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Form 1نَجَا3 senses · 1 main
maṣdarنَجَآءٌ

Core sense — he became safe, he escaped; he was quick and outstripped; he voided his orduregenerated

1.1

He voided his excrement, or broke wind.

1.1.1he was quick, or swift, and outstripped—نَجَا

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An example of the maṣdar is given under غولٌ.

1.1.2he became safe, or secure; he escaped—نَجَا
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
12:45
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَٱدَّكَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا۠ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأْوِيلِهٖ فَأَرْسِلُونِ

But the man who had been released, one of the two (who had been in prison) and who now bethought him after (so long) a space of time, said: "I will tell you the truth of its interpretation: send ye me (therefore)."

28:25
فَجَآءَتْهُ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا تَمْشِى عَلَى ٱسْتِحْيَآءٍ قَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِى يَدْعُوكَ لِيَجْزِيَكَ أَجْرَ مَا سَقَيْتَ لَنَا ۚ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهٗ وَقَصَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَصَصَ قَالَ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ نَجَوْتَ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Afterwards one of the (damsels) came (back) to him, walking bashfully. She said: "My father invites thee that he may reward thee for having watered (our flocks) for us." So when he came to him and narrated the story, he said: "Fear thou not: (well) hast thou escaped from unjust people."

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Alvum dejecit; (Msb, TA;) ventumve per anum emisit: (TA:) he voided his ordure; or broke wind. نَجَا , inf. n. نَجَآءٌ , He was quick, or swift, and outstripped. (S.) See an ex. of the inf. n., voce غولٌ . نَجَا He became safe, or secure; he escaped. (Msb, &c.)
Form 2نَجَّوَ1 sense

Core sense — he saved him, he rescued himgenerated

2.1

See Form 4.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2 1 shown of 35
26:170
فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهٗٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

So We delivered him and his family,- all

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see 4.
Form 4أَنْجَاهُ1 sense

Core sense — he saved him, he rescued him, he preserved himgenerated

4.1he saved him, rescued him, preserved him—نَجَّاهُ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4 1 shown of 23
70:14
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him:

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and نَجَّاهُ He saved, him; rescued him; preserved him. (K.)
Form 10اِسْتَنْجَى2 senses

Core sense — he washed, or wiped with a stone, the place of exit of his excrementgenerated

10.1

He washed the place where his excrement comes out, or wiped it with a stone or a piece of dry clay.

10.2

اِسْتَنْجَوْا: see Form 8 in the article سعر.

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He washed, or wiped with a stone or a piece of dry clay, the place [of exit] of his excrement. (Msb.) اِسْتَنْجَوْا : see 8 in art. سعر .

Derived nouns 6

Nounنَجْوٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — excrement; a shower of rain; a well whose water is distantgenerated

1a shower of rain—نَجَآءٌ
1.1

See شُوْبُوبٌ, and Form 1.

1.2a well whose water is distant [from the mouth]—نجاء

Mentioned under قَرَبٌ.

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and نَجَآءٌ A shower of rain. See شُوْبُوبٌ and 1. نجاء A well of which the water is distant [from the mouth]. (O, TA, voce قَرَبٌ .)
Nounنَجْوَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an elevated piece of land, high groundgenerated

1

An elevated piece of land.

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An elevated piece of land. (Msb.)
Nounنَجِىٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one with whom a person talks secretly, a confidantgenerated

1

See نَجْوَى.

1.1

عُرْيَانُ النَّجِىِّ: see the article عرى.

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: see نَجْوَى . عُرْيَانُ النَّجِىِّ : see art. عرى .
Nounنَجْوَى3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — secret discourse between two parties; a secret; persons discoursing secretlygenerated

1

Secret talk between two persons or parties.

1.1a secret between two persons or parties—نَجِىٌّ

The same meaning belongs to the headword.

1.2

A person, or persons, talking secretly, or telling secrets to one another.

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Secret discourse between two persons or parties. (TA.) A secret between two persons or parties; as also نَجِىٌّ . (K, TA.) A person, or persons, discoursing secretly, or telling secrets one with another. (TA.)
Nounمَنْجَاةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cause, or means, of safetygenerated

1

[A cause, or means, of safety: of the measure مَفْعَلَةٌ, originally مَنْجَوَةٌ, like مَفْلَحَةٌ and the like.]

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[A cause, or means, of safety: of the measure مَفْعَلَةٌ , originally مَنْجَوَةٌ ; similar to مَفْلَحَةٌ , &c.]. (S.)
Nounنَجَيْتُ1 sense

Core sense — I became safe, I escapedgenerated

1

A dialectal variant of نَجَوْتُ: see دَوْكَةٌ.

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a dial. var. of نَجَوْتُ : see دَوْكَةٌ .