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نكش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of draining, exhausting, or consuming something completely. It can refer to emptying a well, depleting resources, or finishing off provisions.

Derived headwords

نَكَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to drainboth

    To empty a well by drawing out its water.

  2. 2.
    to exhaustclassical

    To deplete or use up something entirely, like provisions or resources.

أَنْكَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to drainboth

    The second form of the verb, meaning to drain a well.

نَكَشُnoun
  1. 1.
    drainingclassical

    The act of draining a well.

مَنْكَشnoun
  1. 1.
    inexhaustibleclassical

    Describing something, like a sea or a person's courage, that cannot be exhausted or depleted.

تَنْكَشnoun
  1. 1.
    inexhaustibleclassical

    Describing something that cannot be drained or exhausted.

Parallel reading

نكشت البئر أنكشها بالكسر، أي نزفتها.
I drained the well, I drain it with a kasra, meaning I emptied it.
فلان بحر لا ينكش
So-and-so is a sea that cannot be drained.
وعنده شجاعة لا تنكش
And he has courage that cannot be exhausted.
أتوا على عشب فنكشوه، أي أفنوه.
They came upon grass and they exhausted it, meaning they finished it off.