نسح

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the shedding or scattering of dry material, such as the husks of dates or dust. It also extends to concepts of desire or greed, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

النَّسْحnoun

1.
Date husks and debrisboth
What falls off dates, such as their husks, the fragments of their calyces, and similar material remaining at the bottom of a container.

النَّسَّاحnoun

1.
Date husks and debrisboth
Similar to 'al-nasḥ', referring to what falls off dates, such as their husks and fragments.

المِنْسَاحnoun

1.
Tool for scattering earthclassical
A tool used to scatter earth or to winnow it.

نَسَحَverb

1.
To scatter (earth)both
To scatter earth or dust.
2.
To covetclassical
To be greedy or covetous.

نَسْحًاnoun

1.
Scattering (earth)both
The act of scattering earth or dust.
2.
Covetousnessclassical
The state of being greedy or covetous.

نَسَّاحname

1.
Valley nameboth
A name of a valley in the region of Yamama.

نَسَّاحname

1.
Mountain nameboth
A name of a mountain, as mentioned by Tha'lab.

Parallel reading

النسح والنساح ما تحات عن التمر من قشره وفتات أقماعه ونحو ذلك مما يبقى في أسفل الوعاء.

Al-nasḥ and al-nassāḥ are what falls off dates, from their husks, fragments of their calyces, and the like, which remains at the bottom of the container.

والمنساح: شيء يدفع به التراب ويذرى به.

And al-minsāḥ: a thing with which earth is pushed and winnowed.

ونساح واد باليمامة

And Nassāḥ is a valley in Yamama.

ما ذكره الليث في النسح لم أسمعه لغيره، قال: أرجو أن يكون محفوظا.

What Al-Layth mentioned regarding 'al-nasḥ', I have not heard from anyone else; he said: I hope it is preserved.

نسح التراب نسحا أذراه

He scattered the earth, scattering it.

ونسح نسحا: طمع.

And he was greedy, being greedy.

ونساح: جبل؛ عن ثعلب

And Nassāḥ: a mountain; according to Tha'lab.

يوعد خيرا، وهو بالزحزاح ... أبعد من زهرة من نساح

He promises good, and he is in al-Zahzah... farther than Zahrah from Nassāḥ.