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النقمة

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns retribution, punishment, and vengeance. It extends to concepts of dislike, hatred, and the act of punishing. Secondary meanings include specific places, a type of date, and a descriptive term for a swift eater.

Derived headwords

النَقْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    retributionboth

    The act of recompensing with punishment or vengeance.

  2. 2.
    punishmentboth

    The penalty inflicted for an offense.

نَقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to punishboth

    To inflict punishment or retribution upon someone.

  2. 2.
    to resentboth

    To feel or express bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person).

ونقم منه — and he punished him
نَقَمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    punishmentboth

    The act of punishing or retribution.

  2. 2.
    resentmentboth

    The feeling of displeasure or indignation.

تَنَقَّامًاnoun
  1. 1.
    punishmentclassical

    A prolonged or repeated act of punishment.

انْتَقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to take revengeboth

    To inflict harm in return for an injury or offense.

نَقَمَ الأمرverb
  1. 1.
    to dislike the matterboth

    To feel aversion or displeasure towards a situation or affair.

ونقم الأمر — and he disliked the matter
النَّقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    swift eatingclassical

    The characteristic of eating quickly.

النَّقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    middle of the roadclassical

    The central part or pathway of a road.

النَّاقِمِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Raqash bint 'Amirclassical

    The name of Raqash, daughter of 'Amir.

نَاقِمname
  1. 1.
    title of 'Amir bin Sa'dclassical

    A title given to 'Amir bin Sa'd bin 'Adi, who was the father of a lineage.

نَاقِمnoun
  1. 1.
    type of dateclassical

    A variety of date found in Oman.

نَقَمname
  1. 1.
    town in Yemenclassical

    A place name referring to a town located in Yemen.

النَّقِيمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dispositionclassical

    A person's inherent qualities of mind and character; temperament.

ميمون النقيمة — Maymun al-Naqimah (meaning: the one with a good disposition)
النَّقِيمَةname
  1. 1.
    valleyclassical

    A geographical feature, specifically a valley.

النَّقِيمَةname
  1. 1.
    water sourceclassical

    A spring or source of water in the vicinity of Medina.

Parallel reading

النقمة، بالكسر وبالفتح وكفرحة: المكافأة بالعقوبة
Al-Niqmah, with kasrah, with fathah, and like farhah: recompense with punishment.
ج: نقم، ككلم وعنب وكلمات.
Plural: niqam, like kilam, 'inab, and kalimāt.
ونقم منه، كضرب وعلم، نقما وتنقاما، كتكلام، وانتقم: عاقبه
And he punished him, like daraba and 'alima, niqaman and tanqāman, like takalāman, and intaqama: he punished him.
والأمر: كرهه.
And the matter: he disliked it.
والنقم: سرعة الأكل
And al-niqam: swift eating.
وبالتحريك: وسط الطريق.
And with harakah: the middle of the road.
والناقمية: هي رقاش بنت عامر.
And al-Nāqimiyyah: she is Raqash bint 'Amir.
وناقم: لقب عامر بن سعد بن عدي، أبو بطن، واسم تمر بعمان.
And Nāqim: the title of 'Amir bin Sa'd bin 'Adi, father of a lineage, and the name of a date in Oman.
ونقم، بالضم: ة باليمن.
And Naqam, with dammah: a town in Yemen.
وميمون النقيمة، أي: النقيبة.
And Maymun al-Naqīmah, meaning: the one with a good disposition.
وكحبلى: واد.
And like 'uḥbula: a valley.
وكجمزى: ع من أعراض المدينة.
And like jumza: a spring from the outskirts of Medina.