نخج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root نخج (n-kh-j) primarily relates to the concept of forceful impact, collision, or agitation, often associated with sounds. It extends to meanings of mixing, producing froth or butter, and also describes certain sounds like the rattling of a bucket or the sound of the anus.

Derived headwords

النخجnoun

1.
intercourseclassical
The act of sexual intercourse, specifically the penetration.
2.
impactclassical
The forceful collision or striking of something, such as a flood impacting a valley.
3.
sound of rattlingclassical
The sound produced by the rattling of a bucket in a well.
4.
sound of the anusclassical
The sound associated with the anus.
5.
frothy mixtureclassical
A frothy or foamy substance produced by agitation, like butter from milk.

نخجverb

1.
to have intercourseclassical
To engage in sexual intercourse.
2.
to strikeclassical
To strike or collide forcefully, as a flood does in a valley.
3.
to make a rattling soundclassical
To make a rattling sound, like a bucket in a well.
4.
to agitateclassical
To agitate or move something, like a bucket in water to fill it.

ونخجها ينخجها — and he had intercourse with her, he has intercourse with her

نخج السيل في الوادي ينخج، بالكسر، نخجا: صدمه — the flood struck the valley, striking it forcefully

نخج الدلو في البئر نخجا — the bucket rattled in the well

نخج بها: حركها في الماء لتمتلىء — he moved it (the bucket) in the water so it would fill

نخجاnoun

1.
impactclassical
The act or instance of striking or colliding forcefully.
2.
rattling soundclassical
The sound of rattling.

النخيجةnoun

1.
frothy butterclassical
A thin, frothy butter that emerges from a skin of milk after it has been agitated, especially after being transported.

النخيجnoun

1.
frothy butterclassical
A thin, frothy butter that emerges from a skin of milk after it has been agitated.

استنخجverb

1.
to become softclassical
To become soft or yielding, often used metaphorically.

واستنخج الرجل: لان — and the man became soft

Parallel reading

النخج، كالمنه: المباضعة

The نخج, like منه, means sexual intercourse.

ونخجها ينخجها

And he had intercourse with her, he has intercourse with her.

نخج السيل في الوادي ينخج، بالكسر، نخجا: صدمه

The flood struck the valley, striking it forcefully.

نخجه: تصويته في سند الوادي

He made it (something) make a sound in the side of the valley.

النخج: صوت خضخضة الدلو

The نخج: the sound of the rattling of a bucket.

يقال: نخج الدلو في البئر نخجا، ونخج بها: حركها في الماء لتمتلىء

It is said: the bucket rattled in the well, and he agitated it (the bucket) in the water so it would fill.

وزعم يعقوب أن نون (نخج) بدل من ميم (مخج)

And Ya'qub claimed that the 'nun' of (n-kh-j) is a substitute for the 'mim' of (m-kh-j).

من المجاز: النخج: صوت الاست

From figurative speech: the نخج: the sound of the anus.

واستنخج الرجل: لان

And the man became soft.

النخج: أن تضع المرأة السقاء على ركبتيها ثم تمخضه

The نخج: that a woman places the waterskin on her knees then agitates it.

وقيل: النخج: أن تأخذ اللبن وقد راب، فتصب لبنا حليبا فتخرج الزبدة فشفاشة ليست لها صلابة

And it was said: the نخج: that you take milk that has curdled, then pour fresh milk into it, and the butter comes out as a froth without solidity.

وعن ابن السكيت: النخيجة: زبد يخرج من السقاء إذا حمل على بعير بعدما ينزع

And from Ibn al-Sikkit: the نخيجة: butter that comes out of the waterskin if it is carried on a camel after it has been agitated.

أي يخرج (زبده الأول) فيمخض فيخرج منه زبد رقيق

Meaning its first butter comes out, and it is agitated, so thin butter comes out of it.

وقال غيره: هو النخيج، بغير هاء

And others said: it is the نخيج, without the 'ha'.

وزاد في (الصحاح): ويقال النجيخة، بتقديم الجيم، ولا أدري ما صحته

And in (al-Sihah) it was added: and it is said al-najikha, with the 'jim' preceding, and I do not know its authenticity.

فلان مميون العريكة والنخيجة والطبيعة. بمعنى واحد

So-and-so has a strong character, nature, and disposition. Meaning one and the same.