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نكث

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root نكث (nakatha) primarily relates to undoing, unraveling, or breaking something that was previously tied, woven, or agreed upon. This extends metaphorically to breaking covenants, unraveling threads, and even the fraying of one's strength or spirit.

Derived headwords

النَّكْثnoun
  1. 1.
    unraveling old fabricsclassical

    The act of unraveling old, worn-out blankets or cloaks to re-spin them.

  2. 2.
    breaking a covenantboth

    The act of breaking or violating a pact, oath, or allegiance after it has been firmly established.

  3. 3.
    fraying of threadsclassical

    The unraveling of threads from a woven fabric, especially wool or hair, which are then re-spun.

  4. 4.
    a difficult matterclassical

    A serious or grave affair.

نَكَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to break (a covenant)both

    To break or violate a covenant, oath, or agreement.

  2. 2.
    to unravel (threads)classical

    To unravel threads from a woven fabric.

  3. 3.
    to fray (hair, etc.)classical

    To make something frayed or disheveled, like hair or the ends of fingernails.

النَّكْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    soulclassical

    The soul or spirit, so named because its powers are depleted by burdens and old age.

  2. 2.
    a difficult situationclassical

    A difficult or arduous situation that tests one's limits.

  3. 3.
    natureclassical

    Disposition or innate character.

  4. 4.
    strengthclassical

    Power or capacity.

  5. 5.
    a grave matterclassical

    A significant or serious affair.

نَكْثًاnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking (a covenant)both

    The verbal noun for breaking a covenant or oath.

  2. 2.
    unravelingclassical

    The verbal noun for unraveling threads.

  3. 3.
    frayingclassical

    The verbal noun for fraying or disheveling.

نَاكِثadjective
  1. 1.
    breaker (of covenants)both

    One who breaks their covenant or allegiance.

انْتَكَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to become undoneboth

    To become undone or unraveled, like a rope or a covenant.

  2. 2.
    to become disheveledclassical

    To become frayed or disheveled, like hair.

نَكِيْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    soulclassical

    The soul or spirit, so named because its powers are depleted by burdens and old age.

  2. 2.
    a difficult situationclassical

    A difficult or arduous situation that tests one's limits.

  3. 3.
    natureclassical

    Disposition or innate character.

  4. 4.
    strengthclassical

    Power or capacity.

  5. 5.
    a grave matterclassical

    A significant or serious affair.

حَبْلٌ نَكْثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    unraveled ropeclassical

    A rope whose end has been unraveled.

حَبْلٌ نَكِيْثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    unraveled ropeclassical

    A rope whose end has been unraveled.

أَنْكَاثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    unraveled threadsclassical

    Unraveled threads of wool or hair, often re-spun.

  2. 2.
    broken covenantsclassical

    Broken oaths or agreements.

نَكَّاثnoun
  1. 1.
    breaker (of covenants)classical

    One who breaks covenants.

  2. 2.
    well for camelsclassical

    A well that emerges at the mouths of camels.

  3. 3.
    camel's ailmentclassical

    A condition where a camel suffers from pain in the bones near its ears.

النَّكَاثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    residue from miswakclassical

    What remains in the mouth from using a miswak (tooth-cleaning twig).

  2. 2.
    unraveled rope endclassical

    What has unraveled from the end of a rope.

مَنْكُوْثadjective
  1. 1.
    unraveledclassical

    Having its end unraveled, applied to a rope.

تَنَاكَثُواverb
  1. 1.
    they broke (covenants)classical

    They mutually broke their covenants or agreements.

انْتَكَثَverb
  1. 1.
    he turned awayclassical

    He turned away from one need or task to another after having initially sought it.

مُنْتَكَثadjective
  1. 1.
    emaciatedclassical

    Emaciated or weakened, applied to a camel that was once fat.

Parallel reading

أن تنقض أخلاق الأخبية والأكسية البالية لتغزل ثانية
To unravel old blankets and cloaks to spin them again.
نكث العهد أو البيعة: نقض
To break a covenant or allegiance: to violate it.
أمرت بقتال الناكثين والقاسطين والمارقين
I have been commanded to fight the breakers of allegiance, the unjust, and the deviants.
نكث العهد (والحبل ينكثه) ، بالضم، (وينكثه) ، بالكسر: نقضه فانتكث
He broke the covenant (and the rope, he breaks it, with damma, and he breaks it, with kasra): he unraveled it, so it became unraveled.
نكث السواك وغيره، ينكثه نكثا: شعثه، فانتكث
He frayed the miswak and other things, he frayed it with fraying: he disheveled it, so it became disheveled.
سميت النفس نكيثة؛ لأن تكاليف ما هي مضطرة إليه تنكث قواها
The soul is named 'nakiithah' because the burdens it is compelled to bear unravel its strengths.
فلان شديد النكيثة، أي النفس
So-and-so is strong in spirit, meaning the soul.
بلغت نكيثته، أي جهده
He reached his nakiithah, meaning his utmost effort.
متى يك عقد للنكيثة أشهد
Whenever a grave matter is agreed upon, I shall witness it.
وهو مما جاء من الواحد على لفظ الجمع
And it is among what comes from the singular in the form of the plural.
ولا تكونوا كالتى نقضت غزلها من بعد قوة أنكاثا
And be not like her who unravels her spun wool, breaking her strength into pieces after it was strong.
وهو بالكسر الخيط الخلق من صوف أو شعر أو وبر، سمي به لأنه ينقض ثم يعاد فتله
And it (nakth) with kasra is the worn-out thread of wool, hair, or fur, so named because it is unraveled and then re-spun.
تناكثوا عهودهم: تناقضوها
They mutually broke their covenants: they violated them.
انتكث فلان من حاجة إلى أخرى بعد ما طلب، أي انصرف إليها
So-and-so turned from one need to another after he had sought it, meaning he turned away to it.
ومنكث عاللت بالسوط رأسه
And an emaciated one whose head was beaten with a whip.