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نول

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root نول (n-w-l) primarily relates to giving, receiving, and attainment. It extends to concepts of what is deserved or appropriate, and metaphorically to uniformity or a standard.

Derived headwords

المِنْوالnoun
  1. 1.
    the wood on which the weaver wraps the threadsboth

    the wood on which the weaver wraps the threads

النَّوْلnoun
  1. 1.
    it is also the minwālboth

    it is also the minwāl

نَوَلَكَother
  1. 1.
    it is incumbent upon youclassical

    Meaning 'your right' or 'what is fitting for you' to do something. Derived from the concept of receiving or attaining.

نَالَverb
  1. 1.
    he obtained, he achievedboth

    he obtained, he achieved

تَنَاوَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to take, to receiveboth

    To take hold of, receive, or accept something.

  2. 2.
    to deal with, to addressboth

    To engage with or handle a matter or subject.

نَائِلnoun
  1. 1.
    giver, bestowerclassical

    One who gives or bestows generously.

  2. 2.
    gift, bountyclassical

    Something given or bestowed.

نَوَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to give, to bestowclassical

    To grant or give something, often repeatedly or generously.

نَوَالnoun
  1. 1.
    giving, bestowalboth

    The act of giving or bestowing.

  2. 2.
    gift, bountyboth

    That which is given.

نَالٌadjective
  1. 1.
    he obtained, he achievedboth

    he obtained, he achieved

نَالَانadjective
  1. 1.
    generous giversclassical

    Dual form for men who are frequent givers.

أَنْوَالadjective
  1. 1.
    plural of nawlboth

    plural of nawl

Parallel reading

المنوال: الخشب الذي يلف عليه الحائك الثوب، وهو النول أيضا، وجمعه أنوال.
The loom: the wood on which the weaver winds the cloth, and it is also the 'nawl', and its plural is 'anwal'.
ويقال للقوم إذا استوت أخلاقهم: هم على منوال واحد.
And it is said of people whose dispositions are alike: they are on one standard/pattern.
ورموا على منوال واحد، أي على رشق واحد.
And they shot on one standard, meaning with one volley.
ويقال: لا أدري على أي منوال هو، أي على أي وجه هو.
And it is said: I do not know on which standard/method it is, meaning in what way it is.
وقولهم: نولك أن تفعل كذا، أي حقك وينبغي لك.
And their saying: 'Nawluka an taf'ala kadha', meaning your right and what is fitting for you.
هاجت ومثلى نوله أن يربعا حمامة هاجت حماما سجعا
She was agitated, and it was most fitting for her to settle down, like a dove that was agitated by cooing doves.
وما نولك أن تفعل كذا، أي ما ينبغى لك.
And what is your 'nawl' to do so-and-so, meaning what is fitting for you.
والنوال: العطاء.
And 'an-nawalu': the giving.
والنائل مثله.
And 'an-nailu' is like it.
يقال: نلت له بالعطية أنول نولا، ونلته العطية.
It is said: 'Niltu lahu bil-'aṭiyyati anūlu nawlan', and 'Naltuhu al-'aṭiyyata'.
ونولته: أعطيته نوالا.
And 'Nawwaltuhu': I gave him a gift.
فما نولت حتى تضرعت عندها وأنبأتها ما رخص الله في اللمم
So I did not give/bestow until I pleaded with her and informed her of what God has permitted of minor sins (i.e., kissing).
رجل نال: كثير النوال.
A man 'naal': a frequent giver.
ورجلان نالان، وقوم أنوال.
And two men 'naalaan', and a people 'anwaal'.
وناولته الشئ فتناوله.
And I handed him the thing, and he took it.
جزعت وليس ذلك بالنوال
You despaired, and that is not the right/proper thing.