Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

نَقَّطَ

Root: نقط

Form: 2

Full Definition

نَقَّطَII see 1, in two places.
2 نفّط ثَوْبَهُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ وَالمِدَادِ, Verbal.Noun تَنْقِيطٌ, [He made speaks, or small spots, upon his garment, with saffron, and ink;] and نقّط عَلَى ثَوْبِهِ [signifies the same]. (A, TA, in art. رقط.) And نَقَّطَتِ المَرْأَةُ وَجْهَهَا وَخَدَّهَا بِالسَّوَادِ تَتَحَسَّنُ بِذٰلِكَ [The woman made specks, or small spots, upon her face, with black, beautifying herself thereby].


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