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نَحْتٌ

Root: نحت

Full Definition

نَحْتٌ and نَحَاتٌ and نَحِيتَةٌ Nature; natural, or native, disposition, temper, or other property; a particular cast, or fashion, of constitution, after which a man is [as it were] cut out [by the Creator]: and the first, the source, or origin, from which one is [as it were] cut out: [see also مَنْحَتٌ ].
2 الكَرَمُ مِنْ نَحْتِهِ Generosity is [a part] of his nature; or, [derived] from his source. or origin.
3 هَوُ عَجِيبُ النَّحْتِ He is of a wonderful nature.
4 هَوُ كَرِيمُ He is generous in nature, or disposition.

def.2 بَرْدٌ نَحْتٌ Unmixed [i. e. sever] cold: but this is said to be a corruption of بَحْتٌ. [See also لَحْتٌ.]
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