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نغض

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of movement, specifically shaking or nodding the head. It extends to describe the movement of objects like a camel's saddle or clouds, and also refers to a specific type of bird known for its head movement.

Derived headwords

نَغَضَverb
  1. 1.
    he nodded his head (from the 'nasara' pattern) and sat, meaning he movedboth

    he nodded his head (from the 'nasara' pattern) and sat, meaning he moved

  2. 2.
    so-and-so nodded his head, meaning he moved it; it can be transitive or intransitiveboth

    so-and-so nodded his head, meaning he moved it; it can be transitive or intransitive

يَنْغِضُverb
  1. 1.
    shakingboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to shake', referring to the action of shaking the head.

يُنْغِضُverb
  1. 1.
    shakingboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to shake', referring to the action of shaking the head.

نَغْضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    shakingboth

    The act or instance of shaking, especially the head.

نُغُوضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    shakingclassical

    The act or instance of shaking, especially the head.

أَنْغَضَverb
  1. 1.
    he nodded his head as if surprised by somethingboth

    he nodded his head as if surprised by something

نَغْضَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    movementclassical

    The act of moving, specifically referring to the movement of a camel's saddle or a young boy's posture.

النَّغْضnoun
  1. 1.
    ostrichclassical

    A male ostrich that shakes its head.

  2. 2.
    shaking objectclassical

    Something that shakes or is unstable, referring to a type of unstable support or structure.

مُحَال نَغِضadjective
  1. 1.
    unstableclassical

    Describing a support or structure that is shaky or unstable.

النَّاضِرnoun
  1. 1.
    gizzardclassical

    The gizzard of a bird.

نَغَضَ السَّحَابverb
  1. 1.
    to thicken and churnclassical

    Describes clouds that become dense and churn internally, appearing to move without progressing.

نَغَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    churningclassical

    Describing clouds that are thickening and churning internally.

Parallel reading

نغض رأسه ينغض وينغض نغضا ونغوضا، أي تحرك.
He shook his head, he shakes and shakes, a shaking and a shaking, meaning he moved.
وأنغض رأسه، أي حركه كالمتعجب من الشئ.
And he shook his head, meaning he moved it as one astonished by something.
فسينغضون إليك رؤوسهم
They will nod their heads towards you.
ويقال أيضا: نغض فلان رأسه، أي حركه.
It is also said: So-and-so shook his head, meaning he moved it.
وكل حركة في ارتجاف نغض.
And every movement in trembling is 'naghd'.
يقال: نغض رحل البعير وثنية الغلام، نغضا ونغضانا.
It is said: the camel's saddle moved and the young boy's posture moved, a movement and a movement.
جذب البرى وجرية الحبال * ونغضان الرحل من معال
Pulling the palm-leaf fibers and the running of the ropes * And the movement of the saddle from its high parts
والنغض: الظليم يحرك رأسه.
And 'al-naghd' is the male ostrich that shakes its head.
أصك نغضا لا ينى مستهدجا
A strong-backed one, shaking its head, not ceasing to be guided.
ومحال نغض.
And unstable supports.
لا ماء في المقراة إن لم تنهض * بمسد فوق المحال النغض
There is no water in the watering place if you do not lift * a rope over the unstable supports.
والناغض: الغرضوف.
And 'al-naghidh' is the gizzard.
ونغض السحاب، إذا كثف ثم مخض، تراه يتحرك بعضه في بعض ولا يسير.
And the clouds 'naghadh', when they thicken and then churn, you see parts of them moving within each other and not proceeding.
برق ترى في عارض نغاض
Lightning you see in a churning cloud.