Arabic

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Root
ن ق ر (n q r)
7 terms

Noun

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نَقِير (naqīrm (plural أَنْقِرَة (ʔanqira))

  1. channel, ditch, hilum, and the like
  2. a hollow trunk to fill with water or even a man as a boat
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 36:54:
      نَهَى رَسُولُ ٱللّٰهِ صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الدُّبَّاءِ وَٱلْحَنْتَمِ وَٱلْمُزَفَّتِ وَٱلنَّقِيرِ وَأَنْ يُخْلَطَ الْبَلَحُ بِالزَّهْوِ.‏
      nahā rasūlu llāhi ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama ʕani d-dubbāʔi wal-ḥantami wal-muzaffati wan-naqīri waʔan yuḵlaṭa l-balaḥu bi-z-zahwi.
      The prophet (PBUH) forbade [the preparation of wine in] a bottle-gourd, in a colocynth container, in a varnished jar, a hollow stump, and from mixing up ripe dates with nearly ripe dates.

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نَقِير (naqīr)

  1. excavated, dug up

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