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ندغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root 'ndgh' primarily relates to the act of poking, prodding, or stinging, whether physically with a finger or a spear, or verbally through sharp words. It also encompasses the idea of being habitually inclined towards such actions.

Derived headwords

نَدَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to poke, to prodboth

    To poke someone with a finger, often in a playful or teasing manner, akin to tickling.

  2. 2.
    to stab, to pierceclassical

    To stab or pierce with a spear.

  3. 3.
    to sting (with words)classical

    To wound or attack someone with sharp or hurtful words.

النَّدْغnoun
  1. 1.
    poking, proddingboth

    The act of poking or prodding, similar to tickling.

  2. 2.
    stabbing, piercingclassical

    The act of stabbing with a spear.

  3. 3.
    verbal attackclassical

    An attack or insult delivered through speech.

المُنْدَغadjective
  1. 1.
    habitual proddersclassical

    One who habitually pokes, prods, or stings others, either physically or verbally.

Parallel reading

نَدَغَهُ، أي نخسه بإصبعه ودغدغه.
He poked him, meaning he jabbed him with his finger and tickled him.
والندغ أيضا: الطعن بالرمح وبالكلام أيضا.
And 'al-nadgh' also means: stabbing with a spear and also with words.
والمندغ بكسر الميم، وهو الذي من عادته الندغ.
And 'al-mundagh' with a kasra on the mim, is one who habitually pokes.
مالت لاقوال الغوى المندغ
She inclined towards the words of the wicked, the prodding one.