ن • ج • ث

, aor. نَجُثَ , inf. n. نَجْثٌ; and ↓ تنجّث; (TA;) and ↓ انتجث and ↓ استنجث; (K;) He extracted, drew out, or caused to come forth, (K, TA,) a thing: apparently more especially used with reference to what is talked of, or news, tidings, or the like. (TA.) نَجَثَ عَنْهُ, aor. نَجُثَ , (and ↓ نجّث, inf. n. تَنْجيثٌ, TA,) and ↓ تنجّث; He searched, or sought, for, or after, it; inquired respecting it; sought for information respecting it; searched into, inquired into, investigated, scrutinized, or examined, it; i. e. an affair. (As.) نَجَثَ قَبْرًا, [aor. نَجُثَ ,] inf. n. نَجْثٌ, He dug up the contents of a grave. (TA, form a trad.) -A2- فُلَانٌ يَنْجُثُ بَنِى فُلَانٍ, (inf. n. نَجْثٌ, L,) Such a one seduces, misleads, or leads astray, (يَسْتَغْوِى, Fr, S, K, or, accord. to A'Obeyd, يَسْتَعْوِى, with the unpointed ع, i. e., summons, by a cry, to sedition, or the like, S,) and implores aid of, the sons of such a one. (Fr, S, K.) [See 10 in art. عو.]

He searched, or sought, for, or after, news, or tidings. (TA.) [See also 1.]

[They revealed secrets, one to another]: تَنَاجُثٌ signifies the same as تَبَاثٌّ, (K,) and تَبَاحُثٌ. (TA.) تَنَاجَثُوا [They searched, investigated, scrutinized, or examined, together]: تَنَاجُثٌ signifies the same as تَبَاحُثٌ. (TA.)

He, or it, became inflated. (K.) انتجث His fatness became apparent. (K.) One says انتحثت الشَّاةُ The ewe became fat. (TA.) See also 1.

He exposed himself to a thing; or ventured upon it: (S, K, TA:) he devoted himself eagerly to it, and set about it, or commenced it. (TA.) See also 1.

(tropical:) A hidden secret. (K.) See بَحِيثٌ. بَدَا نَجِيثُ القَوْمِ The secret of the people, which they concealed, became apparent, or revealed. (Fr, S.) أَتَانَا نَجِيثُ القَوْمِ The affair of the people, which they kept secret, came to our knowledge. (TA.) See نَجِيْثَةٌ. -A2- نَجِيثٌ What attains its utmost aim (ما بلغ), of praise, or of an encomium. (TA.) نَجِيثٌ A butt at which one shoots, or casts, consisting of earth collected together: (S, K:) or earth that is taken forth, and of which a butt is constructed, to shoot at, or cast at. (TA.) أَمْرٌ لَهُ نَجِيثٌ An affair that has an evil end, conclusion, issue, or result. (TA.) -A3- نَجِيثٌ A certain leguminous plant. (K.) -A4- نَجِيثٌ Slow; tardy. (K.) [See لَبِيثٌ.]

(and ↓ نَجِيثٌ, TA) The dust, or earth, that is taken forth, or dug out, from a well; (S;) i. q. نَبِيثَةٌ. (S, K.) نَجيثَةٌ What has become apparent, or manifest, of that which is foul, or disgraceful, of news, tidings, or information. (S, K.) -A2- نَجِيثَةٌ Endeavour; effort: (K:) as also نَكِيثَةٌ. (TA.) So in the phrase بُلِغَتْ نَجِيثَتُهُ [His utmost endeavour, or effort, was exerted, or employed]. (K.)

and ↓ نَجِثٌ One who is in the habit of searching, or seeking, for, or after, things; of inquiring respecting them; of seeking for information respecting them; searching into, inquiring into, investigating, scrutinizing or examining, them: (K:) a man who searches after news, diligently, or with labour, or perseverance, or time after time, and elicits it; (As;) as also نَجَّاثٌ عَنِ الأَخْبَارِ. (TA.)

and ↓ نُجُثٌ A coat of mail; syn. دِرْعٌ. (K.) Also, (or ↓ نُجُثٌ, S,) The pericardium; syn. غِلَافُ القَلْبِ: (S, K:) pl. أَنْجَاثٌ. (S.) The house (بَيْت) of a man: pl. أَنْجَاثٌ. (K.)