naqma

revenge, malice

نَقْمَة

Word

Noun · pattern فَعْلَة

Root

ن ق م

In the library

ولولا أنك سألتني هذا الكتاب لما تكلّفته، ولما وضعت كلامي موضع الضيم والنقمة، فإن كانت لائمة أو عجز، فعليك، وإن كان عذر، فلي دونك.

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries

نَقَمَ عَلَيْهِ Form I He exacted vengeance upon him, punished him

He exacted vengeance upon him, punished him: see an ex. voce ابدى in art. بدو. See 8.
اِنْتَقَمْتُ مِنْهُ Form VIII I took, or executed, vengeance on him, or inflicted penal retribution on him, for that which he had done

I took, or executed, vengeance on him, or inflicted penal retribution on him, for that which he had done: (JK:) or I punished him; (S, Msb, K;) as also مِنْهُ ↓ نَقَمْتُ, (Msb, K,) and عَلَيهِ, (TA,) aor. ; (Msb, K;) and نَقِمْتُ. (K.) ― -b2- See نِقْمَةٌ.
نِقْمَةٌ Vengeance; or penal retribution

[and ↓ اِنْتِقَامٌ] Vengeance; or penal retribution. (JK.)

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