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Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of distance, both physical and metaphorical. It describes the act of moving away, being distant, and the place that is far. It also extends to the construction of a protective barrier around a tent.

Derived headwords

نَأَىverb

1.
to be distantboth
To be far away or remote from a place or person.
2.
to move awayboth
To distance oneself or move away from something.

نَأَى عَنْهُverb

1.
to distance oneself fromboth
To keep away from or avoid someone or something.

اِنْتَأَىverb

1.
to become distantboth
To move away and become distant.

تَنَاءَوْاverb

1.
they became distantboth
To move away from each other or become distant from one another.

المُنْتَأَىnoun

1.
distant placeboth
A place that is far away or remote.

النَّأْيnoun

1.
distanceboth
The state of being far away.

النُّؤْيnoun

1.
trench around tentclassical
A trench or ditch dug around a tent or dwelling to protect it from floods or water.

النَّئِيّnoun

1.
trench around tentclassical
A trench or ditch dug around a tent or dwelling to protect it from floods or water.

النُّؤْيَىnoun

1.
trench around tentclassical
A trench or ditch dug around a tent or dwelling to protect it from floods or water.

أَنْأَى الخَيْمَةَverb

1.
to make a trench for tentclassical
To dig a trench or ditch around a tent.

نَأَيْتُ النُّؤْيَverb

1.
to make the trenchclassical
To construct or make a trench.

اِنْتَأَيْتُهُverb

1.
to make the trenchclassical
To construct or make a trench.

اِنْتَأَيْتُهُverb

1.
to make the trenchclassical
To construct or make a trench.

Parallel reading

نَأَيْتُهُ، و عنه، كَسَعَيْتُ: بَعُدْتُ.

I became distant from it, and from him, like I moved away: I became distant.

وَأَنْأَيْتُهُ فَانْتَأَى.

And I made it distant, so it became distant.

وَتَنَاءَوْا: تَبَاعَدُوا.

And they became distant: they moved far from each other.

وَالمُنْتَأَى: المَوْضِعُ البَعِيدُ.

And the distant place: the place that is far away.

وَالنَّأْيُ وَالنُّؤْيُ وَالنَّئِيُّ وَالنُّؤْيَى، كَهُدَى: الحَفِيرُ حَوْلَ الخِبَاءِ أَوْ الخَيْمَةِ يَمْنَعُ السَّيْلَ.

And al-na'yu, al-nu'yu, al-na'iyyu, and al-nu'ya, like hudā: the trench around the tent or the dwelling that prevents the flood.

ج: آنَاءٌ وَأَنْآءٌ وَنُؤْيٌ وَنَئِيٌّ.

Plural: āna'un, wa-anā'un, wa-nu'yun, wa-na'iyyun.

وَأَنْأَى الخَيْمَةَ: عَمِلَ لَهَا نُؤْيَاً.

And he made a trench for the tent: he made a trench for it.

وَنَأَيْتُ النُّؤْيَ، وَأَنْأَيْتُهُ وَانْتَأَيْتُهُ: عَمِلْتُهُ.

And I made the trench, and I made it, and I made it: I made it.