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نصء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of urging or driving an animal forward, often with a vocalization or gesture. It also extends to the meaning of lifting or raising something, though this usage is less common and sometimes considered a variant of another root.

Derived headwords

نَصَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to urge onboth

    To urge on or drive forward an animal, such as a camel or horse, typically with a sound or gesture of encouragement.

نَصْءnoun
  1. 1.
    urging onboth

    The act of urging on or driving an animal forward.

  2. 2.
    liftingclassical

    The act of lifting or raising something.

نَصَأْتُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    I urged it onboth

    Past tense, first person singular of 'نَصَأَ', meaning 'I urged it on' (referring to an animal).

نَصِيتُverb
  1. 1.
    I raisedclassical

    A verb form, possibly related to lifting or raising, mentioned as a linguistic variant.

Parallel reading

نصأ الدابة والبعير ينصؤها نصأ إذا زجرها.
He urged on the riding animal and the camel, urging it with 'nas'a' if he repelled it.
نصأ الشيء نصأ، بالهمز رفعه، لغة في نصيت.
He lifted the thing with 'nas'a', with hamza, it is a variant pronunciation for 'nasit'.
أمُونٌ، كألواحِ الإرانِ، نَصَأْتُها
A she-camel, like the planks of the Irān mountains, I urged her on
على لاحبٍ، كأنهُ ظهرُ برجدٍ
upon a clear, wide road, as if it were the back of a carpet.