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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by a slow, shuffling gait that stirs up dust. It also extends to meanings of weakness and falling.

Derived headwords

النَّقْثَلَةnoun

1.
old man's walkclassical
A slow, shuffling gait, characteristic of an old man, that stirs up dust while walking.

أنْبَثَverb

1.
to walk with a shuffleclassical
To walk with a shuffling gait, specifically the 'naqthalah' (stirring up dust).

وتارة أنبث نبث النقثلة — And at times I walk with the shuffling walk of the naqthalah

الانْقِهَالverb

1.
to fallclassical
To fall down, often implying weakness or collapse.
2.
to be weakclassical
To be feeble or weak, to the point of collapsing.

الانقهال: السقوط والضعف — Al-inqihal: falling and weakness

انْقَهَلَverb

1.
to fall downclassical
To fall down, indicating a state of weakness or collapse.

وقد انقهل فما يريد براحا — And he had fallen, and he did not intend to move away

Parallel reading

النقثلة: مشية الشيخ يثير التراب في مشيه

Al-naqthalah: the walk of an old man who stirs up dust in his walking.

قاربت أمشي القعولى والفنجله

I almost walked with the gait of the Qawla and the Fanjalah

وتارة أنبث نبث النقثلة

And at times I walk with the shuffling walk of the naqthalah

الانقهال: السقوط والضعف

Al-inqihal: falling and weakness

ورأيته لما مررت ببيته ... وقد انقهل فما يريد براحا

And I saw him when I passed by his house... and he had fallen, and he did not intend to move away