نجه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of repelling, deterring, and rejecting. It also extends to the idea of being unwelcome or disliked upon arrival in a place.

Derived headwords

النَّجْهُnoun

1.
Repelling and deterringclassical
The act of repelling, deterring, or warding off.

نَجَهَverb

1.
To repel, deterclassical
To repel, deter, or ward off someone or something.

اِنْتَجَهَverb

1.
To repel, deterclassical
To repel, deter, or ward off someone or something (Form VIII).

تَنَجَّهَverb

1.
To repel, deterclassical
To repel, deter, or ward off someone or something (Form V).

نَاجِهadjective

1.
Unwelcome, dislikedclassical
A man who enters a land and is disliked or unwelcome there.

Parallel reading

الزجر والردع.

Repelling and deterring.

حييت عنا أيها الوجه ولغيرك البغضاء والنجه

You are greeted by us, O face, but for others is hatred and repulsion.

نجهت الرجل

I repelled the man.

انتجهته

I repelled him.

تنجهته

I repelled him.

كعكعته بالرجم والتنجه

I stopped him with stoning and repulsion.

يقول: رددت الخصم.

He says: I repelled the opponent.

ورجل ناجه، إذا دخل بلدا فكرهه.

And a man is 'nājah' if he enters a land and it dislikes him.