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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of forgetting, its opposite (remembering), and related states or actions. It also extends to terms for things forgotten, individuals prone to forgetting, and even physical anatomical terms.

Derived headwords

نَسِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to forgetboth

    To lose the memory of something; to fail to remember.

نِسْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    forgettingboth

    The act or state of forgetting.

نِسْيَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    forgetfulnessboth

    A state of being forgetful; the tendency to forget.

نِسَايَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    forgetfulnessclassical

    A state of being forgetful; the tendency to forget.

نِسْوَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    forgettingclassical

    The opposite of remembering; the act of forgetting.

أَنْسَاهُ إِيَّاهُverb
  1. 1.
    made him forget itboth

    To cause someone to forget something.

النَّسِيُّnoun
  1. 1.
    what is forgottenboth

    That which has been forgotten.

  2. 2.
    what a woman expelsclassical

    Something a woman expels due to illness or childbirth.

النَّسِيُّadjective
  1. 1.
    insignificantclassical

    One who is not counted among the people; insignificant.

  2. 2.
    very forgetfulclassical

    One who is often forgetful.

النِّسْيَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    forgetfulnessboth

    A state of being forgetful; the tendency to forget.

نَسِيَ نَسِيًاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the forget-me-notclassical

    To strike or pick the forget-me-not flower.

نَسِيَadjective
  1. 1.
    forgetfulboth

    One who is forgetful.

أَنْسَىadjective
  1. 1.
    forgetfulboth

    A male who is forgetful.

نَسْيَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    forgetfulboth

    A female who is forgetful.

الأَنْسَىnoun
  1. 1.
    vein in the lower legclassical

    A specific vein located in the lower part of the leg.

Parallel reading

نَسِيَهُ نِسْيًا و نِسْيَانًا و نِسَايَةً
He forgot it, a forgetting, forgetfulness, and forgetfulness.
وَنِسْوَةٌ: ضِدُّ حِفْظِهِ
And 'niswah' is the opposite of his remembering it.
وَأَنْسَاهُ إِيَّاهُ
And He made him forget it.
وَالنَّسِيُّ: مَا نُسِيَ
And 'an-nasiyyu' is what is forgotten.
وَمَا تَتَلَقَّيْهِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ خُرْقٍ اعْتِلَالِهَا
And what a woman expels due to her illness.
وَالنَّسِيُّ: مَنْ لَا يُعَدُّ فِي الْقَوْمِ
And 'an-nasiyyu' is one who is not counted among the people.
وَالْكَثِيرُ النِّسْيَانِ
And one who is much forgetful.
كَالنِّسْيَانِ، بِالْفَتْحِ
Like 'an-nisyanu', with the fatha.
وَنَسِيَهُ نِسْيًا: ضَرَبَ نَسَاهُ
And he forgot it, a forgetting: he struck his forget-me-not.
فَهُوَ أَنْسَى وَهِيَ نَسْيَاءُ
So he is forgetful and she is forgetful.
وَالْأَنْسَى: عِرْقٌ فِي السَّاقِ السُّفْلَى
And 'al-ansa' is a vein in the lower leg.