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النسك

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns acts of worship, religious devotion, and sacrifices. It extends to concepts of dedication, cleansing, and habitual practice, as well as specific objects and places associated with these activities. It also has meanings related to natural phenomena and material wealth.

Derived headwords

النُّسْكnoun
  1. 1.
    worshipboth

    General acts of devotion and religious observance directed towards God.

  2. 2.
    sacrificeclassical

    An animal or other offering made as a sacrifice.

  3. 3.
    cleansingclassical

    The act of washing something, like a garment, with water to purify it.

  4. 4.
    familiar placeclassical

    A place that is frequently visited or well-known.

نَسَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to worshipboth

    To perform acts of worship or devotion.

  2. 2.
    to cleanseclassical

    To wash something with water for purification.

  3. 3.
    to persistclassical

    To adhere to or continue a beautiful or good way.

تَنَسَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to worship devoutlyclassical

    To engage in worship with deep devotion and piety.

نُسْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    worshipboth

    The act or practice of worship.

  2. 2.
    sacrificeclassical

    The act of sacrificing.

نُسْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    worshipboth

    An act of worship or devotion.

  2. 2.
    sacrificeclassical

    A sacrifice, particularly the animal sacrificed.

مَنْسَكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    worshipboth

    The act or practice of worship.

  2. 2.
    sacrificeclassical

    The act of sacrificing.

نَسَاكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    worshipboth

    The practice or state of worship.

  2. 2.
    pietyclassical

    Devoutness and religious observance.

النَّسِيكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sacrificeclassical

    The act of slaughtering an animal for sacrifice.

  2. 2.
    sacrificial animalclassical

    The animal that is sacrificed.

مَنَاسِكnoun
  1. 1.
    places of worshipboth

    Places where religious rites and sacrifices are performed.

  2. 2.
    religious ritesboth

    The rituals and ceremonies of worship.

النَّسْكnoun
  1. 1.
    sacrificeclassical

    The sacrificial offering, often referring to the animal itself.

  2. 2.
    blood (of sacrifice)classical

    The blood shed during a sacrifice.

النَّسِيكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sacrificeclassical

    The act of slaughtering an animal for sacrifice.

مَنْسِكnoun
  1. 1.
    place of sacrificeclassical

    A place where sacrifices are performed.

  2. 2.
    place of worshipclassical

    A place dedicated to religious observance.

نَسَكverb
  1. 1.
    to cleanseclassical

    To wash a garment or other item with water to purify it.

نَسَكverb
  1. 1.
    to perfumeclassical

    To make something fragrant, specifically referring to the earth.

نَسَكverb
  1. 1.
    to persistclassical

    To continue steadfastly on a beautiful or good path.

أَرْضٌ نَاسِكَةadjective
  1. 1.
    green and fertileclassical

    Describing land that is verdant and recently rained upon.

النَّاسِكnoun
  1. 1.
    gold and silverclassical

    Referring to precious metals, wealth.

النُّسْكnoun
  1. 1.
    thick piececlassical

    A coarse or thick piece of something.

النُّسْكnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird.

مَنْسُوكَةadjective
  1. 1.
    smooth and bareclassical

    Describing a horse that is sleek and hairless, or land covered in dung.

المَنْسِكnoun
  1. 1.
    familiar placeclassical

    A place that is frequently visited or well-known.

Parallel reading

النسك، مثلثة، وبضمتين: العبادة، وكل حق لله تعالى
Al-Nusk, with variations in pronunciation, means worship, and every right due to God Almighty.
وقد نسك، كنصر وكرم وتنسك نسكا، مثلثة، وبضمتين، ونسكة ومنسكا ونساكة.
And he performed worship (nasaka), in forms like nasara and karuma, and he worshipped devoutly (tanassaka) with worship (nuskan), with variations in pronunciation, and with nuska, mansakan, and nasaka.
والنسك، بالضم، وبضمتين، وكسفينة: الذبيحة، أو النسك: الدم.
And Al-Nusk, with damma, and with two damma, and like 'safina', refers to the sacrificial animal, or Al-Nusk refers to the blood.
والنسيكة: الذبح.
And Al-Nasika means the slaughter (of a sacrifice).
وكمجلس ومقعد: شرعة النسك.
And like 'majlis' and 'maq'ad': the rite of worship/sacrifice.
{أرنا مناسكنا}
{Show us our rites/places of sacrifice}
متعبداتنا، ونفس النسك، وموضع تذبح فيه النسيكة.
Our places of worship, the essence of worship, and the place where the sacrificial animal is slaughtered.
ونسك الثوب أو غيره: غسله بالماء فطهره
And he cleansed the garment or other item (nasaka): by washing it with water, thus purifying it.
والسبخة: طيبها
And the salt-flat: its perfuming.
وإلى طريقة جميلة: داوم عليها.
And to a beautiful way: he persisted in it.
وأرض ناسكة: خضراء حديثة المطر.
And a 'nasika' land: green and recently rained upon.
وكأمير: الذهب والفضة.
And like 'amir': gold and silver.
وكسفينة: القطعة الغليظة منه.
And like 'safina': the thick piece of it.
وكصرد: طائر.
And like 'sard': a bird.
وفرس منسوكة: ملساء جرداء، وهي أرض دمنت بالأبعار.
And a 'mansuka' horse: sleek and bare, and it is land covered in dung.
والنسك: المكان المألوف، كالمنسك، كمقعد.
And Al-Nusk: the familiar place, like Al-Mansik, like maq'ad.