نطا

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root نطا (n-t-a) primarily relates to the concepts of experience, familiarity, and distance. It encompasses terms for being seasoned or accustomed to something, as well as words denoting remoteness or a distant place.

Derived headwords

تناطيتُverb

1.
to be seasonedboth
To become experienced or accustomed to dealing with people or situations through repeated exposure.

تناطيت الرجال: تمرست بهم — I became seasoned with men: I became experienced with them.

تمرستverb

1.
to be experiencedboth
To gain skill or knowledge through practice and experience, especially in dealing with difficult situations or people.

تمرست بهم — I became experienced with them.

لا تناط الرجالphrase

1.
do not be familiarclassical
A saying advising against becoming too familiar or experienced with people, implying potential negative consequences.

لا تناط الرجال، أي لا تمرس بهم — Do not be familiar with men, meaning do not become experienced with them.

النطوnoun

1.
distanceclassical
The state of being far away; remoteness.

أرض نطيةadjective

1.
distant landclassical
A land or region that is far away or remote.

أرض نطية — A distant land.

مكان نطيadjective

1.
distant placeclassical
A location that is far away or remote.

مكان نطي، أي بعيد — A distant place, meaning far.

بلدة نياطها نطىphrase

1.
town whose paths are distantclassical
A description of a town where the routes or paths leading to it are far and difficult to traverse.

وبلدة نياطها نطى — And a town whose paths are distant.

الانطاءnoun

1.
giving, in the dialect of the people of Yemenboth
giving, in the dialect of the people of Yemen

الانطاء: الاعطاء بلغة أهل اليمن — Al-Inta': giving, in the language of the people of Yemen.

النطاةname

1.
a fortressclassical
The name of a specific fortress or tower located in Khaybar.

والنطاة اسم أطم بخيبر — And Al-Natah is the name of a fortress in Khaybar.

الرقالname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, likely referring to a specific location or area.

من نطاة الرقال — From the fortress of Al-Riqal.

Parallel reading

تناطيت الرجال: تمرست بهم.

I became seasoned with men: I became experienced with them.

يقال: لا تناط الرجال، أي لا تمرس بهم.

It is said: Do not be familiar with men, meaning do not become experienced with them.

والنطو: البعد.

And Al-Natu: distance.

يقال: أرض نطية.

It is said: a distant land.

ومكان نطي، أي بعيد.

And a distant place, meaning far.

وبلدة نياطها نطى

And a town whose paths are distant

أي طريقها بعيد.

Meaning its path is distant.

والانطاء: الاعطاء بلغة أهل اليمن.

And Al-Inta': giving, in the language of the people of Yemen.

والنطاة اسم أطم بخيبر.

And Al-Natah is the name of a fortress in Khaybar.

حزيت لى بحزم فندة تحدى * كاليهودي من نطاة الرقال

You have been guided to me by the ridge of Fandah, challenging * like the Jew from the fortress of Al-Riqal.

أراد: كنخل اليهودي الرقال.

He intended: like the palm trees of the Jew of Al-Riqal.

ونطاة: قصبة خيبر.

And Natah: the citadel of Khaybar.