نقس

1 نَقَسَ ذ It (a نَاقُوس) sounded. (TA.) -A2- نَقَسَ, (S, A, Msb,) or نَقَسَ النَّاقُوسَ, (Mgh, K,) aor. نَقُسَ , inf. n. نَقْسٌ, (S, Mgh, Msb,) He struck, or beat, the ناقوس, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) بِالْوَيِيلِ with the وبيل. (Mgh, K.) You say, نَقَسَتِ النَّصَارَى and ↓ انتقست The Christians struck, or beat the ناقوس. (A.) It is said in a trad., that the Muslims were near to doing so, (كَادُوا يَنْقُسُونَ, S, TA,) or used to do so, (كَانُوا يَنْقُسُونَ, Mgh,) until 'Abd-Allah Ibn-Zeyd dreamed of the [mode of calling to prayer termed] أَذَان. (S, Mgh, TA.)