نَغْضٌ
Root: نغض
Full Definition
نَغْضٌ
One who shakes his head, and trembles in his gait: an Verbal.Noun used as an epithet.
2 A male ostrich that shakes his head: or نَغْضٌ, as also نِغْضٌ , is 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 a name of the male ostrich that has a habit of going round about: and نَغْضَةٌ [is the n. un., signifying] an ostrich.
3 See also نَاغِضٌ.
2 A male ostrich that shakes his head: or نَغْضٌ, as also نِغْضٌ , is 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 a name of the male ostrich that has a habit of going round about: and نَغْضَةٌ [is the n. un., signifying] an ostrich.
3 See also نَاغِضٌ.
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