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نزغ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of instigating, inciting, or provoking someone, often with malicious intent. It extends to actions of undermining, slandering, or corrupting others through words or deeds.

Derived headwords

نَزَغَverb
  1. 1.
    Satan incited discord among them: he corrupted and temptedboth

    Satan incited discord among them: he corrupted and tempted

نَزْغnoun
  1. 1.
    Satan incited discord among them: he corrupted and temptedboth

    Satan incited discord among them: he corrupted and tempted

يَنْزَغُverb
  1. 1.
    he incites, instigatesboth

    Present tense verb indicating the ongoing action of inciting or instigating, often used in the context of demonic or malicious influence.

نَزَغَ الشَّيْطَانُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    Satan incited/instigatedclassical

    A specific idiomatic usage referring to Satan's act of corrupting or inciting humans to evil.

نَسَغَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing appearedboth

    the thing appeared

نَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to slander, defameclassical

    To speak ill of someone, to undermine their reputation or character by speaking negatively about them. Similar to نزغ and نسغ.

Parallel reading

نزغ الشيطان ينهم ينزغ نزغا، أي أفسد وأغرى
Satan incites them, he instigates with instigation, meaning he corrupted and tempted.
ونـزغـه بـكـلـمـة، أي طعن فيه
And he incited him with a word, meaning he attacked him.
مثل نسغه وندغه
Like his slandering and his defaming.