نجل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن ج ل‎ (n-j-l).

Verb

نَجَلَ • (najala) I, non-past يَنْجُلُ‎‎ (yanjulu)

  1. to be covered with vegetation
  2. to kick
  3. to have offspring, to beget, to sire
  4. to mistreat
  5. to cut with the sickle
Derived terms
  1. نَجْل‎ m (najl, “offspring, posterity”)
  2. مِنْجَل‏‎ m (minjal, “sickle”)

Etymology 2

Noun

نَجْل • (najl) m (plural أَنْجَال‎ (ʾanjāl))

  1. posterity
  2. offspring, child
  3. flowing water

References

  • Federico Corriente, Ignacio Ferrando (p. 1145) Diccionario avanzado árabe, 2nd edition
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