نعت

نَعْتٌ ذ An epithet; or that whereby a person or thing is described: [hence, an epithet whereby a substantive is qualified: ] (TA:) pl. نُعُوتٌ: it has no other pl. than this. (ISd.) [Respecting distinctions said to exist between نَعْتٌ and وَصْفٌ or صِفَةٌ, see 1.] [You say,] لَهُ نُعُوتٌ وَمَنَاعِتُ جَمِيلَةٌ [ He has goodly epithets applied to him, and goodly qualities, or properties. which are causes, or occasions, of epithets ]. (A.) ― -b2- [كَنَعْتِ كَذَا, a phrase similar to كَمَثَل كَذَا, meaning Like such a thing. See an ex. voce سَبّع.] ― -b3- نَعْتٌ Anything excellent. (TA.) ― -b4- [Hence,] فَرَسٌ نَعْتٌ, and ↓ مُنْتَعِتٌ, and ↓ نَعْتَةٌ, [in the CK, نَعْتَت,] and ↓ نَعيتٌ, and ↓ نَعِيتةٌ, A generous, or a fleet, or swift, horse, that excels in running, and outstrips others. (K.) [And so] ↓ مُنْتَعِتٌ A beast of carriage, or a man, characterized, or distinguished, by that which makes him to excel others of his kind. a horse at scribed as distinguished by generousness, or by fleetness, or swiftness, and by outstripping others (TA.)