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نخج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the agitation or churning of liquids, particularly in the context of a waterskin. It also extends to a sexual connotation of penetration.

Derived headwords

نَخَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to churnclassical

    To agitate or churn a liquid, specifically referring to a waterskin.

  2. 2.
    to penetrateclassical

    To penetrate or have sexual intercourse with a woman.

نَخَجَتْverb
  1. 1.
    it churnedclassical

    Past tense verb indicating the churning of a waterskin.

نخجت الدلو — The waterskin was churned
نَخْجnoun
  1. 1.
    churningclassical

    The act of churning or agitating a liquid, particularly a waterskin.

نَخْجُهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    its churningclassical

    The act of churning or agitating a liquid, specifically referring to a waterskin.

نَخَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to penetrateclassical

    To penetrate or have sexual intercourse with a woman.

بَاضَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse, used as a synonym for 'نخج الرجل المرأة'.

نخج الرجل المرأة: باضعها — The man penetrated the woman: he had intercourse with her.
النَّخِيْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fine foamclassical

    A fine foam or froth that emerges from a waterskin after its initial, thicker foam has been expelled and it is further agitated.

النخيجة: زبد رقيق يخرج من السقاء إذا حمل على بعير، بعد ما يخرج منه زبده الاول فيتمخض فيخرج منه زبد — The Nukhijah: a fine foam that comes out of the waterskin when carried on a camel, after its first foam has come out and it is churned, so foam emerges from it.
النَّجِيْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fine foam (variant)classical

    A variant spelling or pronunciation of 'النخيجة', referring to a fine foam from a waterskin. Its authenticity is questioned.

ويقال " النجيخة " بتقديم الجيم، ولا أدرى ما صحته — And it is said 'Al-Najikhah' with the 'jim' preceding, and I do not know its authenticity.

Parallel reading

نخجت الدلو: لغة في مخجتها، إذا خضخضتها.
The waterskin was churned: a variant pronunciation of 'makhajataha', if you agitated it.
إذا خضخضتها.
if you agitated it.
نخج الرجل المرأة: باضعها.
The man penetrated the woman: he had intercourse with her.
النخيجة: زبد رقيق يخرج من السقاء إذا حمل على بعير، بعد ما يخرج منه زبده الاول فيتمخض فيخرج منه زبد.
The Nukhijah: a fine foam that comes out of the waterskin when carried on a camel, after its first foam has come out and it is churned, so foam emerges from it.
ويقال " النجيخة " بتقديم الجيم، ولا أدرى ما صحته.
And it is said 'Al-Najikhah' with the 'jim' preceding, and I do not know its authenticity.