inziwāʾ

seclusion, isolation, retirement

اِنْزِواء

Word

Noun · pattern اِفْعِولء

Root

ن ز ء

From the same root

All words from ن ز ء →

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • نَزَأَ بَيْنَهُمْ Form I He excited discord between them
    , (S, K,) aor. , inf. n. نَزْءٌ and نُزُوْءٌ, (S,) He excited discord between them: (AZ, S, K:) like نَزَعَ. (TA.) ― -b2- نَزَأَهُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ He incited, or urged, him against his companion. (K, * TA.) ― -b3- مَا نَزَأَكَ عَلَى هٰذَا What incited, urged, or induced, thee to this? (Ks, S.) ― -b4- نَزَأَ عَلَيْهِ, (S, K,) inf. n. نَزْءٌ, (S,) He made an attack, or assault, upon him; syn. حَمَلَ. (Ks, S. K.) ― -b5- نَزَأَهُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ He turned him back from what he had said. (K, * TA.) ― -b6- نُزِيأَ بِهِ, like عُنِىَ, [i. e., pass. in form, but neut. in signification,] He was addicted, or devoted, to it; desirous of it. (TA.) ― -b7- إِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِى عَلَامَ يُنْزَأُ هَرِمُكَ, (S, K,) thus thou sayest, addressing thyself, when a man has been pursuing a good or an evil way, and turned from it to another way, or accord. to some copies of the S, بِمَ instead of عَلَامَ, [which is for عَلَى مَا;] (TA;) Verily thou knowest not to what thing thy mind will become addicted, or devoted: (ISk, S, K:) i. e., to what thy state will come. (K.) In one copy of the K, هَرَمُكَ thine old age, is put instead of هَرِمُكَ. (TA.)
  • نَزِىْء An inciter, instigator, or exciter
    An inciter, instigator, or exciter. (TA.)
  • رَجُلٌ نَزَّآءٌ A man much addicted, or devoted
    [A man much addicted, or devoted, to a thing; very desirous of it]. (TA.) [See نَزِيأَ.]
  • مَنْزُوْءٌ بِهِ Addicted, or devoted, to it; desirous of it
    Addicted, or devoted, to it; desirous of it. (S, K.)

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