نَتَأَ

, aorist نَتَاَ , verbal noun نَتْءٌ and نُتُوْءٌ, (S, K,) It swelled; swelled up; rose; grew up. (K.) Said of a plant, &c. (S.)

نَتَأَ, (S, K,) verbal noun نُتُوْءٌ, (TA,) It protruded, or projected, from its place, without becoming separated. (S, K.)

نَتَأَ It (an ulcer, or a wound,) swelled. (S, K.)

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

نَتَأَتْ She (a girl) grew up, (S,) and became marriageable. (S, K.)

نَتَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ, verbal noun نَتْءٌ, He rose, or exalted himself, above them. (TA.)

[You say,] تَحْقِرُهُ وَيَنْتَأُ Thou despisest him, and he riseth, or exalteth himself: (S:) 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 article نتو. (TA.)

-A2- نَتَأَ He went up from the country or land to another. (TA.)

-A3- تَنَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ He came upon them; synonym إِطَّلَعَ. (S, K.)