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نغض

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Form 1نَغَضَ6 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarنَغْضٌ نَغَضَانٌ

Core sense — it shook, it moved about, it totteredgenerated

1.1

Muḍāriʿ نَغِضَ and نَغُضَ; maṣdar نَغْضٌ, نُغُوضٌ, نَغَضَانٌ, and نَغَضٌ.

It was, or became, in a state of motion, agitation, or convulsion; it shook, shook about, wobbled, tottered, wagged, or nodded. Synonyms: تَحَرَّكَ and اِضْطَرَبَ فِى ٱرْتِجَافٍ.

انغض and تنغّض mean the same. Said of a man's head.

Also, with نَغْضٌ and نَغَضَانٌ as its maṣdars, said of a camel's saddle, and of the central incisor of a child, or of any tooth — as is also the last of the verbs mentioned above — and of other things.

نَغْضٌ means any moving in a shaking, tremulous, or convulsive manner.

نَغَضَتْ and تَنَغَّضَتْ, said of a tooth, mean the same as رَجَفَتْ.

1.1.1

Also, with the: he, or it, was, or became, disquieted, agitated, or violently agitated.

1.1.2figurative · مجازthey rose and hastened and went out towards the enemyنَغَضُوا إِلَى العَدُوِّ
1.1.3figurative · مجازit (a thing) was, or became, dense; or much in quantity; or much in quantity and denseنَغَضَ

Said of a cloud: it became dense, and then became ready to rain, and was seen to move about, one part into another, without going along; or it was seen to become ready to rain, without motion, not travelling along; or it travelled along. [See نَاغِضٌ below.]

1.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredhis affair, or case, was, or became, in a weak, or unsound, stateنَغَضَ أَمْرُهُ

Synonym: وَهَى.

1.2

See also form 4, in two places.

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, aor. نَغِضَ , (Ks, S, A, Msb, K,) and نَغُضَ , (S, A, K,) inf. n. نَغْضٌ (S, Msb, K) and نُغُوضٌ (S, K,) and نَغَضَانٌ and نَغَضٌ , (K,) It was or became, in a state of motion, commotion, agitation, or convulsion; it shook; shook about; wabbled; tottered; wagged; nodded; syn. تَحَرَّكَ , (S, A, Msb, K,) and اِضْطَرَبَ , (A, K,) فِى ٱرْتِجَافٍ ; (TA;) as also انغض (Msb, K) and تنغّض : (K:) it is said of a man's head; (S, TA;) and also, (S, A,) with نَغْضٌ and نَغَضَانٌ for its inf. ns., (S,) of a camel's saddle, (S, A,) and of the central incisor (S, TA) of a child, (S,) or of any tooth, as also ↓ the last of the verbs above mentioned; (A;) and of other things; (Msb, TA;) نَغْضٌ signifying any moving in a shaking or tremulous or convulsive manner ( فِى ٱرْتِجَافٍ ); (S, TA;) and نَغَضَتْ and تَنَغَّضَتْ , said of a tooth, being syn. with رَجَفَتْ . (A.) Also, inf. n. نَغَضَانٌ , He, or it, was, or became, disquieted, agitated, or violently agitated. (TA.) نَغَضُوا إِلَى العَدُوِّ They rose and hastened and went forth to, or towards, the enemy. (A, TA.) نَغَضَ also signifies It (a thing, TA) was, or became, dense: (so in some copies of the K) or much in quantity: (so in other copies of the K:) or much in quantity, and dense. (TA.) And It (a cloud) was, or became, dense, and then became ready to rain, and was seen to move about, one part into another, without its going along: (S:) or was seen to become ready to rain, without motion, not travel-ling along: (A:) or it travelled along. (IF.) [See نَاغِضٌ , below.] نَغَضَ أَمْرُهُ His affair, or case, was, or became, in a weak, or unsound, state; syn. وَهَى . (TA.) See also 4, in two places.
Form 4نغض2 senses

Core sense — he shook it, he wagged his headgenerated

4.1

See form 1.

4.2he set it in motion, he shook it, he wagged itانغضه

نَغَضَهُ and نَغَضَ بِهِ mean the same, said of a thing, or of one's head: in wonder, or as one wondering at a thing; or in disapproval of something told him; or in derision; or as though asking the meaning of what was said, leaning towards the speaker.

and they will shake, or wag, their heads at you, in derisionفَسَيُنْغضُونَ إِلَيْكَ رُؤُوسَهُمْ

Hence, in the Qur'ān 17:53.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4
17:51
أَوْ خَلْقًا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِى صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَا ۖ قُلِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۚ فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ إِلَيْكَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هُوَ ۖ قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَرِيبًا

"Or created matter which, in your minds, is hardest (to be raised up),- (Yet shall ye be raised up)!" then will they say: "Who will cause us to return?" Say: "He who created you first!" Then will they wag their heads towards thee, and say, "When will that be?" Say, "May be it will be quite soon!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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: see 1. انغضه He put it in a state of motion, commotion, agitation, or convulsion: shook it; shook it about; made it to wabble, or totter; wagged it; nodded it; as also نَغَضَهُ ; (S, Msb, K, TA;) and نَغَضَ بِهِ : (A:) namely a thing: (Msb:) or his head; (S, A, TA;) in wonder; (A;) or as one in wonder at a thing; (S, TA;) or in disapproval of a thing told him; (AHeyth, TA;) or in derision; or as though asking the meaning of what was said, inclining to the speaker. (TA.) Hence, in the Kur, [xvii. 53,] فَسَيُنْغضُونَ إِلَيْكَ رُؤُوسَهُمْ (S, TA) And they will shake, or wag, their heads at thee, in derision. (TA.)
Form 5تَنَغَّضَ1 sense

Core sense — it shook, it moved about, it totteredgenerated

5.1

See form 1, in three places.

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see 1, in three places.

Derived nouns 8

Nounنَغْضٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who shakes his head; a male ostrich that shakes his headgenerated

1

One who shakes his head, and trembles in his gait: a maṣdar used as an adjective.

1.1a male ostrich that shakes his headنَغْضٌ

نِغْضٌ is likewise a name of the male ostrich, determinate, being a name of the species, like أُسَامَةُ; so called because, when he hastens his gait, he moves up and down. Or it is a name of the male ostrich that has a habit of going round about.

an ostrichنَغْضَةٌ

[This is the ism waḥda.]

1.2

See also نَاغِضٌ.

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One who shakes his head, and trembles in his gait: (K:) an inf. n. used as an epithet. (TA.) A male ostrich that shakes his head: (S:) or نَغْضٌ , as also نِغْضٌ , is a name of the male ostrich; determinate; (K;) being a name of the species; like أُسَامَةُ : (TA:) so called because, when he hastens his gait, he moves up and down: (Lth:) or a name of the male ostrich that has a habit of going round about: (AHeyth, K:) and نَغْضَةٌ [is the n. un., signifying] an ostrich. (TA.) See also نَاغِضٌ .
Nounنُغْضٌ1 sense

Core sense — the cartilage of the shoulder-bladegenerated

1

See نَاغِضٌ, in three places.

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: see نَاغِضٌ , in three places.
Nounنِغْضٌ1 sense

Core sense — the cartilage of the shoulder-bladegenerated

1

See نَغْضٌ.

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: see نَغْضٌ .
Nounنَغْضَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a treegenerated

1

A tree.

1.1

See also نَغْضٌ.

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A tree. (IKt.) See also نَغْضٌ .
Nounنَغُوضٌ1 sense

Core sense — a she-camel having a large humpgenerated

1

A she-camel having a large hump: so called because a hump, when it is large, shakes, or quakes.

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A she-camel having a large hump: because, when it is large, it shakes, or quakes. (IF, K.)
Nounنَغَّاضٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — shaking or jogging much; wrinkled in the bellygenerated

1[Camels jogging much with their saddles; or jogging much their saddles]إِبِلٌ نَغَّاضَةٌ بِرِحَالِهَا

[In a state of much motion, or agitation; shaking, shaking about, wobbling, tottering, wagging, or nodding much.]

1.1

See also نَاغِضٌ.

1.2wrinkled in the bellyنَغَّاضُ البَطْنِ

An expression applied to Moḥammad by 'Alee, who explained it as referring to the rise of the wrinkled parts above the even surface of the belly. Or it may be derived from غُضُونٌ, meaning “wrinkles” in the belly, by transposition of letters.

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[In a state of much motion, commotion, agitation, or convulsion; shaking, shaking about, wabbling, tottering, wagging, or nodding, much]. You say, إِبِلٌ نَغَّاضَةٌ بِرِحَالِهَا [Camels jogging much with their saddles; or jogging much their saddles]. (A, TA.) See also نَاغِضٌ . نَغَّاضُ البَطْنِ Wrinkled in the belly: an expression applied to Mohammad, (K,) by 'Alee, who thus explained it: because of the elevation of the wrinkled parts above the even surface of the belly: or it may be derived from غُضُونٌ , meaning “ wrinkles ” in the belly, by transposition of letters. (TA.)
Nounنَاغِضٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — shaking, tottering; the cartilage of the shoulder-bladegenerated

1figurative · مجاز[Great pulley-sheaves in a state of motion, etc.]مَحَالٌ نُغَّضٌ

[In a state of motion, or agitation; shaking, shaking about, wobbling, tottering, wagging, nodding: plural نُغَّضٌ.]

a cloud becoming dense, and then ready to rainغَيْمٌ نَاغِضٌ

Seen to move about, one part into another, without going along; or in a state of motion, one part after another, not travelling along; or seen to move about, one part into another, without going along.

clouds becoming dense, and then ready to rainنَغَّاضٌ
1.1a cartilage, or the cartilage, of the shoulder-bladeنَاغِضَةٌ

Or the part of it where it moves to and fro; or the upper part of the end of the cartilage of the shoulder-blade.

Also نُغْضٌ and نُغْصٌ, but this last is rare.

the thin bone at the extremity of the shoulder-bladeنُغْض
the parts of the root of the shoulder-blade that move about in walkingنُغْضَانِ
the base of a man's neck, where he moves his head aboutنَاغِض
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[In a state of motion, commotion, or agitation, or convulsion; shaking; shaking about; wabbling; tottering; wagging; nodding: pl. نُغَّضٌ ]. You say, مَحَالٌ نُغَّضٌ [Great pullysheaves in a state of motion, &c.]. (S, TA.) And غَيْمٌ نَاغِضٌ (K) and نَغَّاضٌ (S, K) A cloud, or clouds, becoming dense, and then ready to rain, and seen to move about, one part into another, without going along: (S:) or in a state of motion, or commotion, one part after another, (K, TA,) not travelling along: (TA:) or seen to move about, one part into another, without going along. (L.) Also, (S, E,) or نَاغِضَةٌ . (so in a copy of the A,) and نُغْضٌ and نُغْصٌ (A, K,) but this is rare, (TA,) A cartilage (S:) or the cartilage of the shoulder-blade: (A, K:) or the part thereof where it mores to and fro: (K:) or the upper part of the end of the cartilage of the shoulder-blade: (TA.) or the نُغْض of the shoulder-blade is the thin bone at the extremity thereof: (Sh:) or the نُغْضَانِ are the parts of the root of the shoulder blade that move about in walking: (L:) and the نَاغِض of a man is the base of the neck, where he moves about his head, (Sh)
Nounنَاغِضَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the cartilage of the shoulder-bladegenerated

1

See نَاغِضٌ.

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: see نَاغِضٌ .