Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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نلك نم نمأ


1. ⇒ نمّ

نَمَّ He [uttered calumny: or] excited discord, or dissension, and made known discourse in a mischievous manner; or embellished speech with falsehood. (M, Ḳ.) You say, نَمَّ بِهِ and عَلَيْهِ, inf. n. نَمٌّ and نَمِيمَةٌ and نَمِيمٌ, or this last is pl. of نَمِيمَةٌ, (M,) meaning, He calumniated him; or misrepresented him.

Root: نم - Entry: 1. Signification: A2

نَمَّ الحَدِيثَ He made known, divulged, or told, conversation, in a malicious or mischievous manner, so as to occasion discord, dissension, or the like. (TA, art. قت; and Mṣb.*)


R. Q. 1. ⇒ نمنم

نَمْنَمَ He variegated a thing: he decorated or embellished it. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)


نَمِيمَةٌ

نَمِيمَةٌ The sound of the bow-string. (Kr.)

Root: نم - Entry: نَمِيمَةٌ Signification: A2

نَمِيمَةٌ Malicious and mischievous misrepresentation; calumny; slander; (Ṣ, Ḳ;) the embel-lishment of speech with falsehood. (Kr.)


نَمَانِمُ

نَمَانِمُ The sutures of the skull; as resembling lines of writing; see شَأْنٌ.


نَمَّامٌ

نَمَّامٌ now commonly applied to Wild thyme, thymus serpyllum: see شَبَهَانٌ.


نَامَّةٌ

نَامَّةٌ The artery in the head: see أَبْهَرُ.


مُنَمْنَمٌ

مُنَمْنَمٌ A garment, or piece of cloth, figured with marks resembling writing, or otherwise. See مَذَبَّرٌ.


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