نقس

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root نقس (naqasa) primarily relates to writing and ink, but also extends to concepts of criticism, defect, and the striking of a bell, particularly the Christian bell. It also encompasses the idea of a drink becoming sour.

Derived headwords

النَّقْسnoun

1.
inkclassical
The substance used for writing, also referred to as مداد (midad).
2.
criticismclassical
The act of finding fault with people and labeling them.
3.
striking of a bellclassical
The act of striking a bell, specifically the Christian bell.
4.
sournessclassical
The state of a drink becoming sour or fermented.
5.
leprosyclassical
A skin disease, specifically scabies.

النقس المداد — Ink

وقد نقسهم ينقسهم نقسا وناقسهم — And he criticized them, criticizing them with criticism and debating them.

والنقس: الضرب بالناقوس — And al-naqs: striking with the bell.

شراب ناقس إذا حمض — A sour drink if it ferments.

النقس والوقس الجرب — Al-naqs and al-waqs are scabies.

أنقاسnoun

1.
inksclassical
The plural of نقس (naqs), referring to ink.

غير مثل الأنقس — Except like the inks

أنقسnoun

1.
inksclassical
Another plural form of نقس (naqs), referring to ink.

غير مثل الأنقس — Except like the inks

نقَّسَverb

1.
to dip inkclassical
To dip one's pen into ink, as in dipping an inkwell.
2.
to criticizeclassical
To find fault with people and label them.
3.
to strike a bellclassical
To strike a bell, particularly the Christian bell.
4.
to become sourclassical
For a drink to become sour or fermented.

نقس دواته تنقيسا — He dipped his inkwell for writing.

تنقيساًnoun

1.
dipping inkclassical
The act of dipping an inkwell for writing.

نقس دواته تنقيسا — He dipped his inkwell for writing.

نَقَّاسadjective

1.
criticalclassical
A person who finds fault with people and labels them.

ورجل نقس: يعيب الناس ويلقبهم — And a man naqqas: he finds fault with people and labels them.

النَّقَّاسَةnoun

1.
criticismclassical
The act of finding fault with people and labeling them.

وهي النقاسة — And it is al-naqqasah (criticism).

ناقَسَverb

1.
to criticizeclassical
To find fault with people and label them.

وقد نقسهم ينقسهم نقسا وناقسهم — And he criticized them, criticizing them with criticism and debating them.

النَّاقُوسnoun

1.
church bellclassical
The bell used by Christians to mark prayer times.

والناقوس: مضراب النصارى الذي يضربونه لأوقات الصلاة — And al-naqous: the bell of the Christians which they strike for prayer times.

النَّقْسnoun

1.
striking of a bellclassical
The act of striking a bell, specifically the Christian bell.

والنقس: الضرب بالناقوس — And al-naqs: striking with the bell.

نقسواverb

1.
they struck a bellclassical
Past tense verb indicating the action of striking a bell.

حتى نقسوا أو كادوا ينقسون — Until they struck the bell or were about to strike it.

ينقسونverb

1.
they strike a bellclassical
Present tense verb indicating the action of striking a bell.

حتى نقسوا أو كادوا ينقسون — Until they struck the bell or were about to strike it.

النَّقْسnoun

1.
type of bellclassical
A type of bell, possibly referring to a wooden clapper.

والنقس: ضرب من النواقيس وهي الخشبة الطويلة — And al-naqs: a type of bell, which is the long wood.

نقسverb

1.
to strike a bellclassical
To strike a bell, possibly with a wooden clapper.

وقد نقس الناقوس بالوبيل نقسا — And the bell was struck with the wooden clapper.

ناقِسadjective

1.
sourclassical
Describing a drink that has become sour or fermented.

جون كجون الخمار جرده الخراس، ... لا ناقس ولا هزم — Dark like the color of wine, the Khurasani stripped it... neither sour nor weak.

نقسَverb

1.
to become sourclassical
For a drink to become sour or fermented.

نقس الشراب ينقس نقوسا: حمض — The drink became sour, becoming sour with sourness: it fermented.

نقوساًnoun

1.
sournessclassical
The act or state of a drink becoming sour or fermented.

نقس الشراب ينقس نقوسا: حمض — The drink became sour, becoming sour with sourness: it fermented.

الوَقْسnoun

1.
scabiesclassical
A skin disease, specifically scabies.

النقس والوقس الجرب — Al-naqs and al-waqs are scabies.

Parallel reading

النقس المداد، بالكسر.

Al-naqs: the ink, with kasra.

ابن سيده: النقس المداد، والجمع أنقاس وأنقس؛

Ibn Sidah: Al-naqs is the ink, and the plural is anqas and anqus;

عفت المنازل غير مثل الأنقس، ... بعد الزمان عرفته بالقرطس

The dwellings have become desolate except for something like inks, ... after a long time I recognized it by the parchment.

تقول منه: نقس دواته تنقيسا.

You say from it: naqqasa duwatahu tanqisan (he dipped his inkwell for writing).

ورجل نقس: يعيب الناس ويلقبهم، وقد نقسهم ينقسهم نقسا وناقسهم، وهي النقاسة.

And a man naqqas: he finds fault with people and labels them, and he criticized them, criticizing them with criticism and debating them, and it is al-naqqasah.

الفراء: اللقس والنقس والنقز كله العيب، وكذلك القذل، وهو أن يعيب القوم ويسخر منهم.

Al-Farra: Al-laqs, al-naqs, and al-naqz are all criticism, as is al-qadhil, which is to criticize people and mock them.

والناقوس: مضراب النصارى الذي يضربونه لأوقات الصلاة؛

And al-naqous: the bell of the Christians which they strike for prayer times;

لما تذكرت بالديرين، أرقني ... صوت الدجاج، وقرع بالنواقيس

When I remembered the two monasteries, the sound of chickens disturbed me... and the striking of the bells.

ويروى ونقس بالنواقيس؛

And it is narrated 'wa naqasa bil-nawaqis' (and he struck with the bells);

والنقس: الضرب بالناقوس.

And al-naqs: striking with the bell.

حتى نقسوا أو كادوا ينقسون حتى رأى عبد الله بن زيد الأذان.

Until they struck the bell or were about to strike it, until Abdullah bin Zayd saw the call to prayer.

والنقس: ضرب من النواقيس وهي الخشبة الطويلة والوبيلة والوبيل الخشبة القصيرة؛

And al-naqs: a type of bell, which is the long wood, and al-wabeelah and al-wabeel are the short wood;

وقد نقس الناقوس بالوبيل نقسا.

And the bell was struck with the wooden clapper.

وشراب ناقس إذا حمض.

And a sour drink if it ferments.

نقس الشراب ينقس نقوسا: حمض؛

The drink became sour, becoming sour with sourness: it fermented;

جون كجون الخمار جرده الخراس، ... لا ناقس ولا هزم

Dark like the color of wine, the Khurasani stripped it... neither sour nor weak.

ورواه قوم: لا نافس، بالفاء؛ حكى ذلك أبو حنيفة وقال لا أعرفه إنما المعروف ناقس بالقاف.

And some narrated it: la nafis, with fa; Abu Hanifa narrated this and said I do not know it, only naqis with qaf is known.

الأصمعي: النقس والوقس الجرب.

Al-Asma'i: Al-naqs and al-waqs are scabies.