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نثث

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of spreading, revealing, or divulging information, especially secrets. It also extends to meanings related to the oozing or secreting of substances from wounds, bodies, or containers, and the act of wiping or smearing.

Derived headwords

نَثَّ الخبرَ يَنِثُهُverb
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    to spread newsboth

    To divulge or spread news, especially that which was meant to be kept secret.

نَثَّهُ يَنِثُهُverb
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    to spread newsboth

    To divulge or spread news, especially that which was meant to be kept secret.

نَثًّاnoun
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    spreading newsboth

    The act of spreading news or divulging secrets.

النَّثّnoun
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    spreading newsboth

    The act of spreading news, or specifically, spreading news that was entrusted to be kept secret.

نَثَّاثadjective
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    one who spreads newsclassical

    A man who is prone to spreading news and secrets.

مِنَثّadjective
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    one who spreads newsclassical

    A man who is prone to spreading news and secrets.

يَنِثُهُverb
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    to spread newsboth

    To divulge or spread news, especially that which was meant to be kept secret. This form specifically refers to the present tense of the verb.

تَنِثْ حديثَنا تَنِثْثِيثًاverb
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    to spread our newsboth

    Do not spread our news or reveal our secrets.

التَّنْثِيثnoun
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    spreading newsboth

    The act of spreading news or divulging secrets.

نَثَّ الجرحَverb
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    to anoint a woundclassical

    To anoint or apply oil/ointment to a wound.

نَثَاثnoun
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    ointmentclassical

    The ointment or substance used to anoint a wound.

نَثْنَثَverb
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    to sweat profuselyclassical

    To sweat profusely or excessively.

نَثَا العظمُverb
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    marrow flowedclassical

    When the marrow or fat flowed from a bone.

نَثْنَثَ الزِّقُّverb
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    skin leakedclassical

    When a waterskin or container leaked the fat or oil within it.

يَنِثُverb
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    to leak fatclassical

    To leak or ooze fat or oil, especially from a container or body.

نَثِيثًاnoun
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    oozingclassical

    The act of oozing or leaking fat or oil.

نَثَّ اليدَverb
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    to wipe a handclassical

    To wipe a hand, likely with a cloth or towel.

النَّثَاثnoun
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    backbitersclassical

    A plural noun referring to those who backbite and speak ill of Muslims, mentioning their faults.

المِنَثَّةnoun
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    applicatorclassical

    A piece of wool or cloth used to apply ointment to a wound.

النَّثِيثَةnoun
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    leakageclassical

    The substance that leaks or oozes from a waterskin, container, or body.

النَّثّnoun
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    damp wallclassical

    A damp, sagging, or weak wall.

غَثٌّ نَثٌّadjective
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    worthless talkclassical

    Describing speech or talk as worthless, flimsy, or insignificant; often used in conjunction with 'ghath'.

Parallel reading

نث الخبرَ ينثه نثا، إذا أفشاه.
He divulged the news, spreading it.
والنث: نشر الحديث، وقيل: هو نشر الحديث الذي كتمه أحق من نشره.
And 'nath' is spreading news; it is said to be the spreading of news that one was obligated to keep secret.
إذا جاوز الإثنين سر فإنه بنث وتكثير الوشاة قمين
If a secret exceeds two people, it is likely to be spread and increase the number of informers.
وفي التهذيب: أما قولك: نث الحديث ينثه نثا، فهو بضم النون لا غير، وذالك إذا أذاعه.
In Al-Tahdhib: As for your saying 'nath al-hadith yanithuhu nathan', it is with the dammah on the noon, and that is when one makes it public.
لا تنث حديثنا تنثيثا
Do not spread our news.
النث كالبث. تقول: لا تفشي أسرارنا، ولا تطلع الناسع على أحوالنا.
Nath is like bath. You say: Do not reveal our secrets, and do not let people know our affairs.
نث الجرح: دهنه
To anoint a wound: to apply ointment to it.
وذلك الدهن نثاث، ككتاب.
And that ointment is 'nathath', like 'kitab'.
نثنث، إذا عرق عرقا كثيرا.
Nathnatha, if he sweated profusely.
ونث العظم: سال ودكه.
And the bone 'nathath': its marrow flowed.
نثنث الزق إذا رشح ما فيه من السمن كنث ينث، نثا ونثيثا مثل: مث يمث، بالميم.
The waterskin 'nathnatha' if the fat within it leaked, like 'nathth' yanithth, 'nathan' and 'nathithan', similar to 'mathth' yamithth, with a mim.
وأنت تنث نث الحميت
And you are oozing like the fat of 'hamit'.
وفي رواية: نثيث الحميت، يقال: نث ينث، نثيثا ومث يمث، إذا عرق من سمنه فرأيت على سحنته وجلده مثل الدهن
And in another narration: 'nathith al-hamit'. It is said: 'nathth' yanithth, 'nathithan' and 'mathth' yamithth, if he sweats from his fat, so you see on his face and skin something like grease.
النثيث: أن يعرق ويرشح من عظمه وكثرة لحمه.
Al-nathith: is to sweat and ooze from one's bones and abundance of flesh.
نث اليد بالمنديل، إذا مسحها كمث.
To 'nathth' the hand with a cloth, if he wiped it, like 'mathth'.
وهم (المغتابون) للمسلمين، والذاكرون لمساويهم.
And they are the backbiters of Muslims, and those who mention their faults.
كمدقة: صوفة يدهن بها الجرح.
Like 'midqqah': a piece of wool used to anoint the wound.
والنثيثة: رشح الزق أو السقاء.
And al-nathithah: the leakage from a waterskin or container.
والنث: الحائط الندي المسترخي.
And 'al-nathth': the damp, sagging wall.
وكلام غث نث إتباع
And worthless talk, flimsy talk.