نقا

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of purity, selection, and the best part of something. It extends to meanings related to cleanliness, choosing, and the marrow or fat of an animal, as well as a sand dune.

Derived headwords

نَقَاوَةnoun

1.
with fatḥa, it is naqī: meaning cleanboth
with fatḥa, it is naqī: meaning clean

نَقَايَةnoun

1.
purityclassical
Similar to نقاوة, referring to purity or the choicest part of something.

نَقِيّadjective

1.
cleanboth
clean

نَقَاءnoun

1.
cleanlinessboth
The state of being clean and pure; purity.

نَقَاnoun

1.
sand duneboth
A hill or mound of sand, especially one formed by the wind.

نَقَاةnoun

1.
refuseclassical
What is discarded or thrown away from food when it is being cleaned or sorted, except in the case of dates where it refers to the best part.

تَنْقِيَةnoun

1.
purificationboth
The act of cleaning, purifying, or making something free from impurities.

انْتِقَاءnoun

1.
selectionboth
The act of choosing or selecting the best or most suitable items from a group.

تَنْقِيحnoun

1.
selectionclassical
The act of choosing or selecting, similar to 'intiqā'.

نَقْوnoun

1.
marrowboth
The soft, fatty tissue filling the cavities of bones.
2.
fat of the eyeclassical
The fatty tissue around the eye, indicating plumpness.

نَقِيّnoun

1.
cleanboth
clean

نَقِيَverb

1.
cleanboth
clean

نَقِيَverb

1.
cleanboth
clean

انْتَقَىverb

1.
to selectboth
To choose or pick out the best or most suitable.

أَنْقَىverb

1.
to become fatboth
To become fat, especially to have marrow in the bones, referring to animals like camels.

Parallel reading

نقاوة الشئ: خياره

The purity of a thing: its choicest part.

وكذلك النقاية بالضم فيهما

And likewise 'naqāyah' with dammah in both.

يقال: نقى الشئ بالكسر ينقى نقاوة بالفتح، فهو نقي أي نظيف

It is said: 'naqā'a' a thing (with kasrah) 'yanqū' (with dammah) 'naqāwatan' (with fatha), so it is 'naqiyy' meaning clean.

والنقاء ممدود: النظافة

And 'al-naqā'' (elongated) means cleanliness.

والنقا مقصور: الكثيب من الرمل

And 'al-naqā'' (shortened) is a dune of sand.

والنقاة مثل القناة: ما يرمى من الطعام إذا نقى

And 'al-naqāh' like 'al-qanāh' is what is thrown away from food when it is cleaned.

نقاة كل شئ: رديئة ما خلا التمر، فإن نقاته خياره

The refuse of everything is its bad part, except for dates, for their refuse is their choicest part.

والتنقية: التنظيف

And 'al-tanqiyah' means cleaning.

والانتقاء: الاختيار

And 'al-intiqā'' means selection.

والتنقي: التخير

And 'al-tanqī' means choosing.

والنقو بالكسر في قول الفراء: كل عظم ذي مخ

And 'al-naqw' (with kasrah) according to Al-Farra' is any bone with marrow.

والنقي: مخ العظم، وشحم العين من السمن

And 'al-naqiyy' is the marrow of the bone, and the fat of the eye from plumpness.

ونقوت العظم ونقيته، إذا استخرجت نقيه

And I extracted the marrow from the bone ('naqawtu' and 'naqaytu') when you extract its marrow.

وانتقيت العظم مثله

And I selected the bone, similar to that.

وأنقت الإبل، أي سمنت وصار فيها نقي

And the camels became fat ('anqat'), meaning they grew fat and had marrow.

قال الراجز في صفة الخيل. لا يشتكين عملا ما أنقي

The poet said in description of horses: They do not complain of work, however fat they become.