نكل
Root: نكل
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
نكل nakala i u (نكول nukūl) and nakila a (nakal) to recoil, shrink (من or عن from), flinch, shirk (من or عن s.th.), desist, refrain, abstain, draw back, withdraw (من or عن from); -- nakala (نكلة nakla) and II to make an example (ب of s.o.), punish severely (ب s.o.), teach s.o. (ب) a lesson; to maltreat, torture (ب s.o.) II and IV to repel, force back, drive back, hold off, deter (عن ه s.o. from)
Entry 2
نكل nikl pl. انكال ankāl, نكول nukūl fetter, shackle, chain; bit (of a bridle)
Entry 3
نكل nikl nickel
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