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nataʾa

bulge, protrude

نَتَأَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ن ت ء

Forms

Present
يَنْتَأُ
Verbal noun
نَتْء

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وقال الأحمر: يقال مثله: تحقره وينتأ.

The Book of Proverbs, page 83 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ نَتَأَيَنْتَأُ—
she هِيَ نَتَأَتتَنْتَأُ—
they two (m.) هُما نَتَآيَنْتَأانِ—
they two (f.) هُما نَتَأَتاتَنْتَأانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ نَتَأُوايَنْتَأُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ نَتَأْنَيَنْتَأْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ نَتَأْتَتَنْتَأُاِنْتَأْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ نَتَأْتِتَنْتَأِينَاِنْتَأِي
you two أَنْتُما نَتَأْتُماتَنْتَأانِاِنْتَأَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ نَتَأْتُمتَنْتَأُونَاِنْتَأُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ نَتَأْتُنَّتَنْتَأْنَاِنْتَأْنَ
I أَنا نَتَأْتُأَنْتَأُ—
we نَحْنُ نَتَأْنانَنْتَأُ—

From the same root

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • نَتَأَ Form I It swelled; swelled up; rose; grew up
    , aor. , inf. n. نَتْءٌ and نُتُوْءٌ, (S, K,) It swelled; swelled up; rose; grew up. (K.) Said of a plant, &c. (S.) ― -b2- نَتَأَ, (S, K,) inf. n. نُتُوْءٌ, (TA,) It protruded, or projected, from its place, without becoming separated. (S, K.) ― -b3- نَتَأَ It (an ulcer, or a wound,) swelled. (S, K.) ― -b4- It (a girl's breast) swelled forth, or became prominent, or protuberant. (TA.) ― -b5- نَتَأَتْ She (a girl) grew up, (S,) and became marriageable. (S, K.) ― -b6- نَتَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ, inf. n. نَتْءٌ, He rose, or exalted himself, above them. (TA.) ― -b7- [You say,] تَحْقِرُهُ وَيَنْتَأُ Thou despisest him, and he riseth, or exalteth himself: (S:) or ― -b8- he emulateth thee: or ― -b9- he becometh great. A proverb, said of him who does not manifest his character or design by outward appearance, but keeps it secret: or of him who advances and exalts himself by his cunning, while thou thinkest him senseless, or negligent. Accord. to some, it is تحقره ويَنْتُو, without ء: see art. نتو. (TA.) -A2- نَتَأَ He went up from the country or land to another. (TA.) -A3- تَنَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ He came upon them; syn. إِطَّلَعَ. (S, K.)
  • انتتأ Form VIII He rose, or exalted himself
    He rose, or exalted himself. (K.) ― -b2- انتتأ لَهُ He encountered him; met him; opposed himself to him. (K, TA: the verb is explained in the K by إِنْبَرَى.)

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