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نغت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure and is primarily concerned with the act of pulling or tugging at hair. It is noted as being omitted by major lexicographers and only found in supplementary works.

Derived headwords

النغتnoun
  1. 1.
    pulling hairclassical

    The act of pulling or tugging at hair. This is the primary meaning attributed to the root.

نغتverb
  1. 1.
    to pull hairclassical

    The verb form indicating the action of pulling or tugging at hair.

النغيتname
  1. 1.
    Al-Nughayt al-Juhaniclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Al-Nughayt al-Juhani, mentioned by Ibn Makula.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو (جذب الشعر)
Al-Saghani said: it is (pulling hair).
كذا في التكملة
Thus it is in Al-Takmilah.
ومما يستدرك عليه: النغيت الجهني كزبير، ذكره ابن ماكولا
And among what is added to it: Al-Nughayt al-Juhani, like Zubayr, mentioned by Ibn Makula.