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نتل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of advancing, reaching forward, or preparing. It also encompasses a specific meaning related to ostrich eggs used for water storage in deserts.

Derived headwords

اِسْتَنْتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to advanceboth

    To move forward or advance ahead of one's companions.

  2. 2.
    to prepareboth

    To get ready for or prepare oneself for a task or matter.

نَتْلnoun
  1. 1.
    pullingclassical

    A pulling or drawing towards the feet.

  2. 2.
    ostrich eggsclassical

    Ostrich eggs filled with water and buried in the desert as a water source.

نَتَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    ostrich eggsclassical

    Similar to نَتْل, referring to ostrich eggs filled with water and buried in the desert.

ناتِلname
  1. 1.
    male given nameboth

    A proper name for a man from the Arabs.

تَنَاتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to grow unevenlyclassical

    Used to describe plants that grow intertwined and uneven in height, with some parts longer than others.

Parallel reading

استنتل من الصف، إذا تقدم أصحابه.
He advanced from the صف (rank/line), if he preceded his companions.
واستنتل للأمر: استعد له.
And he prepared for the matter: he got ready for it.
والنتل: جذب إلى قدم.
And نَتْل: a pulling towards the feet.
والنتل أيضا: بيض النعام يملأ ماء فيدفن في المفازة.
And نَتْل also: ostrich eggs filled with water and buried in the desert.
والنتل بالتحريك مثله.
And نَتَل (with vowel movement) is like it.
لا يتنمى لها في القيظ يهبطها إلا الذين لهم فيما أتوا نتل
No one descends to it in the heat of summer except those who have in what they brought نَتْل (water-filled ostrich eggs).
يطفن حول نتل وزواز
They circle around نَتْل (a large slave) and زواز (a type of bird/plant).
تناتل النبت، أي التف وصار بعضه أطول من بعض.
The plants grew unevenly, meaning they intertwined and some became longer than others.