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نوث

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to foolishness or lack of intelligence. It is noted as being omitted by some lexicographers and is considered an addition by others.

Derived headwords

النَّوْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    A state of being foolish, silly, or lacking in intelligence.

Parallel reading

والنوثة. الحمقة، هكذا أورده ابن منظور، وأهمله المصنف، فهو مستدرك عليه وعلى الصاغاني.
And al-nawthah is foolishness, thus Ibn Manzur mentioned it, and the author omitted it, so it is an addition to him and to al-Sagani.