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نبل

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns arrows and archery, extending to concepts of skill, excellence, and generosity. It also encompasses meanings related to smallness, largeness, and even specific objects like stones for cleansing or carrion.

Derived headwords

النَّبْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Arabian arrowsboth

    Arabian arrows

  2. 2.
    nobility and meritboth

    nobility and merit

  3. 3.
    stones for purificationboth

    stones for purification

النبل: السهام العربية — Arabic arrows
وقد نبل بالضم فهو نبيل، والجمع نبل بالتحريك، مثل كريم وكرم — And he is noble, so he is a noble person, and the جمع is نبل (moved), like كريم and كرم.
والنبل أيضا: الكبار — And النبل also: the large ones.
والنبل: الصغار أيضا، وهو من الأضداد — And النبل: the small ones also, and it is from the antonyms.
والنبل: حجارة الاستنجاء — And النبل: stones for cleansing.
نِبَالnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of nablboth

    plural of nabl

وقد جمعوها على نبال وأنبال — And they have collected it as نبال and أنبال.
أَنْبَالnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of nablboth

    plural of nabl

وقد جمعوها على نبال وأنبال — And they have collected it as نبال and أنبال.
النَّبَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    the owner/master of arrowsboth

    the owner/master of arrows

والنابل: الذى يعمل النبل — And النابل: the one who makes arrows.
والنابل: الحاذق بالأمر — And النابل: the expert in the matter.
نَبَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of nablboth

    plural of nabl

يقال فلان نابل وابن نابل، أي حاذق وابن حاذق — It is said, 'So-and-so is a نابل and the son of a نابل,' meaning expert and son of an expert.
النِّبَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Skill, expertiseboth

    The state of being skilled or expert in a matter.

  2. 2.
    Nobility, virtueboth

    Excellence, high moral character, and distinction.

والفعل النبالة بالكسر — And the verb's masdar is النبالة (with kasra).
نَبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be noble, excellentboth

    To possess nobility, virtue, or excellence.

  2. 2.
    To be smallclassical

    To be small in size.

  3. 3.
    To be largeclassical

    To be large in size.

وقد نبل بالضم فهو نبيل — And he became noble, so he is noble.
نَبِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    noble, excellent (from n-u-b-l)both

    noble, excellent (from n-u-b-l)

فهو نبيل — so he is noble.
نُبْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Nobles (plural)both

    Plural of نبيل, referring to noble people.

والجمع نبل بالتحريك، مثل كريم وكرم — And the جمع is نبل (moved), like كريم and كرم.
نَبِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large arrowclassical

    A large arrow, possibly referring to a specific type or size.

  2. 2.
    Carrion, carcassclassical

    A dead body, especially of an animal, left to decay.

شصائصا نبلا — large arrows (interpreted as large ones).
والنبيلة: الجيفة — And النبيلة: the carrion.
نَبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To shoot with arrowsboth

    To throw or shoot arrows at someone.

  2. 2.
    To manage, care forboth

    To take care of or manage livestock, such as camels.

  3. 3.
    To drive (livestock)both

    To herd or drive camels with force.

ونبلت فلانا أنبله نبلا بالفتح، إذا رميته بالنبل — And you shot at someone with arrows, you shoot him with arrows (with fatḥa), if you shot him with arrows.
ونبلت الإبل، أي قمت بمصلحتها — And you managed the camels, meaning you took care of their welfare.
وكذلك إذا سقتها سوقا شديدا — And likewise if you drove them with a strong drive.
أَنْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To inform, make awareclassical

    To make someone aware of something, to inform them.

  2. 2.
    To give, bestowclassical

    To give or bestow something, especially a gift.

  3. 3.
    To hand overboth

    To give something to someone, to hand it over.

أي أعلمهم بالنبل — meaning, to make them aware of the arrows.
واستنبلنى فنبلته، أي ناولته نبلا — And he asked me for arrows, and I gave him arrows, meaning I handed him arrows.
انْتَبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To pay attention to, care aboutclassical

    To notice, heed, or be concerned about something.

ما انتبل نبله إلا بأخرة، أي ما انتبه له وما بالى به — He did not pay attention to his arrows except late, meaning he did not notice it and did not care about it.
نَبْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    he shot him with arrowsboth

    he shot him with arrows

والنبلة بالضم: العطية — And النبلة (with damma): the gift.
يريد جمع نبلة، وهى العظيمة — meaning the جمع of نبلة, which is the large one.
تَنَبَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    To pretend to have arrowsclassical

    To act as if one possesses arrows, possibly implying skill or readiness.

  2. 2.
    To take the bestclassical

    To select or take the best or most desirable items.

  3. 3.
    To dieclassical

    To pass away, to die.

إذا كان معه نبل — if he has arrows with him.
أي أخذ الأنبل فالأنبل — meaning, he took the best then the best.
وتنبل البعير، أي مات — And the camel died, meaning it died.
تِنْبَالadjective
  1. 1.
    Short, stuntedclassical

    Referring to someone who is short in stature.

والتنبال: القصير — And التنبال: the short one.
تَنَبَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    To give food graduallyclassical

    To give food to someone little by little, or in stages.

ونبلت فلانا بطعامي: ناولته شيئا بعد شئ — And I gave So-and-so my food, meaning I gave him something after something.

Parallel reading

النبل: السهام العربية.
Arrows: the Arabic arrows.
وهي مؤنتة لا واحد لها من لفظها.
And they are feminine, having no singular form from their own word.
وقد جمعوها على نبال وأنبال.
And they have collected them as نبال and أنبال.
قال الشاعر وكنت إذا رميت ذوي سواد بأنبال مرقن من السواد والنبال، بالتشديد: صاحب النبل.
A poet said, 'And I was, when I shot at those with dark complexions, with arrows that flowed from darkness and arrows,' and النبال (with shadda): the owner of arrows.
قال امرؤ القيس: وليس بذى سيف وليس بنبال (1) * يعنى وليس بذى نبل.
Imru' al-Qais said: 'And he is not one with a sword, nor one with arrows' (1) * meaning, he is not one with arrows.
والنابل: الذى يعمل النبل، وكان من حقه أن يكون بالتشديد.
And النابل: the one who makes arrows, and it was fitting for it to be with shadda.
والنابل: الحاذق بالأمر.
And النابل: the expert in the matter.
يقال فلان نابل وابن نابل، أي حاذق وابن حاذق.
It is said, 'So-and-so is a نابل and the son of a نابل,' meaning expert and son of an expert.
أي أعلمهم بالنبل.
Meaning, to make them aware of the arrows.
ويقال: ما انتبل نبله إلا بأخرة، أي ما انتبه له وما بالى به.
And it is said: 'He did not pay attention to his arrows except late,' meaning he did not notice it and did not care about it.
والنبلة بالضم: العطية.
And النبلة (with damma): the gift.
وقد نبل بالضم فهو نبيل، والجمع نبل بالتحريك، مثل كريم وكرم.
And he became noble (with damma), so he is noble, and the جمع is نبل (moved), like كريم and كرم.
نبيلة موضع الحجلين خود وفي الكشحين والبطن اضطمار
Noble (a place for the anklets of a young woman, and in the flanks and belly, slender.
يقول: أأفرح أن أرزأ الكرام وأن أورث ذودا شصائصا نبلا (1) يقول: أأفرح بصغار الابل وقد رزئت بكبار الكرام.
He says: 'Would I rejoice if I lost noble ones, and inherited a flock of small camels?' (1) He means: 'Would I rejoice in small camels when I have lost noble ones?'
وفى الحديث (*) " اتقوا الملاعن وأعدوا النبل " والمحدثون يقولون النبل بالفتح.
And in the Hadith (*): 'Beware of the cursed things and prepare the stones,' and the Hadith scholars say النبل (with fatḥa).
ويقال: سميت بذلك لصغرها.
And it is said: 'It was named thus because of its smallness.'
ونبلت فلانا أنبله نبلا بالفتح، إذا رميته بالنبل.
And you shot at someone with arrows, you shoot him with arrows (with fatḥa), if you shot him with arrows.
ونبلت الإبل، أي قمت بمصلحتها، وكذلك إذا سقتها سوقا شديدا.
And you managed the camels, meaning you took care of their welfare, and likewise if you drove them with a strong drive.
لا تأوى للعيس وانبلاها فإنها ما سلمت قواها بعيدة المصبح من ممساها
Do not seek refuge with the camels and manage them, for if their strength is preserved, they are far from morning to evening.
واستنبلنى فنبلته، أي ناولته نبلا.
And he asked me for arrows, and I gave him arrows, meaning I handed him arrows.
ويقال: نبلني حجارة الاستنجاء أي أعطنيها.
And it is said: 'Give me the stones for cleansing,' meaning, 'Give them to me.'
ونبلت فلانا بطعامي: ناولته شيئا بعد شئ.
And I gave So-and-so my food, meaning I gave him something after something.
وتقول: هذا رجل متنبل نبله، إذا كان معه نبل.
And you say: 'This is a man who is متنبل (possessing) his arrows,' if he has arrows with him.
وتنبل أيضا، أي تكلف النبل.
And he also تنبل, meaning he pretended to have arrows.
وتنبل، أي أخذ الأنبل فالأنبل.
And he تنبل, meaning he took the best then the best.
وتنبل البعير، أي مات.
And the camel تنبل, meaning it died.
والنبيلة: الجيفة.
And النبيلة: the carrion.
والتنبال: القصير.
And التنبال: the short one.