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نخط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of expelling or ejecting something, particularly from the nose or mouth. It extends to the idea of casting something away or spitting it out. Figuratively, it can refer to discerning or identifying a person.

Derived headwords

نَخَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to expelboth

    To expel something, especially from the nose or mouth, like spitting.

انْتَخَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to expelboth

    To expel something, similar to 'nakhaṭa', meaning to cast it away or spit it out.

مَخَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to spit outclassical

    To spit out or expel something, used synonymously with 'nakhaṭa' and 'intakhaṭa'.

النَّخْطnoun
  1. 1.
    expulsionboth

    The act of expelling or spitting out something.

  2. 2.
    peopleclassical

    Referring to people or one's kind, used in the phrase 'any of the Nkhṭ is he'.

Parallel reading

نخطه من أنفه وانتخطه، أي رمى به
He expelled it from his nose and he expelled it, meaning he cast it away.
مثل مخطه
like his spitting it out.
نخطن بذبان المصيف الازارق
They expel the flies of summer, the blue ones.
ما أدري أي النخط هو بالضم، أي أي الناس هو
I do not know which of the Nkhṭ it is (with damma), meaning, which people he is.