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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns causing harm, injury, or affliction, particularly through combat or wounds. It extends to the act of killing and the resulting sores or wounds.

Derived headwords

نَكَىverb
  1. 1.
    to harmboth

    To inflict harm, injury, or damage upon an enemy.

  2. 2.
    to killclassical

    To cause the death of someone, especially in conflict.

  3. 3.
    to woundclassical

    To inflict a physical injury upon someone.

نِكَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    harmboth

    The act of causing harm or injury; affliction.

  2. 2.
    killingclassical

    The act of killing, especially in warfare.

  3. 3.
    woundingclassical

    The act of inflicting wounds.

نَكَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to lanceboth

    To open or probe a wound or sore, often to release pus or to treat it.

قَرْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    soreboth

    A painful lesion or wound on the skin or internal body surface.

  2. 2.
    ulcerboth

    A sore on the skin or mucous membrane, typically with inflammation and the discharge of pus.

مَنْكِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    harmedclassical

    One who has been harmed or injured.

Parallel reading

نكى العدو
The enemy harmed.
و فيه نكاية
And in it (is) harm/killing/wounding.
نكاية: قتل، وجرح
Harm/killing/wounding: killing, and wounding.
و القرحة: نكأها
And the sore: he lanced it.
ولا تنك
And do not harm.
أي: لا نكيت
Meaning: I did not harm.
ولا جعلت منكيا
And I was not made harmed.