Form 4أَنْجَمَ1 sense
Core sense — it left off, said of raingenerated
4.1
It (rain, etc.) left off.
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It (rain, &c.) left off. (K.)
نجم
Derived nouns 2
Nounنَجْمٌ6 senses · 1 main
Core sense — a star; an asterism; the time when a payment falls duegenerated
1
A star.
1.1
Also an asterism, or constellation; and, used as a name in itself, the Pleiades.
1.2the sprouts from the roots of a tree or shrub, before the رَبِيع—نُجُومٌ
This is like عِرْقٌ.
It here means either spring or autumn.
One sees their heads like large needles, clearing the ground. See عُسْلُوجٌ.
1.3figurative · مجازthe time when a payment falls due—نَجْمٌ
An example cited under طىٌّ seems to come from this.
1.4figurative · مجاز
And from this: an instalment, synonymous with وَظِيفَةٌ.
See also عَزْلٌ.
1.5a kind of plant, triticum repens, dogs' grass—نَجْمٌ
a kind of plant, triticum repens, dogs' grass—نَجْمَةٌ
See ثِيلٌ.
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[A star. Also, An asterism, or constellation: being applied autonomastically to] the Pleiades. (S.) نُجُومٌ [like عِرْقٌ ] signifies also The sprouts from the roots [of a tree, or shrub], before the رَبِيع [meaning either spring or autumn], the heads of which one sees like large needles, clearing the ground. (TA.) See عُسْلُوجٌ . نَجْمٌ also signifies The time when a payment falls due. (Msb.) [Hence, app., an ex. cited voce طىٌّ .] And hence, (Msb,) An instalment: syn. وَظِيفَةٌ . (Mgh, Msb.) See also عَزْلٌ . نَجْمٌ and نَجْمَةٌ A kind of plant, triticum repens or dogs' grass: see ثِيلٌ .
Nounمِنْجَمٌ1 sense
Core sense — the beam of a balance, the crosspiece holding its tonguegenerated
1
The beam of a balance; the crosspiece of iron in which the tongue of a balance is set.
See عَمُودُ المِيزَانِ.
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The beam of a balance; (MA;) the transverse piece of iron, in which is the tongue, of a balance. (S, K.) See عَمُودُ المِيزَانِ .