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ينع

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of ripeness and maturity, particularly for fruits. It also extends metaphorically to the maturation or coming of age of a young person.

Derived headwords

يَنْعverb
  1. 1.
    to ripenboth

    The fruit ripened.

يُيِّنِعُverb
  1. 1.
    to ripenboth

    The fruit ripened.

يُيِّنِعُverb
  1. 1.
    to ripenboth

    The fruit ripened.

يَنْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    ripeningboth

    The act or process of ripening.

يُنُوعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    ripeningboth

    The act or process of ripening.

يُنُوعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    ripeningboth

    The act or process of ripening.

أَيْنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to ripenboth

    The fruit ripened.

يَافِعadjective
  1. 1.
    adolescentboth

    A young person who has reached adolescence, typically between puberty and adulthood.

يُفْعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    adolescent (female)both

    A young female person who has reached adolescence.

يَفِعadjective
  1. 1.
    adolescentboth

    A young person who has reached adolescence.

يَفِعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    adolescent (female)both

    A young female person who has reached adolescence.

أَيْفَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    adolescentsboth

    Plural of a young person who has reached adolescence.

يَفِعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    adolescentsboth

    Plural of a young person who has reached adolescence.

يَنِيعadjective
  1. 1.
    ripeboth

    Ripe, referring to fruit.

كأن على عوارضهن راحا * يفض (2) عليه رمان ينيع — As if on their cheeks were wine * upon which ripe pomegranates are poured
يَانِعadjective
  1. 1.
    ripeboth

    Ripe, referring to fruit.

يَنْعnoun
  1. 1.
    ripenessboth

    The state of being ripe.

يَنْعnoun
  1. 1.
    ripenessboth

    The state of being ripe.

Parallel reading

ينع الثمر يينع ويينع ينعا وينعا وينوعا، أي نضج.
The fruit ripened, it ripens, ripening, and ripeness, meaning it became mature.
وأينع مثله.
And 'ayna'a' (it ripened) is similar.
ولم تسقط الياء في المستقبل لتقويها بأختها.
And the 'ya' (ي) was not dropped in the future tense to strengthen it with its sister.
وقرئ {وينعه} و {ينعه} ، وهو مثل النضج والنضج.
And it was read as {wa yun'ihi} and {yun'ihi}, and it is like 'al-nudj' (ripeness) and 'al-nudj'.
والينيع واليانع، مثل النضيج والناضج.
And 'al-yanee'' and 'al-yaani'' are like 'al-nadeej' (ripe) and 'al-naadij' (ripe).
كأن على عوارضهن راحا * يفض (2) عليه رمان ينيع
As if on their cheeks were wine * upon which ripe pomegranates are poured
وجمع اليانع ينع، مثل صاحب وصحب، عن ابن كيسان.
And the plural of 'al-yaani'' (ripe) is 'yun'' (ripeness), like 'saahib' (companion) and 'suhb' (companions), according to Ibn Kaysan.
وأيفع الغلام، أي ارتفع، وهو يافع ولا يقال موفع، وهو من النوادر.
And the boy grew up, meaning he became tall, and he is 'yaafi'' (adolescent), and it is not said 'mawfi'', and this is considered rare.
وغلام يفع ويفعة (1) أيضا، وغلمان أيفاع ويفعة أيضا.
And a boy is 'yafi'' (adolescent) and a girl is 'yaf'ah' (adolescent), and boys are 'ayfaa'' (adolescents) and girls are 'yaf'ah' (adolescents) as well.