نسف

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

The root 'nasafa' (نسف) primarily denotes the act of uprooting, tearing out, or demolishing from the foundation. It extends to meanings of crushing, scattering, and also refers to various objects and phenomena associated with these actions, such as tools, substances, and even physical characteristics.

Derived headwords

نَسَفَverb

1.
to uprootboth
To tear out something from its roots, like demolishing a building from its foundation.
2.
to crushclassical
To crush and scatter mountains.

ينسفهverb

1.
uproots itboth
He uproots it from its origin.

كانتسفهverb

1.
like uprooting itclassical
Similar to uprooting it, referring to a camel consuming plants.

نسوفadjective

1.
uprootingclassical
Describing a camel that uproots plants while eating.
2.
long and arduousclassical
Describing a steep and difficult mountain pass.

مناسيفnoun

1.
camelsclassical
Plural of a camel that uproots plants.

مكنسةnoun

1.
tool for demolitionclassical
A tool used for uprooting buildings.

منبرnoun

1.
tool for threshingclassical
An object used to thresh grain, described as long with a raised top.

منسفnoun

1.
long objectclassical
A long object with a raised top, like a pulpit or a tool for threshing.
2.
donkey's mouthclassical
The mouth of a donkey.

كناسnoun

1.
what falls fromclassical
What falls from a 'mansaf' (threshing tool) or foam from milk.

نسوف السنبكadjective

1.
hoof-strikingclassical
A horse whose hooves strike close to the ground while running, or whose forelegs are close to its girth, considered a praiseworthy trait.

نسفnoun

1.
bitingclassical
The act of biting.
2.
bite marksclassical
The marks left by biting.

نسوفاnoun

1.
bitingclassical
The act of biting.
2.
bite marksclassical
The marks left by biting.

نسيفnoun

1.
secrecyclassical
A secret, or the hidden part of the night.
2.
bruise markclassical
The mark of a donkey's kick.
3.
mark of exertionclassical
The mark left by racing or running.
4.
subtle remarkclassical
A hidden or subtle statement.

نسفانnoun

1.
overflowing vesselclassical
A container that is full and overflowing.

محركةnoun

1.
region nameclassical
A region near Dhamar.

زنارnoun

1.
birdclassical
A type of bird, like swallows.

جبلnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a Persian loanword.

نسفةnoun

1.
black stonesclassical
Black stones with holes, used for scrubbing, named for removing dirt.
2.
lava stonesclassical
Stones from a lava field, black and appearing burnt.

كسفينةnoun

1.
black stonesclassical
Black stones with holes, used for scrubbing.

نسفnoun

1.
black stonesclassical
Plural of 'nasfah', referring to black stones used for scrubbing.

يتناسفانverb

1.
whisper to each otherclassical
They exchange words secretly.

انتسفverb

1.
color changedclassical
Its color changed (passive voice).

عقبة نسوفadjective

1.
long and arduousclassical
A long and difficult mountain pass.

تنسفverb

1.
to tripclassical
In wrestling, to grab someone's hand and then trip them with your leg.

Parallel reading

نسف البناء ينسفه: قلعه من أصله

Demolishing a building, he demolishes it: tearing it out from its foundation.

والبعير النبت: كذلك، كانتسفه فيهما

And a camel [eating] plants: likewise, as if it were uprooting them.

والجبال: دكها وذراها

And mountains: crushing them and scattering them.

وكمكنسة: آلة يقلع بها البناء

And like a 'miknasah': a tool by which a building is uprooted.

وكمنبر: لما ينفض به الحب، شيء طويل، منصوب الصدر، أعلاه مرتفع

And like a 'minbar': for what grain is threshed with, a long object, with a raised chest, its top elevated.

وفم الحمار، كمنسف، كمنزل

And the mouth of a donkey, like a 'mansaf', like a 'manzil'.

وككناسة: ما يسقط من المنسف، والرغوة من اللبن

And like 'kinasah': what falls from the 'mansaf', and the foam from milk.

وفرس نسوف السنبك: إذا كان يدنيه من الأرض في عدوه، أو يدني مرفقيه من الحزام، وإنما يكون ذلك لتقارب مرفقيه، محمود

And a horse 'nasuf al-sunbuk': if it brings its hooves close to the ground in its running, or brings its forelegs close to its girth, and that is only due to the closeness of its forelegs, it is praiseworthy.

ونسف، كنصر، نسفا ونسوفا: عض، أو النسوف: آثار العض

And 'nasafa', like 'nasara', 'nasfan' and 'nasufan': to bite, or 'al-nusuf': the marks of biting.

والنسيف، كأمير: السرار، والسر، وأثر كدم الحمار، وأثر الحلبة من الركض، والخفي من الكلام

And 'al-nasif', like 'ameer': the secret, and the secret, and the mark of a donkey's kick, and the mark of a race from running, and the hidden from speech.

وإناء نسفان: ملآن يفيض

And a 'nisfan' vessel: full and overflowing.

ومحركة: مخلاف قرب ذمار

And 'muharrikah': a province near Dhamar.

وكزنار: طير كالخطاطيف، ج: نساسيف

And like 'zinnar': a bird like swallows, pl: 'nasasif'.

والنسفة، ويثلث ويحرك، وكسفينة: حجارة سود ذات نخاريب، يحك بها الرجل، سمي به لانتسافه الوسخ من الرجل، أو حجارة الحرة، وهي سود كأنها محترقة، ج: نسف، ككسر وصحاف وكتب، أو الصواب بالشين، أو لغتان

And 'al-nasfah', with three vowelizations, and like 'safinah': black stones with holes, by which a man scrubs himself, named so for its removing dirt from the man, or stones of the lava field, which are black as if burnt, pl: 'nasf', like 'kasr', 'sihhaf', and 'kutub', or the correct pronunciation is with 'shin', or they are two languages.

وهما يتناسفان الكلام: يتساران

And they exchange words secretly: they speak in secret.

وانتسف لونه، للمفعول: تغير

And its color was changed, passive: it changed.

وعقبة نسوف: طويلة شاقة

And a 'nasuf' pass: long and arduous.

والتنسف في الصراع: أن تقبض بيده، ثم تعرض له رجلك فتعثره

And 'al-tansaf' in wrestling: to grab his hand, then present your leg to him and trip him.