النمل

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to ants and their characteristics, such as movement, infestation, and smallness. It extends to concepts of slander, restlessness, numbness, and specific physical ailments or marks. It also encompasses terms for people with certain traits and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

النَّمْلnoun

1.
antsboth
The common name for the insect, with 'n amlah' being the singular form.
2.
slanderclassical
A metaphorical use referring to malicious gossip or backbiting.

نَمْلَةnoun

1.
ant (singular)both
The singular form of 'al-naml', referring to a single ant.
2.
slanderclassical
A term for slander or malicious gossip.
3.
restlessnessclassical
Describing a woman who cannot stay in one place.
4.
itch/rashclassical
A pustule that appears on the body with inflammation and burning, which heals slightly and moves to another spot.
5.
remaining waterclassical
The remainder of water in a basin.

نَمَّالnoun

1.
ants (plural)both
A broken plural for 'namlah', referring to ants.

نَمْلَة (أرض)adjective

1.
ant-infestedclassical
Describing land that is abundant with ants.

مُنَمَّلadjective

1.
infested with antsclassical
Food that has been affected or infested by ants.

نَمَّامadjective

1.
slandererboth
One who engages in slander or malicious gossip.

نَامِلadjective

1.
slandererclassical
One who is a slanderer or engages in gossip.

مُنَمِّلadjective

1.
slandererclassical
One who is a slanderer or engages in gossip.

نَمَلَverb

1.
to slanderclassical
To engage in slander or malicious gossip.
2.
to move restlesslyclassical
To move about or shift from place to place.
3.
to climbclassical
To ascend, particularly in trees.

أَنْمَلَverb

1.
to slanderclassical
To engage in slander or malicious gossip.

مُنَمَّلَةadjective

1.
restless (woman)classical
A woman who cannot settle or stay in one place.

نَمِل (فرس)adjective

1.
restless (horse)classical
A horse that is restless or cannot stay still.

نَمِل (رجل)adjective

1.
nimble-fingeredclassical
A man with light fingers, quick to act or skilled.

تَنَمَّلُواverb

1.
to moveclassical
To move or stir, or to intermingle.

نَمِلَتْ يَدُهُverb

1.
his hand went numbclassical
His hand became numb or lost sensation.

نَمَلَ (في الشجر)verb

1.
to climb (in trees)classical
To ascend or climb, specifically in trees.

المُنَمِّلnoun

1.
raised writingclassical
Something written in raised letters or with close, fine script.

المُنَمَّلnoun

1.
raised writingclassical
Something written in raised letters or with close, fine script.

النَّمْلَة (شق)noun

1.
crack in hoofclassical
A crack or fissure in the hoof of an animal.
2.
sore/pustuleclassical
A sore or pustule on the body, characterized by inflammation and spreading.

أبو نملةname

1.
companion's nameclassical
A kunya (patronymic) referring to a companion of the Prophet, 'Ammar ibn Mu'adh al-Ansari.

النَّمْلَة (ماء)noun

1.
remaining waterclassical
The last bit of water left in a basin or container.

نَمْلَىname

1.
place nameclassical
A location near Medina.

النَّمَلَانnoun

1.
overlookingclassical
The act of looking over or surveying something.

المَنْمولnoun

1.
tongueclassical
A metaphorical term for the tongue.

النَّامِلَةnoun

1.
travelersclassical
A term for travelers or passers-by.

نَمِيلَةname

1.
given nameclassical
A given name, often used in diminutive forms.

نُمَيْلَةname

1.
given nameclassical
A diminutive form of a given name.

مُؤَنَّمَل الأصابعadjective

1.
thick-fingeredclassical
Having fingers that are thick at the tips and short.

المَنَامَلَةnoun

1.
gait of the fetteredclassical
The manner of walking for someone who is fettered or restricted.

الأُنْمُلَةnoun

1.
fingertip/toe tipboth
The tip of a finger or toe, including the nail.

Parallel reading

النمل م، واحدته: نملة، وقد تضم الميم ج: نمال.

Ants (al-naml) is a plural noun, its singular is 'namlah', and the 'mim' can be doubled; its plural is 'namal'.

وأرض نملة، كزنخة: كثيرتها.

And 'ard namlah', like 'zankhah', means land abundant with ants.

وطعام منمول: أصابه النمل.

And 'ta'am munammal' means food that ants have affected.

والنملة، مثلثة، وكسفينة: النميمة.

And 'al-namlah', with three vowelizations, and like 'safinah', means slander.

وهو نمل ونامل ومنمل، كمحسن، ومنبر وشداد: نمام.

And he is 'namil', 'namil', and 'munammil', like 'muhsin', and 'minbar' and 'shaddad', meaning a slanderer.

وفيه نملة: كذب.

And in him is 'namlah': falsehood.

وامرأة منملة، كمعظمة وسكرى: لا تستقر في مكان، وكذا فرس نمل، ككتف.

And a 'imra'ah munammalah', like 'mu'azzamah' and 'sukra', means she does not settle in one place, and likewise a 'faras namil', like 'katif', is a restless horse.

ورجل نمل: خفيف الأصابع لا يرى شيئا إلا عمله، أو حاذق.

And a 'rajul namil' means light-fingered, who sees something and immediately acts upon it, or is skillful.

وتنملوا: تحركوا، ودخل بعضهم في بعض.

And 'tanamalū' means they moved, and some entered into others.

ونملت يده، كفرح: خدرت، و في الشجر: صعد كنمل كنصر.

And 'namilat yadohu', like 'fariha', means his hand went numb, and in trees: 'to climb' like 'namala' like 'nasara'.

والمنمل، كمعظم: المرفو، والمكتوب، أو المتقارب الخط، كالمنمل، كمكرم، والنملة: شق في حافر الدابة، وقروح في الجنب، كالنمل، وبثرة تخرج في الجسد بالتهاب واحتراق، ويرم مكانها يسيرا، ويدب إلى موضع آخر، كالنملة، وسببها صفراء حادة، تخرج من أفواه العروق الدقاق، ولا تحتبس فيما هو داخل من ظاهر الجلد، لشدة لطافتها وحدتها.

And 'al-munammil', like 'mu'azzam', means raised, and written, or close in script, like 'al-munammal', like 'mukrim', and 'al-namlah': a crack in the hoof of an animal, and sores on the flank, like 'al-naml', and a pustule that emerges on the body with inflammation and burning, and its place heals slightly, and it spreads to another location, like 'al-namlah', and its cause is a sharp yellow humor, emerging from the mouths of fine vessels, and it does not remain within the outer skin due to its extreme subtlety and sharpness.

وأبو نملة عمار بن معاذ الأنصاري: صحابي.

And Abu Namlah 'Ammar ibn Mu'adh al-Ansari: a companion.

والنملة، بالضم: بقية الماء في الحوض.

And 'al-namlah', with dammah, means the remainder of water in the basin.

ونملى، كجمزى: ماء قرب المدينة.

And 'Namla', like 'Jamza', is a body of water near Medina.

والنملان: الإشراف على الشيء.

And 'al-namalan' means overlooking something.

والمنمول: اللسان.

And 'al-manmul' means the tongue.

والناملة: السابلة.

And 'al-namilah' means the travelers.

وككتف: صبي تجعل في يده نملة إذا ولد، يقولون: يخرج كيسا ذكيا.

And like 'katif': a child into whose hand an ant is placed at birth, they say: he will grow up to be intelligent.

وسموا نملة ونميلا ونميلة مصغرين.

And they named [people] Namlah, Namil, and Numaylah, as diminutives.

ونميلة غير منسوب، وابن عبد الله بن فقيم: صحابيان، وإسماعيل بن نميل، ومحمد بن عبد الله بن نميل الخلالان: محدثان.

And Numaylah, not attributed, and Ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Fuqaym: two companions, and Isma'il ibn Namil, and Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Namil al-Khallalan: two traditionists.

ورجل مؤنمل الأصابع: غليظ أطرافها في قصر.

And a man 'mu'anmal al-asabi'' means his fingertips are thick and short.

والمناملة: مشية المقيد.

And 'al-manamalah' means the gait of the fettered.

والأنملة، بتثليث الميم والهمزة، تسع لغات: التي فيها الظفر ج: أنامل وأنملات.

And 'al-unmulah', with three vowelizations of the 'mim' and 'hamzah', has nine linguistic forms: it is the part that has the nail, plural: 'anamil' and 'anmulat'.