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النسط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific, perhaps difficult, birthing process. It describes individuals who assist in the delivery of offspring when it is complicated.

Derived headwords

النَّسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Assistance in difficult birthclassical

    The act of assisting in the delivery of offspring when the birth is complicated or difficult.

نَسَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To assist in difficult birthclassical

    To help deliver offspring when the birth is complicated.

النَّاسِطnoun
  1. 1.
    One who assists in birthclassical

    A person who extracts the offspring when the birth is difficult.

النُّسَّاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Those who assist in birthclassical

    Plural of ناسط, referring to multiple individuals who help in complicated deliveries.

Parallel reading

النسط: كالمسط في المعاني الثلاثة الأولى.
Al-nasṭ: Like al-masṭ in the first three meanings.
وكعنق: الذين يستخرجون أولادها إذا تعسر ولادها.
And like 'unuq: Those who extract its offspring if its birth is difficult.