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نجش

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root 'najasha' primarily relates to stimulating or inciting something, often in the context of hunting or commerce. It also encompasses meanings of gathering dispersed things, moving quickly, and a specific historical name.

Derived headwords

نَجَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to incite gameclassical

    To stir up or provoke game animals, often to make them easier to hunt.

  2. 2.
    to drive camelsclassical

    To gather dispersed camels, bringing them together.

  3. 3.
    to move quicklyclassical

    To proceed with speed or haste.

أَنْجَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to incite gameclassical

    To stir up or provoke game animals, often to make them easier to hunt. This is the Form IV verb corresponding to the root's primary meaning.

نَجْشnoun
  1. 1.
    inciting gameclassical

    The act of stirring up or provoking game animals.

  2. 2.
    driving camelsclassical

    The act of gathering dispersed camels.

  3. 3.
    moving quicklyclassical

    The act of proceeding with speed or haste.

النَّاجِشnoun
  1. 1.
    one who incites gameclassical

    A person who stirs up or provokes game animals, typically for hunting purposes.

النَّجْشnoun
  1. 1.
    to increase the price in a sale to make someone else fall for it, and it is not out of your needboth

    to increase the price in a sale to make someone else fall for it, and it is not out of your need

النَّجَاشِيّname
  1. 1.
    the king of Abyssiniaboth

    the king of Abyssinia

Parallel reading

نجشت الصيد أنجشه نجشا، أي استثرته.
I incited the game, I incite it, inciting; meaning, I provoked it.
والناجش: الذي يحوش الصيد.
And the 'najish' is he who drives the game.
والنجش: أن تزايد في المبيع ليقع غيرك وليس من حاجتك.
And 'najsh' is to bid up the price in a sale so that someone else buys it, when it is not of your need.
لا تناجشوا.
Do not engage in artificial bidding.
ونجشت الإبل، إذا جمعتها بعد تفرق.
And I gathered the camels, if you gathered them after they dispersed.
أجرش لها يا ابن أبى كباش * فما لها الليلة من إنفاش * غير السرى وسائق نجاش.
Drive them, O son of Abu Kabash, for they have no movement tonight * except for the night journey and a driving camel-herder.
والنجاشى بالفتح: اسم ملك الحبشة.
And 'Al-Najashi' (with Fatha) is the name of the King of Abyssinia.
ومر فلان ينجش نجشا، أي يسرع.
And so-and-so passed by, moving quickly, meaning, he was hastening.