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نسج

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of weaving, interlacing threads to create fabric. It extends to related concepts like the product of weaving, tools used for it, and figuratively, the creation or fabrication of speech or unique qualities.

Derived headwords

نَسَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to weaveboth

    To interlace threads, yarns, or fibers to create fabric or cloth.

  2. 2.
    to fabricateboth

    To invent or concoct something, especially speech or a story, often with a connotation of falsehood or embellishment.

يَنْسِجُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he weaves itboth

    The present tense conjugation for the third person masculine singular of the verb 'to weave'.

يَنْسِجُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he weaves itclassical

    An alternative present tense conjugation for the third person masculine singular of the verb 'to weave', possibly indicating a different vocalization or dialectal variation.

نَسَّاجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    weaverboth

    An active participle denoting someone who weaves, a professional weaver.

  2. 2.
    liarboth

    Figuratively, someone who fabricates stories or lies.

النَّسَّاجُnoun
  1. 1.
    weaverboth

    A professional weaver.

  2. 2.
    liarboth

    A person who habitually tells lies.

  3. 3.
    metalworkerclassical

    A craftsman who works with metal, specifically a blacksmith or armourer.

النِّسَاجَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    weaving (profession)both

    The craft or profession of weaving.

مِنْسَجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    loomboth

    A frame or machine on which threads are woven to create cloth.

  2. 2.
    weaving toolclassical

    An instrument or apparatus used for weaving.

مَنْسِجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    loomboth

    A frame or machine on which threads are woven to create cloth.

  2. 2.
    weaving toolclassical

    An instrument or apparatus used for weaving.

نَسِيجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    woven fabricboth

    Cloth or material that has been woven.

  2. 2.
    creationboth

    Something that is made or fabricated, a product of creation.

  3. 3.
    uniqueboth

    Something or someone unparalleled, having no equal.

نَاقَةٌ نَسُوجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    steady-paced camelclassical

    A female camel that carries her load steadily without much disturbance, or one that moves forward rapidly.

النَّسْجُnoun
  1. 1.
    weavingboth

    The act or process of weaving.

  2. 2.
    fabricboth

    Woven material.

  3. 3.
    carpetsclassical

    Plural form referring to rugs or carpets.

السِّجَّادَاتُnoun
  1. 1.
    carpetsclassical

    Plural of 'sijjada', referring to rugs or carpets.

Parallel reading

نسج الثوب ينسجه وينسجه
He wove the garment, he weaves it and he weaves it.
فهو نساج
And he is a weaver.
وصنعته: النساجة
And his craft is weaving.
والموضع: منسج ومنسج
And the place is a loom and a loom.
والكلام: لخصه وزوره
And speech: he summarized it and fabricated it.
وكمنبر: أداة يمد عليها الثوب لينسج
And like a pulpit: an instrument upon which the garment is stretched to be woven.
و من الفرس: أسفل من حاركه
And from the horse: below its shoulder blade.
وهو نسيج وحده
And he is a unique creation of his kind.
وذلك لأن الثوب إذا كان رفيعا لم ينسج على منواله غيره
And that is because if the garment is fine, no one else weaves it according to its pattern.
وناقة نسوج: لا يضطرب عليها الحمل، أو التي تقدمه إلى كاهلها لشدة سيرها
And a steady-paced camel: the load does not shift on her, or one that moves forward to her shoulder due to the intensity of her pace.
ونسج الريح الربع: أن يتعاوره ريحان طولا وعرضا
And the weaving of the wind on the tent: that two winds alternate it lengthwise and widthwise.
والنساج: الزراد، والكذاب
And the weaver (or blacksmith): the armourer, and the liar.
والنسج، بضمتين: السجادات
And al-nasj, with two dammahs: carpets.