Root

ن ء ج

2 verbs · 1 noun and adjective

Verbs

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 7 entries
  • نَأَجَ فِى الأَرْضِ Form I He went, went away, departed, or set forth journeying, through the land, or earth
    , aor. , inf. n. نُوأُوجٌ, He went, went away, departed, or set forth journeying, through the land, or earth. (S, K.) ― -b2- نَأَجَ الخَبَرُ The news, tidings, or information, went, or went away, through the land. (T.) ― -b3- نَأَجَتِ الرِّيحُ, aor. , inf. n. نَيأِيجٌ, The wind became in a state of commotion: blew with a swift course, and with a sound. (S, K.) ― -b4- نَأَجَتِ الرِّيحُ المَوْضِعَ The wind passed swiftly over the place. (TA.) ― -b5- نُيأِجَ القَوْمُ (like عُنِىَ [pass. in form but neut. in signification] TA) The people experienced, or suffered, a swift and sounding wind. (S, K.) [See an ex. voce مَنْأَجٌ.] ― -b6- نَأَجَتِ الإِبِلُ فِى سَيْرِهَا [The camels were swift in their pace]. (TA.) ― -b7- نَأَجَتِ الرَّايأِحَةُ i. q. عَجَّت, [app., The odour diffused itself strongly or powerfully]. (TA.) -A2- نَأَجَ, (aor. , inf. n. نَأْجٌ, TA,) It (an owl) uttered a moaning cry; or hooted; syn. نَأَمَ: (K:) and in like manner a man. (TA.) ― -b2- نَأَجَ, (aor. and , inf. n. نَأْجٌ and نُوأَاجٌ, TA,) He (a bull) lowed. (K.) ― -b3- نَأَجَ إِلَى اللّٰهِ, (aor. , TA,) He humbled, or abased, himself, with earnestness, in supplication, to God. (S, K.) -A3- نَيأِجَ He ate weakly, or feebly. (K.)
  • رِيحٌ نَوأُوجٌ Wind in a state of commotion
    Wind in a state of commotion: (S, K:) swift in its course, and making a sound: pl. نَوَايأِجُ. (TA.)
  • نَأّٓجٌ Quick; swift
    Quick; swift. (TA.) ― -b2- النَّأّٓجُ The lion: (K:) so called because of his quick leaping, or springing. (TA.) -A2- نَأّٓجٌ A bull that lows much. (TA.) ― -b2- A man having a high voice. (TA.)
  • نَايأِجَاتٌ uttering cries
    [Birds of the kind called] هَام uttering cries. (S, L, K.) [In the CK, for هام is put هَوَامّ. See an ex. voce مَنْأَجٌ.] ― -b2- Also, Winds blowing violently: (TA:) pl. نَوَايأِجُ. (A.)
  • أُدْعُ رَبَّكَ بِأَنْأَجِ مَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ Supplicate thy Lord with the utmost humility, or abasement, and earnestness, of which thou art capable
    Supplicate thy Lord with the utmost humility, or abasement, and earnestness, of which thou art capable. (TA, from a trad.)
  • مَنْأَجٌ A place where a wind blows with a swift course and with a sound
    [A place where a wind blows with a swift course and with a sound]. Ex. " وَتُنْأَجُ الرُّكْبَانُ كُلَّ مَنْأَجِ بِهِ نَيأِيجُ كُلِّ رِيحٍ سَيْهَجِ " (S.) ― -b2- [A place where birds of the kind called هَام utter their cries]. Ex. " مَنْأَجَا ↓ وَٱتَّخَذَتْهُ النَّايأِجَاتُ " (TA [but quoted in the S as an ex. of منأج in the former sense].)
  • حَدِيثٌ مَنْوأُوجٌ A distorted story
    i. q. مَعْطُوفٌ [app. A distorted story]: (K:) so explained by ISk, as occurring in the following verse: " قَدْ عَلِمَ الأَحْمَآءُ وَالأَزَاوِيجْ أَنْ لَيْسَ عَنْهُنَّ حَدِيثٌ مَنْوأُوجْ " (TA.)

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