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نغل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of corruption, decay, or spoilage, extending to moral and social corruption. It can refer to the deterioration of materials, the corruption of lineage or character, and the act of sowing discord or slander.

Derived headwords

نَغَلَverb
  1. 1.
    it became corruptedboth

    it became corrupted

  2. 2.
    of corrupt lineageboth

    of corrupt lineage

نَغِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    it became corruptedboth

    it became corrupted

  2. 2.
    of corrupt lineageboth

    of corrupt lineage

نَغَلnoun
  1. 1.
    it became corruptedboth

    it became corrupted

  2. 2.
    of corrupt lineageboth

    of corrupt lineage

نَغَلَverb
  1. 1.
    it became corruptedboth

    it became corrupted

  2. 2.
    of corrupt lineageboth

    of corrupt lineage

نَغَلَتْ نِيَّاتُهُمْverb
  1. 1.
    their intentions became corruptclassical

    Their intentions or purposes became corrupted or spoiled.

نَغَلnoun
  1. 1.
    it became corruptedboth

    it became corrupted

  2. 2.
    of corrupt lineageboth

    of corrupt lineage

Parallel reading

نَغَلَ الأديمُ، أي فسد
The hide spoiled, meaning it became corrupt.
فهو نَغِلٌ
And he is corrupt.
فلانٌ نَغِلٌ، إذا كان فاسد النسب
So-and-so is corrupt, if he has a corrupt lineage.
والعامة تقول: نَغِلٌ
And the common people say: 'nagil' (corrupt).
ونُغِلَ قلبهُ عليَّ
And his heart harbored malice towards me.
يقال: نَغَلَتْ نِيَّاتُهُمْ
It is said: their intentions became corrupt.
وبرأ الجرح وفيه شيءٌ من نَغَلٍ، بالتحريك أي فساد
And the wound healed, yet it contained some corruption, with harakat meaning spoilage.
والنَّغَلُ أيضاً: الإفساد بين القوم والنميمة
And 'naghl' also means: causing discord among people and slander.
يوماً أديمُها نَغِلاً
One day its surface is corrupt.