ن • ك • ى

, aor. نَكَىَ , inf. n. نَكَاءٌ, He (an enemy) was defeated, and overcome. (TA, art. نكأ.)

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