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نعث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of taking, grasping, and handling something. It also extends to meanings of preparing for a journey, acting with excessive expenditure, and diligently pursuing a matter.

Derived headwords

نَعَثَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to take, graspclassical

    To take something or grasp it firmly.

اِنْتَعَثَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to take, graspclassical

    To take something or grasp it firmly, similar to the basic verb form.

أَنْعَثَ في مالهverb
  1. 1.
    to spend lavishlyclassical

    To spend excessively or wastefully on one's property or wealth.

  2. 2.
    to squanderclassical

    To dissipate or waste one's wealth.

  3. 3.
    to scatter, disperseclassical

    To scatter or disperse one's wealth.

أَنْعَثَ في الجهاز للمسيرverb
  1. 1.
    to prepare for a journeyclassical

    To make preparations and gather provisions for a journey.

أَنْعَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    diligence, persistenceclassical

    The state of being diligent or persistent in pursuing a matter or task.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني (: أخذه) وتناوله، (كانتعثه)
And Al-Saghani said: 'to take it' and 'to handle it', like 'he took it'.
وأنعث في ماله
And he spent lavishly on his property.
وقيل: (أسرف)
And it was said: 'he squandered'.
وقيل: بذره
And it was said: 'he scattered it'.
وأنعث في الجهاز للمسير
And he prepared the provisions for the journey.
ويقال: هم في أنعاث أي دأبوا في أمرهم
And it is said: 'They are in 'an'aath', meaning they were diligent in their affair.
كذا في التكملة
Thus it is in Al-Takmilah.