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النمص

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of plucking or removing hair, particularly from the eyebrows, often associated with beautification. It extends to describe fine, downy hair or feathers, and metaphorically to periods of time.

Derived headwords

النَّمْصnoun
  1. 1.
    plucking hairboth

    The act of plucking hair, especially from the eyebrows.

  2. 2.
    fine hair/feathersboth

    Fineness and delicacy of hair, to the point it resembles down. Also refers to short feathers.

  3. 3.
    plant materialclassical

    A type of plant used to make mats and coverings.

النَّامِصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hair pluckerboth

    A woman who plucks hair, especially from the eyebrows, as a beautician for other women.

المُتَنَمِّصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    one who is beautifiedclassical

    A woman who is beautified by having her hair plucked.

النَّمِيصadjective
  1. 1.
    pluckedclassical

    Hair that has been plucked. Also refers to plants that are nibbled by grazing animals, not eaten and regrown.

نَمِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    thread of a needleclassical

    The thread that is passed through the eye of a needle.

نَمَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    monthclassical

    A period of time, specifically a month.

نَمَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to pluck hairboth

    To pluck hair, especially from the eyebrows.

تَنْمِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    plucking hairboth

    The act of plucking hair, particularly from the eyebrows.

تَنَمَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to pluck hairclassical

    To have one's hair plucked, or to pluck hair.

Parallel reading

وهي مزينة النساء بالنمص
And she is a beautician for women by plucking hair.
وهي المزينة به
And she is the one beautified by it.
رقة الشعر، ودقته حتى تراه كالزغب
Fineness of hair, and its delicacy until you see it like down.
والقصار من الريش
And the short ones of feathers.
ونبات يعمل منه الأطباق والغلف
And a plant from which mats and coverings are made.
والنميص: المنتوف
And Al-Namyṣ: the plucked.
ما نمصته الماشية بأفواهها
What the grazing animals plucked with their mouths.
وككتاب: خيط الإبرة
And like 'kitāb': the thread of the needle.
وكغراب: الشهر
And like 'ghurāb': the month.
لم يأتني نماصا
A month has not come to me.
أي: شهرا
Meaning: a month.
وأنمص النبت: طلع
And the plant 'anmaṣa': it sprouted.
نمص الشعر تنميصا وتنماصا: نمصه
To pluck hair 'tanmīṣan' and 'tanmaṣan': to pluck it.