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ن ز ك

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of piercing, stabbing, or attacking, often with a pointed object like a spear. It extends metaphorically to verbal attacks, criticism, and finding fault. It also includes terms for specific body parts and a type of short spear.

Derived headwords

النَّزْكnoun
  1. 1.
    male reproductive organ of certain reptilesclassical

    Refers to the male reproductive organ of the Uromastyx lizard (ضب) and the monitor lizard (ورل), described as having two parts.

  2. 2.
    spearclassical

    A short spear or javelin, possibly of Persian origin.

نَزَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to stab with a spearclassical

    To pierce or stab someone with a short spear (نيزك).

  2. 2.
    to speak ill ofclassical

    To criticize someone harshly, to slander or defame them.

  3. 3.
    to find faultclassical

    To attack someone verbally, to criticize or find fault with them.

نَزْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stabbingclassical

    The act of stabbing with a short spear.

  2. 2.
    verbal attackclassical

    The act of speaking ill of someone or finding fault with them.

نَيْزَكnoun
  1. 1.
    short spearboth

    A short spear, javelin, or dart, possibly of Persian origin.

  2. 2.
    spearheadclassical

    A spear with a head and a butt end (زج).

نَيْزَكَانnoun
  1. 1.
    two headsclassical

    The dual form of 'نيزك', referring to two heads, specifically in the context of the male reproductive organ of the Uromastyx lizard.

نَزَّكَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to criticize himclassical

    To speak ill of someone, to attack their reputation or find fault with them.

نَزِكadjective
  1. 1.
    fault-findingclassical

    A person who is critical, a slanderer, or someone who finds fault with others.

نَزِيكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flawclassical

    A defect, fault, or blemish.

النَّزِيكَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    scum of peopleclassical

    The worst or lowest class of people.

  2. 2.
    worst of goatsclassical

    The worst or most inferior goats.

نَزَّاكadjective
  1. 1.
    fault-finderclassical

    A person who is excessively critical or finds fault with others.

النَّيَاذِكnoun
  1. 1.
    spearsclassical

    Plural of 'نيزك', referring to short spears or javelins.

النَّيَاذِكِيّname
  1. 1.
    Al-Niyazakiclassical

    A nisba (attribution) indicating someone from or associated with a place or lineage related to 'Niyazak'.

نَازِكname
  1. 1.
    Nazikclassical

    A female given name.

Parallel reading

ذكر الضب والورل، وله نزكان على ما تزعم العرب
The Uromastyx lizard and the monitor lizard are mentioned, and it is claimed by the Arabs that it has two 'nazakan'.
أي قضيبان
Meaning two penises.
ومنهم من يقول نيزكان وللأنثى قرنتان، أي رحمان
And some say 'nayzakan' (two heads) and for the female, 'qarnatan' (two horns), meaning two wombs.
تفرقتم لازلتم قرن واحد تفرق نزك الضب والأصل واحد
You have become separated, may you never be united as one! Like the separation of the Uromastyx's 'nazak', though the origin is one.
سبحل له نزكان كانا فضيلة على كل حاف في الأنام وناعل
He was blessed with two 'nazakan' which were a virtue over every creature with paws or soles.
وددت لو أنه ضب وأني ضبيبة كدية وجدا خلاء
I wished he were a Uromastyx and I were a small lizard of a barren land, full of desire.
أرادت بأن له أيرين وأن لها رحمين شبقا وغلمة
She meant that he had two penises and she had two lustful wombs.
رماهم بالقلة والذلة والقطيعة والتفرق
He accused them of scarcity, humiliation, severance, and division.
ويقال: إن أير الضب له رأسان والأصل واحد على خلقة لسان الحية، ولكل ضبة مسلكان.
And it is said: the penis of the Uromastyx has two heads, and the origin is one, like the creation of a snake's tongue, and for each 'dhabba' (part of the organ) there are two passages.
مطَرٌّ كالنيزك المطرور
Drizzling like a sharpened short spear.
ورمح نيزك: قصير لا يلحق
And a 'ramah nayzak': short and cannot reach.
ألا من لقلب لا يزال كأنه من الوجد شكته صدور النيازك
Oh, for a heart that is always as if pierced by the chests of spears due to longing.
نزكه نزكًا طعنه به أي بالنيزك
He stabbed him with it, meaning with the 'nayzak'.
نزك فلانا: إذا أساء القول فيه
To 'nazaka' someone: if one speaks ill of them.
إذا رماه بغير حق
If one falsely accuses or attacks them.
إن شهراً نزكوه أي: طعنوا عليه وعابوه
Indeed, they 'nazakuhu' (criticized) Shahr, meaning: they attacked him and found fault with him.
رجل نزك كصرد وهو العياب اللمزة الطعان في الناس
A 'nazik' man, like 'ṣurad' (a bird), meaning the fault-finder, the slanderer, the backbiter among people.
فلا تسمع قول دساس نزك وارع تقى الله بنسك منتسك
So do not listen to the words of a sneaky, fault-finding person, and fear God with piety.
ليسوا بنزاكين ولا معجبين ولا متماوتين
They are not fault-finders, nor arrogant, nor pretending to be dead.
وهي نزيكة: أي معيبة
And it is 'nazikah': meaning flawed.