نقيض

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ق ض‎ (n-q-ḍ); compare نَقَضَ‎ (naqaḍa, “to demolish”), نَاقَضَ‎ (nāqaḍa, “to contradict”).

Noun

نَقِيض • (naqīḍ) m (plural نَقَائِض‎ (naqāʾiḍ))

  1. antithesis, opposition, contrast, opposite
  2. (linguistics, semantics) antonym

Declension

Adjective

نَقِيض • (naqīḍ)

  1. opposed, opposite, contrary, antithetical, contradictory

Declension

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