نضح

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

The root نضح (naḍaḥa) primarily relates to the act of sprinkling or splashing liquids, often water, but extends to concepts of moistening, quenching thirst, and even the gentle emergence of leaves. It also encompasses related ideas like shooting arrows, a well-worn waterskin, and the subtle signs of sweat or urine.

Derived headwords

نضحَ البيتَ يَنْضَحُهُverb

1.
to sprinkle, splashboth
To sprinkle or splash something, especially water, lightly.

نَضْحٌnoun

1.
sprinkling, splashingboth
The act of sprinkling or splashing, especially water.
2.
moisture, dampnessboth
A light dampness or moisture that has settled on something.
3.
light rainclassical
A light, scattered rain.

أصابه نضح من كذا — Moisture from something settled upon him.

نَضْحٌnoun

1.
quenching thirstboth
The act of moistening or quenching thirst.

نَضْحٌnoun

1.
irrigationboth
Irrigation, especially by drawing water with a bucket or by a water-lifting device.

ما سقي من الزرع نضحا ففيه نصف العشر — Whatever is irrigated with a bucket or similar device has half of the tithe.

نَضْحٌnoun

1.
shooting, showering (arrows)both
The act of shooting or showering with arrows.

انضحوا عنا الخيل لا نؤتى من خلفنا — Shoot arrows at the horses from us so we are not attacked from behind.

نَضْحٌnoun

1.
sprouting, buddingboth
The sprouting of leaves or vegetation from a plant.

نضح الشجر نضحا: تفطر ليخرج ورقه — The trees sprouted: they split open for their leaves to emerge.

نَضْحٌnoun

1.
thickening of grainclassical
The stage when the grain in a stalk begins to thicken while still moist.

نَضْحٌnoun

1.
splashing (urine, dust)both
A light splash or sprinkling of urine or dust.

النضح من النضح يريد من أصابه نضح من البول وهو الشيء اليسير منه — The light splash from urine means one who is lightly splashed with urine, which is a small amount of it.

نَضْحٌnoun

1.
sprinkling (dates)classical
Sprinkling dates with water to make them stick together.

نَضْحٌnoun

1.
defense, warding offboth
The act of defending or warding off.

وهو ينضح عن فلان كناضح عنه مناضحة ونضاحا — He defends so-and-so, like defending him with defense and warding off.

نَضَحَverb

1.
to be thin (waterskin)both
To be thin or porous, allowing liquid to seep through, like a waterskin.

نضحت القربة تنضح نضحا وتنضاحا إذا كانت رقيقة فخرج الماء ورشحت — The waterskin was thin and leaked water, seeping out.

نَضَحَverb

1.
to well up (tears)both
To well up or overflow with tears.

نضحت العين تنضح نضحا: فارت بالدمع — The eye welled up with tears.

انْتَضَحَverb

1.
to sprinkle (water)both
To sprinkle water, especially on one's private parts after ablution to ward off doubt.

وانتضح الرجل إذا نضح ماء على فرجه بعد الفراغ من الوضوء لينفي بذالك عنه الوسواس — And the man sprinkled water on his private parts after finishing ablution to dispel doubt.

اسْتَنْضَحَverb

1.
to sprinkle (water)both
To sprinkle water, especially on one's private parts after ablution to ward off doubt.

نَضَّاحٌnoun

1.
water-carrier (camel)both
A camel or other animal used for drawing water from a well.

يسقي الجذوع خلال الدور نضاح — Watering the palm trees through the courtyards with a water-carrier.

نَضَّاحٌname

1.
Naddah bin Ashyamclassical
A proper name, Naddah bin Ashyam al-Kilbi.

أَنْضَحَverb

1.
to defile, spoilclassical
To defile or spoil someone's honor or reputation.

أنضح عرضه: لطخه — He defiled his honor: he stained it.

مِنْضَحَةٌnoun

1.
giraffeclassical
A giraffe.

نَضِيحٌnoun

1.
water troughclassical
A water trough, especially a small one near a well.

نَاضِحٌnoun

1.
water-lifting animalboth
An animal (camel, donkey, ox) used for drawing water.

نَاضِحٌnoun

1.
rainclassical
Rain, especially a light, scattered rain.

وقد نضحتنا السماء — And the sky rained upon us.

نَضِيحٌnoun

1.
sweatboth
Sweat.

نضحت ذفرى البعير بالعرق نضحا — The camel's hump sweated profusely.

تَنْضَاحٌnoun

1.
sweatclassical
Sweat.

نَضُوحٌadjective

1.
leaking (waterskin)both
A waterskin that is thin and leaks water.
2.
fragrantboth
Fragrant, perfumed.

مزادة نضوح: تنضح الماء — A leaking waterskin: it lets out water.

نَضُوحٌnoun

1.
mouthwash, gargleclassical
A liquid used for rinsing the mouth or gargling.

نَضْحَةٌadjective

1.
shooting (bow)classical
A bow that is powerful and shoots arrows effectively.

مِنْضَحٌname

1.
ancient mineclassical
An ancient mine in the Hijaz where water collects.

مُنْضِحٌother

1.
water sourceclassical
A place where water collects, a spring or well.

Parallel reading

نضح البيت ينضحه، بالكسر نضحا: (رشه)، وقيل رشه رشا خفيفا.

The house was sprinkled, it is sprinkled, with kasr: (he sprinkled it), and it was said he sprinkled it with a light sprinkling.

قال الأصمعي: نضحت عليه الماء نضحا، وأصابه نضح من كذا.

Al-Asma'i said: I sprinkled water on him, and moisture from something settled upon him.

والناقة تنضح ببولها، والنضخ ما كان على غير اعتماد، وقيل: هما لغتان بمعنى واحد وكله رش.

And the she-camel sprinkles with her urine, and 'naḍkh' is what happens without intention; and it is said: they are two dialects with one meaning, all of it is sprinkling.

نضح الماء عطشه ينضحه: بله وسكنه، أو رشه فذهب به، أو كاد أن يذهب به.

Water quenched his thirst, it quenched it: it moistened and settled it, or sprinkled it and it went away, or almost went away.

نضح الري نضحا: روي أو شرب دون الري، ضد.

Irrigation was quenched, it was quenched: he was satisfied or drank without being fully satisfied, the opposite.

نضح الماء المال ينضحه: ذهب بعطشه أو قارب ذالك.

Water quenched the property, it quenched it: it went away with its thirst or came close to it.

ما سقي من الزرع نضحا ففيه نصف العشر

Whatever is irrigated with a bucket or similar device has half of the tithe.

نخل تنضح أي تسقى

Palm trees are watered, meaning they are irrigated.

نضح فلانا بالنبل نضحا: رماه ورشقه.

He shot the man with arrows, a shot: he threw and showered him with them.

انضحوا عنا الخيل لا نؤتى من خلفنا

Shoot arrows at the horses from us so we are not attacked from behind.

نضح الغضا: تفطر بالورق والنبات.

The thorny shrubs sprouted: they split open with leaves and vegetation.

نضح الشجر نضحا: تفطر ليخرج ورقه

The trees sprouted: they split open for their leaves to emerge.

وهو رطب، كأنضح، لغتان

And it is moist, like 'anḍaḥa', two dialects.

النضح من النضح يريد من أصابه نضح من البول وهو الشيء اليسير منه

The light splash from urine means one who is lightly splashed with urine, which is a small amount of it.

نضح الجلة: رشها بالماء ليتلازب تمرها ويلزم بعضه بعضا.

The dung was sprinkled: it was sprinkled with water so its dates would stick together and adhere to each other.

وهو ينضح عن فلان كناضح عنه مناضحة ونضاحا.

He defends so-and-so, like defending him with defense and warding off.

نضحت القربة تنضح كتمنع نضحا وتنضاحا، بالفتح فيهما، إذا كانت رقيقة فخرج الماء ورشحت

The waterskin was thin and leaked, it leaked with naḍḥan and tanḍāḥan, with fath in both, if it was thin and water came out and seeped.

نضحت العين تنضح نضحا: فارت بالدمع

The eye welled up with tears, it welled up with a welling.

وانتضح الرجل وااستنضح، إذا نضح ماء على فرجه بعد الفراغ من الوضوء لينفي بذالك عنه الوسواس

And the man sprinkled and sought to sprinkle, if he sprinkled water on his private parts after finishing ablution to dispel doubt.

ما يترشش منه عند الوضوء كالنشر

What splashes from it during ablution is like scattering.

قوس نضوح ونضحية كجهنية: طروح نضاحة بالنبل

A bow, naḍūḥ and naḍḥiyyah like juhaniyyah: a powerful shooter of arrows.

والنضوح كصبور: الوجور في أي موضع من الفم كان

And naḍūḥ like ṣabūr: a gargle in any part of the mouth.

ثم أصبح محرما ينضح طيبا

Then he became in the state of Ihram, exuding fragrance.

تنضح منه، أي مما قرف به، إذا انتفى وتنصل منه.

He emanated from it, meaning from what he was accused of, if he denied and disassociated himself from it.

يسقي الجذوع خلال الدور نضاح

Watering the palm trees through the courtyards with a water-carrier.