نقح

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root نقح (naqaḥa) primarily relates to the act of refining, purifying, or extracting the essence of something. This can apply to abstract concepts like speech or text, as well as physical substances like bone marrow or fat.

Derived headwords

نَقَحَverb

1.
to refineboth
To refine, revise, or improve something, especially speech or writing, by removing impurities or errors.
2.
to extract marrowclassical
To extract the marrow from a bone.

تَنْقِيحnoun

1.
refinementboth
The act of refining, purifying, or improving something, such as speech, writing, or a text.
2.
pruningclassical
The act of pruning or trimming, especially a tree or branch.
3.
marrow extractionclassical
The act of extracting marrow from a bone.

تنقيح الجذع: تشذيبه — Refining a trunk: trimming it.

تنقيح الشعر: تهذيبه — Refining poetry: editing it.

مُنَقَّحadjective

1.
refinedboth
Refined, edited, or improved through careful revision and purification.
2.
prunedclassical
Trimmed or pruned, especially referring to a tree or branch.

خير الشعر الحولي المنقح — The best poetry is that which has been refined over a year.

اِنْتَقَحَverb

1.
to extract marrowclassical
To extract the marrow from a bone.

نقحت العظم وانتقحته، بمعنى — I extracted the marrow from the bone, and I extracted it, meaning the same.

تَنَقَّحَverb

1.
to diminishclassical
To diminish, decrease, or become less, referring to fat or richness.

تَنَقَّح شحم الناقة، أي قل — The camel's fat diminished, meaning it became less.

Parallel reading

تنقيح الجذع: تشذيبه

Refining a trunk: trimming it.

وتنقيح الشعر: تهذيبه

And refining poetry: editing it.

يقال خير الشعر الحولي المنقح

It is said that the best poetry is the yearly refined poetry.

وتنقيح العظم: استخراج مخه

And refining a bone: extracting its marrow.

يقال: نقحت العظم وانتقحته، بمعنى

It is said: I refined the bone and I extracted it, meaning the same.

وتنقح شحم الناقة، أي قل

And the camel's fat diminished, meaning it became less.