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نشس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root relates to elevated land formations, specifically hills or mounds. It can also describe a woman who is disobedient or rebellious, possibly stemming from the idea of standing apart or being elevated.

Derived headwords

النَّشَسnoun
  1. 1.
    elevated landclassical

    A term referring to a raised area of land, a hillock, or a mound.

النَّشَزnoun
  1. 1.
    elevated landclassical

    A term for an elevated piece of land, synonymous with a hill or mound.

ناشِسadjective
  1. 1.
    disobedient womanclassical

    A description for a woman who is disobedient or rebellious, particularly towards her husband.

  2. 2.
    fewclassical

    Describing something as scarce or few in number.

ناشِزadjective
  1. 1.
    disobedient womanclassical

    A woman who is disobedient or rebellious, often used in the context of marital discord.

Parallel reading

النشس: لغة في النشز وهي الربوة من الأرض.
Al-nashas: a dialectal variant of al-nashaz, which is a hillock of land.
وامرأة ناشس: ناشز، وهي قليلة.
And a woman nashis: nashiz, and she is few.