ن ق ي

Arabic

Root

ن ق ي • (n q y)

1. related to purifying, cleaning

Derived terms

• Form I: نَقِيَ (naqiya, “to become clean or pure”)
  • Verbal noun: نَقَاء (naqāʔ), نَقَاوَة (naqāwa), نَقَاءَة (naqāʔa)
  • Active participle: نَاقٍ (nāqin)
  • Passive participle: مَنْقِيّ (manqiyy)
• Form II: نَقَّى (naqqā, “to purify”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنْقِيَة (tanqiya)
  • Active participle: مُنَقٍّ (munaqqin)
  • Passive participle: مُنَقًّى (munaqqan)
• Form VIII: اِنْتَقَى (intaqā, “to carefully select”)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْتِقَاء (intiqāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُنْتَقٍ (muntaqin)
  • Passive participle: مُنْتَقًى (muntaqan)

• نَقِيّ (naqiyy, “pure”)
• نُقَايَة (nuqāya, “unwanted or discarded part of a thing”)