Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

نَكِىَ, aor. ـَ {يَنْكَىُ}, inf. n. نَكَآءٌ, He (an enemy) was defeated, and overcome. (TA, art. نكأ.)

نِكَايَةٌ The inflicting injury upon an enemy: (MA, KL:) slaying and wounding among the enemy: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) or making much slaughter, (MA,) or a great, or vehement, slaughter or wounding, (Mṣb,) [i. e. the making havock,] among the enemy: (MA, Mṣb:) the inflicting a routing and overthrow among the enemy. (ISk, TA.)