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نزغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of inciting, provoking, or instigating someone to do something, often with negative intent. It encompasses actions like nudging, stabbing, backbiting, and speaking ill of someone, implying a malicious instigation.

Derived headwords

نَزَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to inciteboth

    To provoke or instigate someone to action, often with malicious intent.

  2. 2.
    to stabclassical

    To pierce or wound someone with a sharp object.

  3. 3.
    to backbiteboth

    To speak ill of someone in their absence.

  4. 4.
    to mention with illboth

    To speak about someone in a negative or disparaging way.

نَزْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    incitementboth

    The act of inciting or provoking someone.

  2. 2.
    instigationboth

    The act of prompting or urging someone to do something, often with negative consequences.

نَزَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to inciteboth

    To provoke or instigate someone to action, often with malicious intent.

  2. 2.
    to stabclassical

    To pierce or wound someone with a sharp object.

  3. 3.
    to backbiteboth

    To speak ill of someone in their absence.

  4. 4.
    to mention with illboth

    To speak about someone in a negative or disparaging way.

نَزَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to inciteboth

    To provoke or instigate someone to action, often with malicious intent.

  2. 2.
    to stabclassical

    To pierce or wound someone with a sharp object.

  3. 3.
    to backbiteboth

    To speak ill of someone in their absence.

  4. 4.
    to mention with illboth

    To speak about someone in a negative or disparaging way.

نَدَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to inciteboth

    To provoke or instigate someone to action, often with malicious intent.

  2. 2.
    to stabclassical

    To pierce or wound someone with a sharp object.

  3. 3.
    to backbiteboth

    To speak ill of someone in their absence.

  4. 4.
    to mention with illboth

    To speak about someone in a negative or disparaging way.

Parallel reading

نَزَغَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ، نَزْغًا
He incited him, like he prevented him, with incitement.
نَخَسَهُ
He prodded him.
وَطَعَنَ فِيهِ
And he stabbed him.
وَٱغْتَابَهُ
And he backbit him.
وَذَكَرَهُ بِقَبِيحٍ
And he mentioned him with something ugly.
وَهُوَ مَجَازٌ
And it is a metaphor.
مِثْلَ نَدَغَهُ
Like he incited him.