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نثث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of spreading or leaking something, particularly secrets or liquids. It also extends to the idea of increasing or multiplying, often in a negative context like gossip.

Derived headwords

نَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    He divulged the news.both

    He divulged the news.

  2. 2.
    The waterskin leaked, it leaks with a 'kasra', leaking.both

    The waterskin leaked, it leaks with a 'kasra', leaking.

نَثًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreadingclassical

    The act of spreading or divulging secrets.

  2. 2.
    leakingclassical

    The act of a liquid leaking or seeping.

نَثِيثًاnoun
  1. 1.
    tricklingclassical

    A slight leakage or dripping of liquid.

  2. 2.
    seepageclassical

    The process or phenomenon of a liquid slowly passing through a porous material or small holes.

نَثِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    leakageclassical

    The act or an instance of leaking.

  2. 2.
    seepageclassical

    A slow leakage or oozing.

Parallel reading

نث الحديث ينثه بالضم نثا، إذا أفشاه.
To spread a secret is to reveal it, if it is divulged.
إذا جاوز الاثنين سر فإنه * بنث وتكثير الوشاة قمين
If a secret exceeds two people, it is prone to being spread and the multiplication of talebearers.
ونث الزق ينث بالكسر نثا ونثيثا، إذا رشح.
And a waterskin leaks, it leaks with a kasra, 'nathan' and 'nathithan', if it sweats.
وأنت تنث نثيث الحميت.
And you are leaking the seepage of the fermented drink.