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نمء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of small lice. It is a less common root with limited derived forms discussed.

Derived headwords

النَّمْءُnoun
  1. 1.
    small liceclassical

    This refers to the young or small ones among lice.

النُّمَأُnoun
  1. 1.
    small liceclassical

    This is an alternative pronunciation and form for small lice.

النُّمَيءُnoun
  1. 1.
    small liceclassical

    This is another variant pronunciation and form for small lice.

Parallel reading

النَّمْءُ والنمء كجبل وحبل
An-nam'u and an-num'u, like jabal and habl.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
قال ابن الأعرابي هو بالتحريك مهموزا مقصورا
Ibn al-A'rabi said it is with vocalization, hamzated, and shortened.
صغار القمل
Small lice.
واللغة الثانية حكاها كراع في المجرد
And the second pronunciation was narrated by Kura' in al-Mujarrad.
وهي قليلة
And it is rare.