ناجِذ
Root: نجذ
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ناجِذ
sing. of نَوَاجِذُ, which signifies The furthest of the
أَضْرَاس [or molar teeth], of a man; which are four in number, next after the أَرْحَءٓ; also called أَضْرَاسُ الحُلُمِ, [or the teeth of puberty, and أَضْرَاسُ العَقْلِ, or the wisdom-teeth,] because they grow after the attaining to puberty, and the completion of the intellectual faculties: or all the اضراس [or molar-teeth]: or the teeth next behind the canine teeth: altogether four in number: or the canine teeth: which last, accord. to Th, or the last but one, accord. to IAth, is the signification meant in the trad. ضَحِكَ
حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ [He laughed so that his
نواجذ
appeared]; because Mohammad's utmost laugh was slight; or this is a hyperbolical expression, not meant to be literally understood; for the signification of نواجذ most commonly obtaining is the first of those given above: the phrase also signifies he laughed violently, or immoderately: the term نواجذ is also sometimes used in relation to the horse, or a solid-hoofed animal, as well as man; and they are [termed] the أَنْيَاب in a soft-footed animal such as the camel; and the سَوَالِغ in a cloven-hoofed animal. See also سِنٌّ.
2 عَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ
3 أَبْدَى نَاجِذَهُ
4 عَضّ عَلَى نَاجِذِهِ
5 بَلَغَ فِى العِلْمِ وَغَيْرِهِ بِنَاجِذِهِ
6 بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ His نواجذ appeared by reason of anger or of laughter.
2 عَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ
3 أَبْدَى نَاجِذَهُ
4 عَضّ عَلَى نَاجِذِهِ
5 بَلَغَ فِى العِلْمِ وَغَيْرِهِ بِنَاجِذِهِ
6 بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ His نواجذ appeared by reason of anger or of laughter.
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