نوط

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root نوط (n-w-t) primarily relates to the concept of hanging, suspending, or attaching something. It extends to describe things that are hung, such as decorations or burdens, and also encompasses abstract notions like distance and malice, as well as specific anatomical or geographical terms.

Derived headwords

نَاطَverb

1.
he hung the thingboth
he hung the thing

نَوْطnoun

1.
a small bundleclassical
A small bundle containing dates, which is hung from a camel.
2.
what is hungboth
Anything that is hung from something else.
3.
distanceclassical
The space between the rump and the back of an animal.

نَوْطَةnoun

1.
swellingclassical
A swelling on the chest or flanks of a camel.
2.
malice, grudgeclassical
Hidden resentment or ill will.
3.
a hanging thingclassical
A small hanging object, possibly a cluster of fruit.

نِيْطَverb

1.
to be afflicted with swellingclassical
Said of a camel when it is afflicted with a swelling on its chest or flanks.

أَنْوَاطnoun

1.
hanging thingsboth
Objects that are hung up, such as decorations or offerings.
2.
loadsclassical
What is hung on a camel when it is loaded.

ذَات أَنْوَاطname

1.
the name of a specific treeboth
the name of a specific tree

تِنْوَاطnoun

1.
decorationclassical
What is hung from a howdah (camel litter) for adornment.

نَوْطَة مِنْ طَلْحnoun

1.
cluster of acaciaclassical
A cluster or bunch of the 'talh' tree (acacia), analogous to other specific groupings of trees.

انْتَاطَverb

1.
to be distantclassical
To be far away or remote.

مَنَاط الثُّرَيَّاnoun

1.
meaning, in distanceboth
meaning, in distance

نِيَاط المَفَازَةnoun

1.
vast distanceclassical
The great distance of a desert or wilderness, implying a journey that seems unending.

نِيَاطnoun

1.
great arteryclassical
A vein or artery connected to the heart from the aorta; its severance leads to death.
2.
deathclassical
Figuratively, death itself, as it is caused by the severing of the 'niyat'.
3.
bowstring attachmentclassical
The part of a bow where the string is attached.

نَيْطnoun

1.
great arteryclassical
Synonym for 'niyat', the vital artery connected to the heart.

مَقْطُوعَة النِّيَاطadjective

1.
doomed to dieclassical
An epithet for a hare, implying it is destined for death, similar to 'muttati'at al-as'har' (one whose mornings are cut off).

نَائِطnoun

1.
vein in the spineclassical
A vein extending along the spine, which, when cut, is a remedy for a certain ailment (misfur).

تَنَوُّطnoun

1.
a type of birdclassical
A bird, also called 'al-tanawwut', named because it hangs threads from a tree to build its nest.

تَنُوطَةnoun

1.
a type of birdclassical
The female or singular form of 'tanawwut', referring to the bird that hangs threads for its nest.

Parallel reading

ناط الشئ ينوطه نوطا، أي علقه.

He hung the thing, he hangs it, a hanging; meaning, he suspended it.

والنوط: جلة صغيرة فيها تمر تعلق من البعير.

And 'al-nawt' is a small bundle containing dates, hung from a camel.

حذاء مدبرة سكاء مقبلة * للماء في النحر منها نوطة عجب *

Behind a retreating, white-flanked, approaching one * there is on its chest a wondrous hanging (bundle) for water *

والنوطة: ورم في نحر البعير وأرفاغه.

And 'al-nawtah' is a swelling in the chest and flanks of a camel.

يقال نيط البعير، إذا أصابه ذلك.

It is said, 'The camel was afflicted with 'niyat', if that befell it.

والنوطة: الحقد.

And 'al-nawtah' is malice.

ولا علم لي ما نوطة مستكنة * ولا أي من عاديت أسقى سقائيا *

And I have no knowledge of what a hidden malice is, nor whom I have opposed that I should be given water.

والنوط: ما بين العجز والمتن.

And 'al-nawt' is the space between the rump and the back.

وفي المثل: " عاط بغير أنواط ".

And in the proverb: 'He gave without any hanging things.'

أي يتناول وليس هناك شئ معلق.

Meaning, he takes, and there is nothing hanging.

والانواط: المعاليق.

And 'al-anwat' are the hanging things.

وذات أنواط: اسم شجرة بعينها.

And 'Dhat Anwat' is the name of a specific tree.

أنه أبصر شجرة دفواء تسمى ذات أنواط.

That he saw a sprawling tree called Dhat Anwat.

والانواط: ما نيط على البعير إذا أوقر.

And 'al-anwat' are what are hung on a camel when it is loaded.

والتنواط: ما يعلق من الهودج يزين به.

And 'al-tinwat' is what is hung from the howdah for adornment.

وانتاط، أي بعد.

And 'intaat', meaning, to be distant.

وفلان مني مناط الثريا، أي في البعد.

And so-and-so is from me at the 'manat al-thuryaya', meaning, at a distance.

ونياط المفازة: بعد طريقها، فكأنها نيطت بمفازة أخرى لا تكاد تنقطع.

And the 'niyat al-mafaza' is the distance of its path, as if it were hung to another path that hardly ends.

وبلدة بعيدة النياط *

And a land of distant 'niyat' *

والنياط: عرق علق به القلب من الوتين، فإذا قطع مات صاحبه.

And 'al-niyat' is an artery to which the heart is attached from the aorta; if it is severed, its owner dies.

وهو النيط أيضا.

And it is also 'al-nayt'.

ومنهم قولهم: " رماه الله بالنيط ".

And from them is their saying: 'May God strike him with 'al-niyat''.

أي بالموت.

Meaning, with death.

ويقال للأرنب: مقطعة النياط، كما قالوا: مقطعة الأسحار.

And the hare is called 'muqatti'at al-niyat', just as they said 'muqatti'at al-as'har' (one whose mornings are cut off).

ونياط القوس: معلقها.

And the 'niyat' of the bow are its attachments.

والنائط: عرق في الصلب ممتد يعالج المصفور بقطعه.

And 'al-na'it' is an extending vein in the spine, which is treated for 'al-masfur' by cutting it.

قضب الطبيب نائط المصفور *

The physician cut the 'na'it' of the 'masfur' *

والتنوط: طائر، ويقال أيضا التنوط.

And 'al-tanawwut' is a bird, and it is also called 'al-tanawwut'.

إنما سمي تنوطا لأنه يدلي خيوطا من شجرة ثم يفرخ فيها، الواحدة تنوطة.

It is only named 'tanawwut' because it hangs threads from a tree and then nests in it; the singular is 'tanawtah'.