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نتخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the act of pulling, tearing, or extracting something forcefully. It is often associated with animals like falcons tearing flesh or the removal of physical objects like teeth or thorns.

Derived headwords

نَتَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to tear outboth

    To pull out or tear away something forcefully, often flesh or a foreign object.

نَتْخnoun
  1. 1.
    pulling outclassical

    The act of pulling out or tearing away, as described by the verb.

البازيnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the falcons that huntboth

    one of the falcons that hunt

المنتاخnoun
  1. 1.
    forcepsclassical

    An instrument used for grasping and extracting, similar to tweezers or pincers.

Parallel reading

النتخ: النزع والقلع.
Al-natkh: pulling out and uprooting.
نتخ البازي اللحم بمنسره.
The falcon tore out the flesh with its beak.
ونتخ ضرسه
and he pulled out his tooth
والشوكة من رجله.
and the thorn from his leg.
والمنتاخ: المنقاش.
And al-mintaakh: the forceps.