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Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of intention, purpose, and destination. It extends to meanings of distance, dwelling, and the core or pit of a fruit, particularly dates. Derived meanings also include counting, sustenance, and specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

نَوَىverb

1.
to intendboth
To have a specific intention or purpose regarding something.
2.
to aim forboth
To direct one's efforts or thoughts towards a particular goal or destination.

نوى الشيء ينويه نية — He intended the thing, with the intention (niyyah).

نَوَىverb

1.
to preserveclassical
God preserved someone.

والله فلانا: حفظه — And God preserved so-and-so.

نِيَّةnoun

1.
intentionboth
The purpose or aim behind an action or thought.
2.
destinationboth
The direction or place towards which one is going.

والنية: الوجه الذي يذهب فيه — And the intention (niyyah) is the direction one goes.

نَوَىnoun

1.
date pitboth
The hard seed found inside a date fruit.
2.
distanceboth
A significant separation or remoteness.
3.
dwellingboth
A place of residence or a home.

والبعد، كالنوى فيهما — And the distance, like the date pit (nawa) in both senses.

نَوَىnoun

1.
date pitsboth
The plural of date pit, referring to multiple seeds.

وجمع نواة التمر جج: أنواء ونوي ونوي — And the plural of the date pit (nawah) is anwa', naway, and naway.

أَنْوَاءnoun

1.
date pits (plural)both
The plural form of 'nawa', referring to multiple date pits.

نَوَىnoun

1.
lowering of a water channelclassical
A part of a water channel that is lowered.

ومخفض الجارية — And the lowered part of the water channel.

نَوَىname

1.
Al-Nawawi (place name)both
A place in the Levant, associated with Sheikh al-Islam Abu Zakariya al-Nawawi.

وة بالشام، منها شيخ الإسلام أبو زكرياء النووي — And a place in the Levant, among them is Sheikh al-Islam Abu Zakariya al-Nawawi.

نَوَىname

1.
Samarkand (place name)both
A place name, referring to a location in Samarkand.

وة بسمرقند — And a place in Samarkand.

أَنْوَىverb

1.
to become distantboth
To move further away or increase in distance.
2.
to travel extensivelyboth
To undertake many journeys or travels.

وأنوى: تباعد، أو كثرت أسفاره — And anwa: to become distant, or to travel extensively.

أَنْوَىverb

1.
to fulfill a needclassical
To satisfy or fulfill someone's need or request.

و حاجته: قضاها — And his need: he fulfilled it.

نَوَّىverb

1.
to form its pitboth
Referring to a fruit, specifically a berry, forming its pit.

و البسرة: عقدت نواها، كنوت تنوية فيهما — And the unripe date (busrah): it formed its pit, like 'nawwat' (Form II) and 'tanawwat' (Form V) in both.

تَنْوِيَةnoun

1.
formation of pitboth
The process of forming a pit, as in a fruit.

نَوَاةnoun

1.
twentyclassical
The number twenty.
2.
tenclassical
The number ten.
3.
unit of weight (gold)classical
A unit of weight for gold, equivalent to four dinars.
4.
unit of weight (dirhams)classical
A unit of weight, possibly five dirhams, three dirhams, or three and a half dirhams.

والنواة من العدد: عشرون، أو عشرة — And the nawah from numbers: twenty, or ten.

بَنُو نَوَىname

1.
Banu Nawa (tribe)both
A tribe named 'Banu Nawa'.

وبنو نوى: قبيلة — And Banu Nawa: a tribe.

نَاوname

1.
Naw (castle)both
A castle named 'Naw'.

وناو: قلعة — And Naw: a castle.

نِيnoun

1.
fatboth
Fat or suet.

والني: الشحم — And the ni: the fat.

نِيَانother

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a specific location.

ونيان: ع — And Niyan: a place.

نَوَوِيَّةadjective

1.
eating date pitsboth
Camels that eat date pits.

وإبل نووية: تأكل النوى — And 'Nawawiyyah' camels: they eat date pits.

نَوَىverb

1.
to cast out a pitboth
To remove or cast out the pit from something, like a fruit.

ونوى: ألقى النواة — And nawa: to cast out the pit.

أَنْوَىverb

1.
to cast out a pitboth
To remove or cast out the pit from something.

اسْتَنْوَىverb

1.
to cast out a pitboth
To remove or cast out the pit from something.

نَوَىverb

1.
to become fatboth
Referring to a female camel, to become fat or plump.

و الناقة نيا ونواية، ويكسر: سمنت — And the she-camel (naqah) became fat (niyan or nawayah), and with kasr: she became fat.

نَوَىverb

1.
to become fatboth
Referring to a she-camel, to become fat or plump.

وقد أنواها السمن — And fatness has made them fat.

نِيnoun

1.
fatnessboth
The state of being fat or plump.

والاسم: الني، بالكسر — And the noun (ism): the ni, with kasr.

نَاوِيَةadjective

1.
fat (she-camel)both
A she-camel that has become fat.

فهي ناوية وناو ج: نواء — So she is fat (nawiyah) and fat (naw), plural: nawa'.

نَاوadjective

1.
fat (she-camel)both
A she-camel that has become fat.

نَوَاءnoun

1.
fat she-camelsboth
Plural of a fat she-camel.

Parallel reading

نوى الشيء ينويه نية

He intended the thing, with the intention (niyyah).

والله فلانا: حفظه

And God preserved so-and-so.

والنية: الوجه الذي يذهب فيه

And the intention (niyyah) is the direction one goes.

والبعد، كالنوى فيهما

And the distance, like the date pit (nawa) in both senses.

وجمع نواة التمر جج: أنواء ونوي ونوي

And the plural of the date pit (nawah) is anwa', naway, and naway.

ومخفض الجارية

And the lowered part of the water channel.

وة بالشام، منها شيخ الإسلام أبو زكرياء النووي

And a place in the Levant, among them is Sheikh al-Islam Abu Zakariya al-Nawawi.

وأنوى: تباعد، أو كثرت أسفاره

And anwa: to become distant, or to travel extensively.

و حاجته: قضاها

And his need: he fulfilled it.

و البسرة: عقدت نواها، كنوت تنوية فيهما

And the unripe date (busrah): it formed its pit, like 'nawwat' (Form II) and 'tanawwat' (Form V) in both.

والنواة من العدد: عشرون، أو عشرة

And the nawah from numbers: twenty, or ten.

وبنو نوى: قبيلة

And Banu Nawa: a tribe.

وناو: قلعة

And Naw: a castle.

والني: الشحم

And the ni: the fat.

ونيان: ع

And Niyan: a place.

وإبل نووية: تأكل النوى

And 'Nawawiyyah' camels: they eat date pits.

ونوى: ألقى النواة

And nawa: to cast out the pit.

و الناقة نيا ونواية، ويكسر: سمنت

And the she-camel (naqah) became fat (niyan or nawayah), and with kasr: she became fat.

وقد أنواها السمن

And fatness has made them fat.

والاسم: الني، بالكسر

And the noun (ism): the ni, with kasr.