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نيص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of movement, particularly a weak or hesitant motion. It also encompasses the meaning of a large hedgehog and the act of dislodging or moving something from its place.

Derived headwords

النَّيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    Large hedgehogboth

    A large species of hedgehog.

  2. 2.
    Weak movementclassical

    A hesitant or feeble motion.

نَاصَverb
  1. 1.
    To move hesitantlyclassical

    To move with a weak or unsteady motion.

أَنَاصَverb
  1. 1.
    To dislodgeclassical

    To move something from its place, to dislodge or displace it.

  2. 2.
    To rotateclassical

    To cause something to rotate or turn from its position.

Parallel reading

القنفذ الضخم
The large hedgehog.
الحركة الضعيفة
The weak movement.
وأناص الشيء عن موضعه: حركه وأداره عنه لينتزعه
And he dislodged the thing from its place: he moved it and rotated it from its position to extract it.
نونه بدل من لام ألاصه
Its 'nun' is a substitute for the 'lam' of 'alāṣahu.
وعندي أنه أفعله من قولك ناص ينوص إذا تحرك
And in my opinion, it is the 'af'ala' form derived from your saying 'nāṣa yanūṣu' if it means to move.
فإذا كان كذلك فبابه الواو
And if that is the case, then its pattern is the 'waw'.