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نطع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the palate, the roof of the mouth, and by extension, things that are spread out or extended. It also encompasses the idea of delving deeply into something, particularly speech.

Derived headwords

النَّطْعnoun
  1. 1.
    palateboth

    The roof of the mouth, specifically the upper part.

  2. 2.
    spread out hideclassical

    A hide or skin that is spread out, often used for protection or as a surface.

نَطْعnoun
  1. 1.
    it has four pronunciations: niṭʿ like ṭalʿ, naṭʿ like tabʿ, naṭḥ like dirʿ, and niṭʿ like ḍilʿboth

    it has four pronunciations: niṭʿ like ṭalʿ, naṭʿ like tabʿ, naṭḥ like dirʿ, and niṭʿ like ḍilʿ

نُطْعnoun
  1. 1.
    it has four pronunciations: niṭʿ like ṭalʿ, naṭʿ like tabʿ, naṭḥ like dirʿ, and niṭʿ like ḍilʿboth

    it has four pronunciations: niṭʿ like ṭalʿ, naṭʿ like tabʿ, naṭḥ like dirʿ, and niṭʿ like ḍilʿ

نُطُعnoun
  1. 1.
    it has four pronunciations: niṭʿ like ṭalʿ, naṭʿ like tabʿ, naṭḥ like dirʿ, and niṭʿ like ḍilʿboth

    it has four pronunciations: niṭʿ like ṭalʿ, naṭʿ like tabʿ, naṭḥ like dirʿ, and niṭʿ like ḍilʿ

نُطُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of niṭʿboth

    plural of niṭʿ

أَنْطَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of niṭʿboth

    plural of niṭʿ

تَنَطَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    in speech: to delve deeplyboth

    in speech: to delve deeply

Parallel reading

يضربن بالازمة الخدودا ضرب الرياح النطع الممدودا
They strike the cheeks with the reins, like the wind striking the spread-out hide.
والجمع نطوع وأنطاع
And the plural is 'nuṭūʿ' and 'anṭāʿ'.
والنطع أيضا: ما ظهر من الغار الأعلى فيه آثار كالتحزيز، يخفف ويثقل
And 'al-nuṭʿ' also refers to what appears from the upper palate, having marks like scoring, pronounced with short and long vowels.
وتنطع في الكلام: أي تعمق فيه
And 'tanaṭṭaʿa' in speech means to delve deeply into it.