نتغ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of mocking laughter, often with a hint of scorn or derision. It also extends to the idea of finding fault or speaking ill of someone by attributing false characteristics.

Derived headwords

نَتَغَverb

1.
to mockboth
To laugh mockingly, as if making fun of someone.
2.
to find faultclassical
To criticize someone by attributing to them characteristics they do not possess; to slander or defame.

نَتَغَverb

1.
to find faultclassical
To criticize someone by attributing to them characteristics they do not possess; to slander or defame.

يَنْتَغُهُverb

1.
to mock himboth
He mocks him, laughing scornfully.
2.
to find fault with himclassical
He finds fault with him, attributing to him what is not in him.

يَنْتِغُهُverb

1.
to mock himboth
He mocks him, laughing scornfully.
2.
to find fault with himclassical
He finds fault with him, attributing to him what is not in him.

نَتَغًاnoun

1.
mocking laughterboth
The act of laughing mockingly or scornfully.
2.
finding faultclassical
The act of criticizing someone by attributing false characteristics.

مُنْتَغٍadjective

1.
mockingboth
One who laughs mockingly or scornfully.
2.
fault-findingclassical
One who is accustomed to finding fault or speaking ill of others.

مُنْتَغٍadjective

1.
mockingboth
One who laughs mockingly or scornfully.
2.
fault-findingclassical
One who is accustomed to finding fault or speaking ill of others.

أَنْتَغَverb

1.
to laugh mockinglyboth
To laugh like a mocker, or to suppress one's laughter and reveal only part of it.

إِنْتَاغًاnoun

1.
mocking laughterboth
The act of laughing like a mocker, or the suppressed laughter.

نَتْغnoun

1.
crushingclassical
The act of crushing or shattering.
2.
mocking laughterboth
The act of laughing mockingly.

Parallel reading

نتغه ينتغه وينتغه، من حدي ضرب ونصر

He mocked him, he mocks him, and he mocks him, from the patterns of daraba and nasara.

أي عابه وذكره بما ليس فيه

Meaning, he found fault with him and mentioned to him what was not in him.

ورجل منتغ كمنبر: فعال لذلك، أي: معتاد له

And a man is muntagh (like minbar): meaning, accustomed to that.

وأنتغ الرجل إنتاغا: ضحك كالمستهزئ

And the man laughed mockingly (intaagha): he laughed like a mocker.

لما رأيت المنتغين أنتغوا

When I saw the mockers, they laughed mockingly.

ضحك ضحك المستهزئ أو أخفى ضحكه وأظهر بعضه

He laughed the laugh of a mocker, or he hid his laughter and revealed some of it.

غمزت بشيبي تربها فتعجبت وسمعت خلف قرامها إنتاغها

I winked with my grey hair at her companion, and she was amazed, and I heard behind her curtains her suppressed laughter.

وكذلك ما هي إن تراخى عمرها شبهت جعد غموقها أصداغها

And likewise, she, if her life were prolonged, I would liken the curl of her dark hair to her temples.

النتغ: الشدخ

Al-natgh: the crushing.

نتغ: ضحك ضحك المستهزئ

Natagha: he laughed the laugh of a mocker.