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نسج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of weaving, creating fabric, and by extension, the process of formation, creation, and unique composition. It extends to describe patterns, tools, and even metaphorical uniqueness.

Derived headwords

نَسَجَverb
  1. 1.
    he wove the garment, from the pattern of 'ḍaraba' and 'naṣara'.both

    he wove the garment, from the pattern of 'ḍaraba' and 'naṣara'.

يَنْسِجُverb
  1. 1.
    he weavesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to weave'.

  2. 2.
    he createsboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to create' or 'to form'.

نَسْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    weavingboth

    The act or process of weaving.

  2. 2.
    fabric, textureboth

    The result of weaving; the material or pattern created.

نَسَّاجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    with a kasra.both

    with a kasra.

مَنْسَجnoun
  1. 1.
    on the pattern of 'madhhab'.both

    on the pattern of 'madhhab'.

  2. 2.
    on the pattern of 'majlis'.both

    on the pattern of 'majlis'.

مَنْسِجnoun
  1. 1.
    on the pattern of 'madhhab'.both

    on the pattern of 'madhhab'.

  2. 2.
    on the pattern of 'majlis'.both

    on the pattern of 'majlis'.

المَنْسِجnoun
  1. 1.
    on the pattern of 'minbar': the tool on which the cloth is stretched to be woven.both

    on the pattern of 'minbar': the tool on which the cloth is stretched to be woven.

مَنْسِجُ الفَرَسnoun
  1. 1.
    lower part of the shoulderclassical

    The area below the shoulder blade of a horse.

انْتَسَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to be wovenboth

    To have patterns formed upon it, as water does with ripples.

نَسِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    fabric, weaveboth

    The material produced by weaving.

  2. 2.
    unique, unparalleledboth

    Someone or something that is unique and has no equal.

Parallel reading

نسج الثوب ينسجه وينسجه نسجا.
He wove the garment, he weaves it and weaves it, a weaving.
والصنعة نساجة.
And the craft is weaving.
والموضع منسج ومنسج.
And the place is a weaving place.
والمنسج بكسر الميم: الأداة التي يمد عليها الثوب لينسج.
And the minsej (with kasra on the meem) is the tool upon which the garment is stretched to be woven.
ومنسج الفرس أيضا: أسفل من حاركه.
And the minsej of the horse is also: below its shoulder blade.
ونسجت الريح الربع، إذا تعاورته ريحان طولا وعرضا، لأن الناسج يعترض النسيجة فيلحم ما أطال من السدى.
And the wind wove the quarter, if two winds alternately blew it lengthwise and widthwise, because the weaver crosses the warp threads and joins what he has lengthened of the weft.
وضربت الريح الماء فانتسجت له تلك الطرائق.
And the wind struck the water, and those patterns were formed upon it.
وفلان نسيج وحده، أي لا نظير له في علم أو غيره.
And so-and-so is a unique weave, meaning he has no equal in knowledge or otherwise.
لأن الثوب إذا كان رفيعا لم ينسج على منواله غيره
Because if the garment is fine, no other is woven on its loom.
وإذا لم يكن رفيعا عمل على منواله سدى لعدة أثواب.
And if it is not fine, it is made on its loom as weft for several garments.