ن ق ي
Verbs
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 7 entries-
نَقَّاهُ Form II He cleansed it; cleared it; picked it; purified it
He cleansed it; cleared it; picked it; purified it; removing from it what was bad. (Msb, &c.) -
اِسْتَنْقَى Form X He took extraordinary pains, or the utmost pains, in cleansing his body
He took extraordinary pains, or the utmost pains, in cleansing his body. (Mgh.) You say also, اِسْتَنْقَى الذَّكَرَ مِنَ البَوْلِ (K, art. برأ,) [He took extraordinary pains in cleansing the ذَكَر from urine: or] he cleansed the ذكر entirely from urine; syn. اِسْتَنْظَفَهُ. (TA in that art.) ― -b2- اِسْتِنْقَاءٌ: see voce اِسْتَبْرَأَ. -
نِقْىٌ pith
The pith of canes, or reeds: see ذِهْنٌ. ― -b2- Somewhat of fat in a camel. (TA in art. طعم.) ― -b3- And Marrow; i. q. مُخٌّ. (TA voce صُهَارَةٌ.) -
بَنَاتُ النَّقَى to which the fingers
, or النَّقَا, The حُلَكَة [or حُلْكَة]; to which the fingers (بَنَان) of virgins are likened: (T in art. بنى:) a certain small reptile, that dwells in sand, resembling a fish, smooth, and having a mixture of whiteness and redness; called also شَحْمَةُ النَّقَا. (TA.) See حُلَكَةٌ and شَحْمٌ. ― -b2- نَقًا or نَقًى An extended gibbous piece of sand. (S, * Msb, * K.) -
نُقَايَةٌ The extract, or refuse
The extract, or refuse, of a thing: see عُصَارَةٌ. -
مُنْقٍ Becoming a little fat
, said of a sheep, Becoming a little fat: see سَاحٌّ. ― -b2- A sieve, syn. غِرْبَالٌ. (TA, art. دوس.) -
مُنَقِّيَةٌ A woman who trims the split palmstalks in mat-making
A woman who trims the split palmstalks in mat-making: see شَطَبَ and شَاطِبَةٌ.
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