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نيت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of swaying or inclining, particularly in the context of drowsiness or steering a ship. It describes a side-to-side movement.

Derived headwords

نَاتَverb
  1. 1.
    to swayboth

    To move from side to side, to incline.

نَوْتِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    helmsmanclassical

    A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.

نَوْتِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    shipclassical

    A ship or vessel.

Parallel reading

نثله ابن دريد، وقال: هاكذا قال أبو مالك، ولم يقله غيره.
Ibn Duraid mentioned it, and said: Abu Malik said it thus, and no one else said it.
وقيل: هو التمايل من النعاس،
And it was said: it is the swaying from drowsiness,
كأن النوتي يميل السفينة من جانب إلى جانب.
as if the helmsman is inclining the ship from one side to another.