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نتء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of protruding, rising, or emerging from a place. It describes physical elevation, swelling, and also metaphorical advancement or appearance.

Derived headwords

نَتَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to protrude, bulgeboth

    Something protruded or bulged out from its place.

  2. 2.
    to rise, elevateboth

    To rise or become elevated, often used metaphorically.

  3. 3.
    to swellboth

    Used to describe a wound or sore that has become swollen.

  4. 4.
    to appear, emergeboth

    To appear or emerge from a place, sometimes without being fully visible.

نَتْءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    protrusion, bulgeboth

    A thing that protrudes or bulges out from a surface or place.

  2. 2.
    elevationboth

    An elevated part or feature.

نُتُوءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    protrusion, bulgeboth

    A protuberance or a swelling that sticks out.

  2. 2.
    elevationboth

    A raised or elevated part.

نَاتِئٌadjective
  1. 1.
    protruding, bulgingboth

    Describing something that sticks out or bulges from its normal position.

  2. 2.
    elevatedboth

    Raised or standing out.

يَنْتَأُverb
  1. 1.
    it protrudes, it bulgesboth

    The present tense form indicating protrusion or bulging.

  2. 2.
    it rises, it elevatesboth

    The present tense form indicating rising or elevation.

Parallel reading

تحقره وينتأ
You despise it, yet it protrudes/rises.
وكل شئ ارتفع من بيت وغيره فهو ناتئ
And everything that is elevated from a house or elsewhere is protruding/elevated.
وكل شئ ارتفع من بيت وغيره فهو ناتئ
And anything that rises from a house or other structure is a protrusion.
وكل شئ ارتفع من بيت وغيره فهو ناتئ
And anything that is elevated, like from a house, is a protruding feature.
نتأ الشئ: خرج من موضعه من غير أن يبين
A thing protruded: it came out of its place without being fully visible.
نتأت القرحة: ورمت
The sore swelled: it became inflamed.
نتأت على القوم: طلعت عليهم مثل نبأت
She appeared upon the people: she emerged to them, like 'nabat'.
نتأت الجارية: بلغت وارتفعت
The young girl matured: she reached maturity and grew tall.