נצי

נְצֵי, נְצָאch. sam(נצי, נצהto wrangle, fight), 1) to be pressed; to shrink, be lean, v. נָצָא II. 2) to wrangle. Targ. Gen. 26:20, sq.; a. fr.Part. נָצֵי, נָאצֵי; f. נַצְיָא; pl. נָצָן. Targ. Prov. 26:17 נא׳ ed. Lag. (ed. Wil. נְצַי, corr. acc.). Ib. 27:15. Targ. Ex. 2:13; a. e.M. Kat. 16a, דנְצִינָןוכ׳ that we (the court) must contend (with persons disregarding legal summonses) and curse Ithpa. אִתְנַצֵּי, Ithpe. אִתְנְצֵי, אִינְּ׳ same. Targ. O. Lev. 24:10. Targ. Gen. 45:24; a. fr.B. Mets.84b הוה קא מִינַּצְיָאוכ׳ his wife was quarrelling with Kidd.76a נשי דכי מִינְּצוּ בהדי הדדי בעריות הוא דמִינְּצוּ when women quarrel with one another, they will eventually reproach one another with unchaste conduct; גברי … ביוחסין הוא דמינצו when men quarrel, they will reproach each other with spurious descent (if there is any rumor about it). Ib b. כיון דמִנְּצוּ בהדי אינשי (or דמְנַצּוּ Pa.) because they (charity collectors) expose themselves to reproaches. Ib. והוה קא מִנְּצֵי איהווכ׳ (or מְנַצֵּי) he and Rab Bibi strove with each other, one saying, I want the town office Meg.24a משום דאתי לאִינַּצּוּיֵי because it may come to quarrels between them. Ib. b אינצי אביו ומינצי ובו Ms. M. (ed. נִיצּוּיֵי) his father may take up the quarrel for him, or his teacher. B. Kam. 117a מנצו, v. שוּתָא III; a. e. Pa. נַצֵּי same. Targ. Koh. 3:7; a. e.Meg.24a קטן בר נַצּוּיֵי הוא will a minor quarrel (about precedence)? Ber.56a מְנַצּוּ (Beth N. מִינְּצֵי); a. e. (v. supra).