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Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of swelling or inflammation. It also extends to meanings of being short, agreeing with someone, and a wound becoming settled or stationary.

Derived headwords

وَرَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to swellboth

    To become enlarged or inflamed, typically due to injury or illness.

نَتَاverb
  1. 1.
    to swellclassical

    To become swollen or inflamed, similar to 'warama'.

يَنْتُوverb
  1. 1.
    swellingclassical

    The present participle or imperfect form indicating the action of swelling.

نَتْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) for the act of swelling.

نَاتٍadjective
  1. 1.
    swollenclassical

    An active participle describing something that is swollen or inflamed.

النُّوَاةُnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

النَّوَاتِيnoun
  1. 1.
    short peopleclassical

    The plural of 'nuwah', referring to short people.

أَنْتَىverb
  1. 1.
    to delayclassical

    To be late or to postpone.

  2. 2.
    to break the noseclassical

    To fracture someone's nose, causing it to swell.

  3. 3.
    to matchclassical

    To resemble someone in appearance or character.

تَنْتَىverb
  1. 1.
    to jumpclassical

    To leap or spring up.

اسْتَنْتَىverb
  1. 1.
    to settleclassical

    Used for a boil or abscess that has become stationary or has settled.

Parallel reading

نتا عضوه ينتو نتوا، فهو نات: ورم.
His limb swelled, it swells, a swelling, so he is swollen: it is inflamed.
والنوتاة، (محركة) : القصير ج: النواتي.
And the short person (vowels indicated): the short one, plural: the short ones.
وأنتى: تأخر، وكسر أنف إنسان فورمه، و فلانا: وافق شكله وخلقه.
And 'anta': to be late, and to break a person's nose causing it to swell, and 'anta fulanan': to match his shape and character.
وتنتى: تنزى.
And 'tanti': to jump.
واستنتى الدمل: استقرن.
And the boil 'istanta': it settled.