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ن ع ث ل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes an old, foolish man, often with a long beard, and is associated with a specific Jewish man named Nu'thal who was compared to Uthman. It also extends to describe a specific gait of an old man, a type of gait in horses, and the act of gathering.

Derived headwords

النَّعْثَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Male hyenaclassical

    The male of the hyena.

  2. 2.
    Foolish old manclassical

    An old, foolish man.

  3. 3.
    Jewish manclassical

    A Jewish man who lived in Medina, named Nu'thal, to whom Uthman was sometimes compared.

  4. 4.
    Man with a long beardclassical

    A man with a long beard, specifically a man from Egypt who was compared to Uthman due to his long beard.

نَعْثَلname
  1. 1.
    Nu'thalclassical

    A specific Jewish man who lived in Medina, to whom Uthman was sometimes compared.

عَلِيُّ بْنُ نَعْثَلname
  1. 1.
    Ali ibn Nu'thalclassical

    A traditionist (muhaddith) from Ikhmim, from whom Yahya ibn Ali al-Tahan narrated.

النَّعْثَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Gatheringclassical

    The act of gathering or collecting.

  2. 2.
    Foolishnessclassical

    Foolishness or stupidity. It is said, 'He has foolishness.'

  3. 3.
    Old man's gaitclassical

    The gait of an old man, characterized by worry or concern, similar to 'naqthalah'.

  4. 4.
    Staggering walkclassical

    To walk suddenly and with wide-spreading feet as if scooping, which is a form of strutting.

مُنْعَثِلadjective
  1. 1.
    Horse with splayed legsclassical

    A horse whose legs are spread apart, and when it lifts them, it seems to be pulling them out of mud. It shakes its head, and its legs do not follow smoothly.

  2. 2.
    Horse with a specific gaitclassical

    A horse that sits on its hind legs during a fast run, which is considered a defect.

Parallel reading

النعثل، كجعفر: الذيخ، وهو الذكر من الضباع
Al-Nu'thal, like Ja'far: the male hyena, which is the male of the hyenas.
قال الليث: النعثل: الشيخ الأحمق
Al-Layth said: Al-Nu'thal: the foolish old man.
نعثل: يهودي كان بالمدينة
Nu'thal: a Jewish man who was in Medina.
قيل: نعثل رجل لحياني، أي: طويل اللحية من أهل مصر، كان يشبه به عثمان، رضي الله تعالى عنه، إذا نيل منه، لطول لحيته
It was said: Nu'thal was a man with a long beard, meaning: long-bearded from the people of Egypt, to whom Uthman, may God have mercy on him, was compared when he was spoken ill of, due to his long beard.
هذا قول أبي عبيد
This is the saying of Abu Ubayd.
وفي حديث عائشة: " اقتلوا نعثلا، قتل الله نعثلا " يعني عثمان
And in the hadith of Aisha: 'Kill Nu'thal, may God kill Nu'thal,' meaning Uthman.
وكان هذا منها لما غاضبته وذهبت إلى مكة
And this was from her when she was angry with him and went to Mecca.
علي بن نعثل الإخميمي: محدث، روى عنه يحيى بن علي الطحان
Ali ibn Nu'thal al-Ikhmimi: a traditionist, narrated by Yahya ibn Ali al-Tahan.
والنعثلة: الجمع
And Al-Nu'thalah: the gathering.
وأيضا: الحمق، يقال: فيه نعثلة
And also: foolishness, it is said: 'He has foolishness.'
وأيضا: مشية الشيخ الهم، كالنقثلة بالقاف
And also: the gait of the worried old man, like 'naqthalah' with a Qaf.
وأن يمشي مفاجا، ويقلب قدميه كأنه يغرف بهما، وهو من التبختر
And to walk suddenly, and to turn his feet as if scooping with them, and it is a form of strutting.
والمنعثل من الخيل: ما يفرق قوائمه، فإذا رفعها كأنما ينزعها من وحل؛ يخفق برأسه ولا تتبعه رجلاه
And Al-Mun'athil from horses: one whose legs are spread apart, and when it lifts them, it is as if it is pulling them out of mud; it shakes its head and its legs do not follow.
نعثل الفرس في جريه: إذا كان يقعد على رجليه من شدة العدو، وهو عيب
A horse's 'nu'thala' in its run: when it sits on its hind legs from the intensity of the gallop, and it is a defect.
كل مكب الجري أو منعثله
Every one who gallops intensely or 'mun'athiluhu' (runs with that gait).