نص

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of raising, elevating, and making something prominent or firm. It extends to meanings of exertion, intense questioning, and the sound of cooking. Figuratively, it relates to establishing authority, reaching a limit, and counting.

Derived headwords

نَصَّ الحَدِيثَ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
to attribute a hadithclassical
To attribute a hadith to its source, specifically to a prominent figure or the Prophet.

نَاقَةٌnoun

1.
to exert a camelclassical
To make a camel exert its utmost capacity for speed or travel.

نَصَّ الشَّيْءَverb

1.
to move somethingboth
To move or shake an object.
2.
to arrange itemsclassical
To place one item on top of another, like arranging goods.

نَصَّ فُلَانًاverb

1.
to question intenselyboth
To question someone thoroughly and exhaustively about a matter.

نَصَّ العَرُوسَverb

1.
to seat the brideclassical
To seat the bride on a raised platform or dais.

انْتَصَّتِ العَرُوسُverb

1.
bride sat on daisclassical
The bride sat on the raised platform or dais.

نَصَّ الشَّيْءَverb

1.
to reveal somethingboth
To make something apparent or manifest.

نَصَّ الشِّوَاءُverb

1.
meat sizzledboth
The sound of roasting meat sizzling over the fire.

نَصَّ القِدْرَverb

1.
pot boiledboth
The cooking pot reached a boiling point.

مِنَصَّةnoun

1.
raised platformboth
A raised platform or dais, especially one used for seating a bride or for public address.
2.
bridal canopyclassical
A bridal canopy or chamber.

نَصّnoun

1.
attribution to authorityclassical
Attribution of a statement or ruling to a higher authority or leader.
2.
designationclassical
A specific designation, appointment, or setting of a rule.
3.
statementclassical
A clear and explicit statement or text.

سَيْرٌ نَصٌّ وَنَصِيصٌadjective

1.
excellent progressclassical
Describing a journey or effort as being of high quality, excellent, and swift.

نَصُّ الحِقَاقِnoun

1.
maturity of camelsclassical
The age of camels when they reach maturity, specifically the stage of 'حقاق'.
2.
reaching the limitclassical
Reaching the utmost limit of age, capability, or understanding.

نَصِيصُ القَوْمِnoun

1.
number of peopleclassical
The count or number of a group of people.

نَصَّةnoun

1.
sparrowclassical
A small bird, specifically a sparrow.
2.
lock of hairclassical
A lock or tuft of hair.
3.
forelockclassical
Hair that falls over the forehead.

حَيَّةٌ نَصْنَاصٌadjective

1.
very active snakeclassical
Describing a snake as being very active and wriggly.

نَصْصَ غَرِيمَهُverb

1.
to press debtorclassical
To press one's debtor intensely for payment.

نَاصَ غَرِيمَهُverb

1.
to question debtorclassical
To question or challenge one's debtor thoroughly.

انْتَصَّverb

1.
to contractclassical
To become contracted or shrunken.
2.
to stand upboth
To stand erect or upright.
3.
to riseboth
To rise or elevate oneself.

نَصْنَصَهُverb

1.
to move itboth
To move or shake something repeatedly.
2.
to jiggle itboth
To cause something to move back and forth or jiggle.

نَصْنَصَ البَعِيرَverb

1.
camel braced kneesclassical
For a camel to brace its knees on the ground and prepare to rise.

Parallel reading

نص الحديث إليه: رفعه

To attribute a hadith to him: to raise it (i.e., attribute it to a higher authority).

و ناقته: استخرج أقصى ما عندها من السير

And his camel: to extract the utmost of its speed from it.

و الشيء: حركه

And the thing: to move it.

فلان ينص أنفه غضبا

So-and-so moves his nose in anger.

وهو نصاص الأنف

And he is one who moves his nose (in anger).

و المتاع: جعل بعضه فوق بعض

And the goods: to place some of them on top of others.

و فلانا: استقصى مسألته عن الشيء

And so-and-so: to exhaustively question him about the thing.

و العروس: أقعدها على المنصة، بالكسر، وهي ما ترفع عليه، فانتصت

And the bride: to seat her on the platform (kasr), which is what she is raised upon, and she sat (انتصت).

و الشيء: أظهره

And the thing: to reveal it.

و الشواء ينص نصيصا: صوت على النار

And the roasting meat makes a sizzling sound (نصيصا): a sound over the fire.

و القدر: غلت

And the pot: it boiled.

والمنصة، بالفتح: الحجلة من نص المتاع.

And the platform (fath): the bridal chamber, from arranging goods.

والنص: الإسناد إلى الرئيس الأكبر، والتوقيف، والتعيين على شيء ما.

And the نص (attribution): is the attribution to the highest leader, and the designation, and the appointment to something.

وسير نص ونصيص: جد رفيع.

And a journey (سير) that is نص and نصيص: is excellent and swift.

إذا بلغ النساء نص الحقاق أو الحقائق، فالعصبة أولى

When women reach the age of maturity (نص الحقاق or الحقائق), the paternal relatives are more entitled.

أي: بلغن الغاية التي عقلن فيها، أو قدرن فيها على الحقاق، وهو الخصام، أو حوق فيهن، فقال كل من الأولياء: أنا أحق

Meaning: they have reached the limit of their understanding, or they are capable of the 'حقاق' (disputes), meaning contention, or they are surrounded by it, and each guardian says: I am more deserving.

أو استعارة من حقاق الإبل، أي: انتهى صغرهن.

Or it is a metaphor from the 'حقاق' of camels, meaning: their youth has ended.

ونصيص القوم: عددهم.

And the نصيص of a people: their number.

والنصة: العصفورة، وبالضم: الخصلة من الشعر، أو الشعر الذي يقع على وجهها من مقدم رأسها.

And the نصة: the sparrow, and (with damma): a lock of hair, or the hair that falls on her face from the front of her head.

وحية نصناص: كثيرة الحركة.

And a snake that is نصناص: very active.

ونصص غريمه وناصه: استقصى عليه، وناقشه.

And he نصص his debtor and ناص him: he pressed him hard and debated with him.

وانتص: انقبض، وانتصب، وارتفع.

And انتص: he contracted, and he stood erect, and he rose.

ونصنصه: حركه، وقلقله

And نصنصه: he moved it, and he jiggled it.

والبعير: أثبت ركبتيه في الأرض وتحرك للنهوض.

And the camel: it fixed its knees on the ground and moved to rise.