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النجه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of repelling, rejecting, or turning someone away, often in an unpleasant or harsh manner. It can also refer to entering a place and finding it disagreeable, or to the act of flying.

Derived headwords

النَّجْهnoun
  1. 1.
    repulsionboth

    The act of receiving a person with something they dislike, or turning them away from their need. It signifies an unpleasant or harsh rejection.

  2. 2.
    unpleasant receptionclassical

    The worst kind of rejection or unwelcome reception.

نَجَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to repelboth

    To turn someone away or reject them, often from their purpose or need.

  2. 2.
    to enter and dislikeclassical

    To enter a place and find it disagreeable or unpleasant.

نَجْهًاnoun
  1. 1.
    repulsionboth

    The act of repelling or turning away.

تَنَجَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be repelledboth

    To be turned away or rejected.

نَجَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    to repelboth

    To cause someone to be repelled or turned away.

نَجْهnoun
  1. 1.
    arrivalclassical

    To appear or emerge, especially in relation to birds.

Parallel reading

النَّجْه: استقبالك الرجل بما يكره، وردك إياه عن حاجته، أو هو أقبح الرد.
Al-najh: your receiving a man with what he dislikes, and your turning him away from his need, or it is the worst of receptions.
نَجَهَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: رَدَّهُ
Najahahu, like man'ahu: to repel him.
تَنَجَّهَهُ
Tanajjahu: to be repelled by him.
وَعَلَى القَوْمِ: طَلَعَ
And upon the people: he appeared.
وَبَلَدَ كَذَا: دَخَلَهُ فَكَرِهَهُ
And a certain country: he entered it and disliked it.
وَنَجَهَ الطَّيْرُ: ع.
And the bird: it flew.