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نمغ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to the concept of the 'upper part' or 'summit' of something, whether a physical object like a mountain or head, or a more abstract concept like the best or choicest of a group.

Derived headwords

نَمْغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    summit, peakclassical

    The upper part or summit of a mountain.

  2. 2.
    crown, topclassical

    The uppermost part of the head.

  3. 3.
    elite, bestclassical

    The choicest or best part of a group of people.

Parallel reading

نمغة الجبل: أعلاه
The summit of the mountain: its upper part.
وكذلك نمغة الرأس: أعلاه
And likewise the summit of the head: its upper part.
ونمغة القوم: خيارهم
And the elite of the people: their choicest.