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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of covering, patterns, types, and ways of doing things. It extends to groups of people, specific types of textiles, and even geographical locations. The derived meanings often relate to a standard, a method, or a particular kind of item.

Derived headwords

النَّمَطُnoun

1.
Bed coveringboth
The upper covering of a bed, or a type of carpet or spread.
2.
Way or methodboth
A manner of doing something, a style, or a path to follow.
3.
Type or kindboth
A category or sort of thing, applicable to goods, knowledge, and other matters.
4.
Group of peopleclassical
A collective of people who share a common characteristic or purpose.
5.
Woolen cloth for a howdahclassical
A piece of woolen cloth, often with fine pile, placed on a camel's howdah (a covered seat).
6.
Dyed fabricclassical
A type of dyed cloth, typically colored red, green, or yellow, not usually white.

أَنْماطnoun

1.
Bed coverings (pl.)both
Plural of نمط, referring to bed coverings or carpets.
2.
Types (pl.)both
Plural of نمط, referring to various kinds or types.

نَمَاطnoun

1.
Bed coverings (pl.)classical
An alternative plural form for نمط, referring to bed coverings or carpets.

أَنْمَاطِيّadjective

1.
Related to Al-Anmatiboth
An adjective referring to someone associated with the Anmati family or lineage, often scholars.

نَمَطِيّadjective

1.
Related to a specific typeboth
An adjective derived from نمط, indicating belonging to a particular type or way.

عَسَاءُ النَّمِيطname

1.
A valley nameboth
The name of a valley in Al-Dahna, known for its diverse vegetation.

التَّنْمِيطnoun

1.
Indication or guidanceclassical
The act of pointing out or guiding someone to something.

الأنْمَطnoun

1.
The way or methodclassical
Referring to a specific path, method, or manner of doing things.

مالك بن نَمَطname

1.
A companion of the Prophetclassical
Malik ibn Namat Al-Hamdani, a companion (Sahabi) mentioned in the text.

Parallel reading

النمط، محركة: ظهارة فراش ما.

Al-namat, with harakah: the upper covering of a bed.

وفي التهذيب: ظهارة الفراش.

And in Al-Tahdhib: the upper covering of the bed.

أو ضرب من البسط، كما في الصحاح.

Or a type of carpet, as in Al-Sihah.

وقال أبو عبيد: النمط: الطريقة: يقال: الزم هذا النمط، أي هذا الطريق.

And Abu Ubayd said: Al-namat: the way. It is said: Stick to this namat, meaning this path.

والنمط أيضا: النوع من الشيء والضرب منه.

And al-namat also: the type of a thing and its kind.

يقال: ليس هذا من ذلك النمط، أي من ذلك النوع والضرب، يقال هذا في المتاع والعلم وغير ذلك.

It is said: This is not of that namat, meaning of that type and kind. This is said regarding goods, knowledge, and other things.

والنمط أيضا: جماعة من الناس أمرهم واحد، نقله الجوهري، وأورد الحديث خير هذه الأمة النمط الأوسط يلحق بهم التالي، ويرجع إليهم الغالي.

And al-namat also: a group of people who have one affair. Al-Jawhari transmitted it, and cited the hadith: The best of this ummah is the middle namat; the one following will join them, and the one going to extremes will return to them.

خير الناس هذا النمط الأوسط.

The best of people is this middle namat.

أنه كره الغلو والتقصير في الدين.

That he disliked extremism and falling short in religion.

والنمط: ثوب صوف يطرح على الهودج، له خمل رقيق.

And al-namat: a woolen cloth placed on the howdah, having a fine pile.

النمط عند العرب: ضرب من الثياب المصبغة، ولا يكادون يقولون نمط إلا لما كان ذا لون من حمرة أو خضرة أو صفرة، فأما البياض فلا يقال له نمط.

Al-namat among the Arabs: a type of dyed clothing, and they hardly call anything namat unless it has a color of redness, greenness, or yellowness; as for whiteness, it is not called namat.

ج: أنماط، مثل سبب وأسباب، كما في الصحاح.

Plural: anmat, like sabab and asbab, as in Al-Sihah.

ومنه حديث ابن عمر أنه كان يجلل بدنه الأنماط.

And from it is the hadith of Ibn Umar that he used to cover his body with al-anmat.

ويقال: نماط بالكسر، أيضا.

And it is said: namat (with kasr), also.

علامات كتحبير النماط وهو كجبل وجبال.

Markings like the embellishment of al-namat, and it is like jabal and jibal.

والنسب أنماطي، كأنصاري، ونمطي، إلى الواحد على القياس.

And the nisbah is anmati, like ansari, and namati, to the singular according to analogy.

والنمط: المذهب والفن.

And al-namat: the doctrine and the art.

والأنمط: الطريقة.

And al-anmat: the way.

وأنماط له وأوتح بمعنى واحد، عن ابن عباد.

And anmata lahu and awatah mean one thing, from Ibn Abbad.

التنميط: الدلالة على الشيء.

Al-tanmit: indicating something.

يقال: من نمط لك هذا، أي من دلك عليه، عن ابن عباد.

It is said: Who tanmata lahu this? meaning, who indicated it to you? from Ibn Abbad.

وعساء النميط: كزبير: واد بالدهناء ينبت ضروبا من النبات ويقال: بالباء أيضا، وقد تقدم في ن ب ط، وقد ذكره ذو الرمة في قوله:

And Asa' al-Namit: like Zubayr: a valley in Al-Dahna that grows various kinds of plants, and it is said: with Ba' also. It was previously mentioned under N-B-T, and Dhu al-Rummah mentioned it in his verse:

فأضحت بوعساء النميط كأنها ... ذرا الأثل من وادي القرى أو نخيلها

So it became in Asa' al-Namit as if it were... the tamarisk mounds of Wadi al-Qura or its palm trees.

فقال أراها بالنميط كأنها ... نخيل القرى جباره وأطاوله

So he said, 'I see them in Al-Namit as if they were... the tall and towering palm trees of Al-Qura.'