaction.

نَكَلَverb

1.
to punish severelyboth
To inflict a severe punishment or treatment upon someone as a warning to others.

نَكَلَverb

1.
to push awayclassical
To move someone or something away from a previous position or state.

نُكُولnoun

1.
deterrenceboth
The act of refraining or holding back from something, often due to fear or as a consequence of punishment.
2.
cowardiceclassical
A state of being fearful or timid.

تَنْكِيلnoun

1.
severe punishmentboth
The act of inflicting a harsh punishment or treatment, intended to serve as a deterrent to others.

نَكَّالnoun

1.
deterrentboth
Something that deters or prevents; a punishment or warning that causes others to refrain from similar actions.

نِكْلَةnoun

1.
deterrentboth
An object or action that serves as a deterrent or warning.
2.
severe punishmentclassical
A harsh punishment or affliction.

نَكِلadjective

1.
deterrentclassical
Describing someone or something that deters others, often through severe action or consequence.

نُكُلnoun

1.
heavy chainclassical
A strong and heavy chain, often used as a restraint.
2.
chain of fireclassical
A chain made of fire, likely a metaphorical description of severe punishment.
3.
type of bitclassical
A type of bit used for horses, or a bridle.

نِكْلnoun

1.
heavy chainclassical
A strong and heavy chain, used for restraint.
2.
type of bitclassical
A type of bit for a horse's bridle.
3.
reinclassical
A strap used to guide a horse.

نَكَلnoun

1.
pulleyclassical
A device used to lift or lower objects, specifically the part that holds the bucket of a well.
2.
strong manclassical
A strong, experienced, and capable man.
3.
strong horseclassical
A strong, experienced, and capable horse.

نَكَلnoun

1.
rockclassical
A large stone or boulder.

نَكَلnoun

1.
one who detersclassical
Someone who causes others to be deterred or fearful.

أَنْكَلَverb

1.
to pushclassical
To cause something or someone to move forward or away.

نَاكِلadjective

1.
weakclassical
Lacking strength or courage; feeble.
2.
cowardlyclassical
Showing a lack of courage; timid.

Parallel reading

نكل عنه، كضرب ونصر وعلم نكولا: نكص وجبن.

He refrained from it, like inضرب and نصر and علم, with نكولا: he retreated and was cowardly.

ونكل به تنكيلا: صنع به صنيعا يحذر غيره.

And he punished him severely (تنكيلا): he did to him an act that would make others wary.

أو نكله: نحاه عما قبله

Or he pushed him away (نكله): he moved him from what was before him.

والنكال والنكلة، بالضم، وكمقعد: ما نكلت به غيرك كائنا ما كان.

And النكال and النكلة, with damma, and like مقعد: is what you deterred others with, whatever it may be.

وكسمع: قبل النكال.

And like سمع: he accepted the deterrent/punishment.

وإنه لنكل شر، بالكسر، أي: ينكل به أعداؤه.

And indeed he is a deterrent of evil (نِكْل), meaning: his enemies are deterred by him.

ورماه بنكلة، بالضم، أي: بما ينكله به.

And he struck him with a نكلة (with damma), meaning: with what deters him.

والنكل، بالكسر: القيد الشديد ج: أنكال، أو قيد من نار، وضرب من اللجم، أو لجام البريد، وحديدة اللجام، والزمام

And النكل (with kasra): the severe chain, pl. أنكال, or a chain of fire, and a type of bit, or the bridle of a messenger's horse, and the iron of the bit, and the rein.

وبالتحريك: عناج الدلو، والرجل القوي المجرب المبدئ المعيد، وكذا الفرس، ومنه: "إن الله يحب النكل على النكل".

And with haraka: the pulley of the bucket, and the strong, experienced, pioneering, and repeating man, and likewise the horse. And from it: 'Indeed, Allah loves the strong upon the strong.'

وكمقعد: الصخر.

And like مقعد: the rock.

وكمنبر: الذي ينكل بالإنسان.

And like منبر: he who deters a person.

وأنكله: دفعه.

And he pushed him (أنكله): he pushed him.

والناكل: الضعيف والجبان.

And the الناكل: the weak and the cowardly.

وفي الحديث: "مضر صخرة الله التي لا تنكل" أي: لا تدفع عما وقعت عليه.

And in the Hadith: 'Mudar is the rock of Allah which does not deter (لا تنكل)', meaning: it is not pushed away from what it has fallen upon.