نقد

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root نقد (naqd) primarily relates to the act of giving, receiving, and examining money or goods, particularly for authenticity. It extends to concepts of critical examination, sharp observation, and also encompasses specific meanings related to animals, physical ailments, and even a type of plant.

Derived headwords

نَقَدْتُهُ الدَّرَاهِمَverb

1.
to give him moneyboth
To give money or dirhams to someone.

نَقَدْتُ لَهُ الدَّرَاهِمَverb

1.
to give him moneyboth
To give money or dirhams to someone.

اِنْتَقَدَهَاverb

1.
to receive itboth
To receive or take possession of money or goods.
2.
to examine it criticallyboth
To scrutinize or examine something, especially money, for authenticity or flaws.

نَقَدْتُ الدَّرَاهِمَverb

1.
to sort out counterfeit moneyclassical
To distinguish and remove counterfeit or fake currency from genuine money.

اِنْتَقَدْتُهَاverb

1.
to sort out counterfeit moneyclassical
To distinguish and remove counterfeit or fake currency from genuine money.

نَقْدnoun

1.
he paid him the dirhamsboth
he paid him the dirhams
2.
he paid him the dirhams, meaning he gave them to himboth
he paid him the dirhams, meaning he gave them to him
3.
he removed the counterfeit ones from themboth
he removed the counterfeit ones from them
4.
meaning well-weighed, goodboth
meaning well-weighed, good

نَاقَدْتُ فُلَانًاverb

1.
to debate with someoneboth
To engage in a discussion or debate with someone, examining an issue critically.

نَقْدَةnoun

1.
a type of sheepclassical
A single animal of the breed of sheep known as 'naqd', characterized by short legs and unattractive faces.

نَقَدَ الحَافِرُverb

1.
the hoof decayedclassical
The hoof suffered from decay or flaking.

نَقَدَتْ أَسْنَانُهُverb

1.
his teeth decayedclassical
His teeth suffered from decay or erosion.

نَقْدَةnoun

1.
a type of treeclassical
A specific kind of tree.
2.
a place nameclassical
The name of a particular location.

أَنْقَدnoun

1.
hedgehogclassical
A hedgehog, used as a proper noun similar to 'Usamah' for lion.

يَنْقُدُ بَصَرُهُverb

1.
his gaze kept returningclassical
His eyesight continuously shifted or returned to look at something.

Parallel reading

نقدته الدراهم، ونقدت له الدراهم، أي أعطيته

I gave him the dirhams, and I gave him the dirhams, meaning I gave them to him.

فانتقدها، أي قبضها

And he received them, meaning he took possession of them.

ونقدت الدراهم وانتقدتها، إذا أخرجت منها الزيف

And I sorted the dirhams and you sorted them, if you removed the counterfeit ones.

والدرهم نقد، أي وازن جيد

And a dirham is naqd, meaning a good weight.

وناقدت فلانا، إذا ناقشته في الأمر

And I debated with so-and-so, if I discussed the matter with him.

والنقد بالتحريك: جنس من الغنم قصار الأرجل قباح الوجوه تكون بالبحرين، الواحدة نقدة

And al-naqd (with harakah) is a type of sheep with short legs and ugly faces found in Bahrain; the singular is naqdah.

ويقال: " أذل من النقد "

And it is said: 'More humble than the naqd (sheep)'.

قال الأصمعي: أجود الصوف صوف النقد

Al-Asma'i said: The finest wool is the wool of the naqd (sheep).

والنقد أيضا: تقشر في الحافر وتأكل في الأسنان

And naqd also refers to flaking in the hoof and decay in the teeth.

تقول منه: نقد الحافر بالكسر، ونقدت أسنانه

You say from it: the hoof decayed (naqada), and his teeth decayed (naqadat).

عاضها الله غلاما بعدما * شابت الأصداغ والضرس نقد

May God compensate her with a boy after the temples have grayed and the molar tooth has decayed.

وربما قيل للقمئ من الصبيان الذي لا يكاد يشب: نقد

And sometimes the stunted boy who hardly grows is called naqd.

والنقدة بالضم: ضرب من الشجر، واسم موضع

And al-naqdah (with dammah) is a type of tree, and a place name.

ويقال للقنفذ: أنقد، وهي معرفة كما قيل للأسد أسامة

And the hedgehog is called anqad, and it is a proper noun, just as 'Usamah' is used for lion.

ومننه قولهم: " بات فلان بليل أنقد ": لأن القنفذ لا ينام الليل كله

And from this is their saying: 'So-and-so stayed up all night like an anqad': because the hedgehog does not sleep the whole night.

ومازال فلان ينقد بصره إلى الشئ، إذا لم يزل ينظر إليه

And so-and-so's gaze kept returning to the thing, meaning he kept looking at it.