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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of spreading, disseminating, or distributing something, whether it be information, news, or physical objects. It also extends to the idea of recalling or discussing shared information.

Derived headwords

نَثَاverb
  1. 1.
    to narrate and spreadboth

    To narrate a piece of information, spreading it widely and making it public.

نَثَىverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter and spreadboth

    To scatter or disperse something, spreading it out.

النَّثَاnoun
  1. 1.
    narrated informationboth

    Information that has been narrated about a person, whether good or bad.

نَثَاهُnoun
  1. 1.
    water from a bucketclassical

    The water that spills from a bucket (رشاء) when drawing water from a well.

تَنَاثَوْهُverb
  1. 1.
    to recall and discussboth

    To recall and discuss something among yourselves, remembering it together.

Parallel reading

نثا الحديث: حدث به، وأشاعه
To narrate a piece of information: to relate it and spread it widely.
و الشيء: فرقه، وأذاعه
And the thing: to scatter it and make it public.
والنثا: ما أخبرت به عن الرجل من حسن أو سيئ
And the narrated information: what you have been told about a person, whether good or bad.
وكغني: ما نثاه الرشاء من الماء عند الاستقاء
And like 'ghani': what the bucket rope spills of water when drawing water.
وتناثوه: تذاكروه
And they recalled it together: they remembered it.