Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

نَتَأَ, aor. ـَ {يَنْتَأُ}, inf. n. نَتْءٌ and نُتُوْءٌ, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) It swelled; swelled up; rose; grew up. (Ḳ.) Said of a plant, &c. (Ṣ.)

نَتَأَ, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) inf. n. نُتُوْءٌ, (TA,) It protruded, or projected, from its place, without becoming separated. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)

نَتَأَ It (an ulcer, or a wound,) swelled. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)

It (a girl's breast) swelled forth, or became prominent, or protuberant. (TA.)

نَتَأَتْ She (a girl) grew up, (Ṣ,) and became marriageable. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)

نَتَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ, inf. n. نَتْءٌ, He rose, or exalted himself, above them. (TA.)

[You say,] تَحْقِرُهُ وَيَنْتَأُ Thou despisest him, and he riseth, or exalteth himself: (Ṣ:) or

he emulateth thee: or

he becometh great. A proverb, said of him who does not manifest his character or design by outward appearance, but keeps it secret: or of him who advances and exalts himself by his cunning, while thou thinkest him senseless, or negligent. Accord. to some, it is تحقره ويَنْتُو, without ء: see art. نتو. (TA.)

نَتَأَ He went up from the country or land to another. (TA.)

تَنَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ He came upon them; syn. إِطَّلَعَ. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)

انتتأ He rose, or exalted himself. (Ḳ.)

انتتأ لَهُ He encountered him; met him; opposed himself to him. (Ḳ, TA: the verb is explained in the Ḳ by إِنْبَرَى.)