نجا

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ج و (n-j-w)

Verb

1. to survive
2. to save oneself (often accompanied by بنفسه)

Verb

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Noun

نَجًا • (najan) m

1. skin, hide
2. palanquin wood

Related terms

• نَجِيّ (najiyy, “a confidant”)
• مَنْجًى (manjan, “refuge, sanctuary”)
• مُنَجًّ (munajjan, “saviour”)
• مُنَاجَاة (munājāh, “a secret, a confidence”)
• نَجُوَى (najuwā, “a secret, a confidence”)

References

• Al-Majmoo` al-Mugheeth fi Gharibay al-Qur'aani wal Hadeeth by Abu Musa al-Madeeni (d. 1185 CE) المجموع المغيث في غريبي القرآن والحديث لأبو موسى المديني
• Majma` Bihaar al-Anwaar by al-Fattini (d. 1578 CE) مجمع بحار الأنوار للفَتِّنيّ