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نسء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

نَسْءٌ ذ and ↓ نُسْءٌ and ↓ نِسْءٌ A woman who is supposed to be pregnant; (K;) as also ↓ نَسُوْءٌ (A, K) and ↓ نُسُوْءٌ: (A:) or in whom pregnancy has appeared: (K:) or, نَسْءٌ (K) and ↓ نَسُوْءٌ, (TA,) as also ↓ نَسِىْءٌ, accord. to J and IM, but this is rejected by F, (TA,) a woman whose menstrual discharge is later than its usual time, and who is therefore hoped to be pregnant: (S, K:) pl. [of نسء] أَنْسَاآءٌ and نُسُوْءٌ: and نِسْوَةٌ نِسَاآءٌ is also said; and sometimes the sing. (نَسْءٌ), being originally an inf. n., is used as a pl. (TA.) -A2- نَسْءٌ and ↓ نَسِىْءٌ Thin, watery, milk: (K:) or milk mixed with water. (T, S.) [See 1.] ― -b2- Also, both words, (TA,) or the former only; (K, MF;) but ↓ نِسِىْءٌ is quoted in this sense, from IAar, who is said to have pronounced it thus, erroneously, for نَسِىْءٌ; (TA;) Wine; (IAar;) drink that dispels the reason. (K.) -A3- نَسْءٌ Fatness: or its commencement; (K;) its completeness, (consequent upon eating dry food, being called اـِقْتِرَارٌ. (S.) ― -b2- جَرَى النَّسْءُ فى الدَّوَابِّ, (S,) or مَارَ, (TA,) [ Fatness, or its commencement, ran through the beasts of carriage ].

Derived headwords

نَسْءٌ
  1. 1.
نِسْوَةٌ نِسَاآءٌ
جَرَى النَّسْءُ فى