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نرجس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the narcissus flower, a well-known and beautiful plant. It also touches upon variations in its pronunciation and classification within Arabic lexicography.

Derived headwords

النَّرْجِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Narcissus flowerboth

    A well-known and beautiful type of fragrant flower, commonly known as the narcissus.

  2. 2.
    A type of plantboth

    Refers to the narcissus plant in general.

نَرْجِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Narcissus flowerboth

    The narcissus flower, often used as a synonym for النرجس.

نرجسother
  1. 1.
    Foreign originclassical

    Indicates that the word 'narcissus' is of foreign, non-Arabic origin.

نرجس أحسنother
  1. 1.
    More beautiful narcissusclassical

    A descriptive phrase suggesting a particularly beautiful specimen of the narcissus flower, especially when grammatically inflected.

رَجَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Abominationclassical

    Evil, abomination, or impurity. This lemma is mentioned in relation to the root's pronunciation variations.

Parallel reading

النرجس، بالكسر، من الرياحين: معروف، وهو دخيل.
The narcissus, with a kasra, is among the fragrant flowers: it is known, and it is of foreign origin.
ونرجس أحسن إذا أعرب
And 'narcissus' is more beautiful when it is inflected.
وذكره ابن سيده في الرباعي بالكسر
And Ibn Sidah mentioned it (the narcissus) in the quadriliteral section with a kasra.
وذكره في الثلاثي بالفتح في ترجمة رجس.
And he mentioned it (the narcissus) in the triliteral section with a fatha in the entry for 'rajasa'.