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النبص

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to subtle sounds, particularly those associated with young animals or specific objects. It also extends to the concept of speaking or uttering words, especially in a limited or nascent form.

Derived headwords

نَبَصٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Sprout of greensclassical

    A small amount of greens that has just sprouted.

  2. 2.
    Speakingclassical

    The act of speaking or talking.

يَنْبِصُverb
  1. 1.
    To speak

    To utter words or speak.

نَبْصَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Wordclassical

    A single word, especially one that is heard or spoken.

نَبِيصٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of lipsclassical

    The sound made by a young boy's lips when attempting to pair a male bird with a female.

نَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To make a soundclassical

    To produce a sound, specifically the sound of lips when attempting to pair birds.

نَبِيصًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Weak soundclassical

    A faint or weak sound, often made by a bird.

النَّبْصَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    Sounding bowclassical

    An adjective describing a bow that makes a sound when drawn or released.

Parallel reading

القليل من البقل إذا طلع
A small amount of greens when it sprouts.
والتكلم
And speaking.
وما ينبص: ما يتكلم
And what is spoken: what is talked about.
وما سمعت له نبصة: كلمة
And I did not hear a nabṣah from him: a word.
والنبيص، كأمير: صوت شفتي الغلام إذا أراد تزويج طائر بأنثاه
And an-nabīṣ, like amīr: the sound of a boy's lips when he wants to pair a male bird with its female.
وقد نبص ينبص
And he made a sound, he makes a sound.
ومنه: النبصاء: للقوس المصوتة
And from it: an-nabṣāʾ: for the sounding bow.
ونبص الطائر والعصفور ينبص نبيصا: صوت صوتا ضعيفا
And the bird and the sparrow made a sound, they make a weak sound.