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نسر

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the vulture, a large bird of prey. It extends to related concepts like its talons, a type of idol, a physical ailment, and military formations. It also encompasses metaphorical uses for weakness becoming strength.

Derived headwords

النِسْرnoun
  1. 1.
    its bird (vulture)both

    its bird (vulture)

  2. 2.
    the beak of the falconboth

    the beak of the falcon

أَنْسُرnoun
  1. 1.
    the plural of paucity is ansurboth

    the plural of paucity is ansur

نُسُورnoun
  1. 1.
    the plural of abundance is nusurboth

    the plural of abundance is nusur

النَّاسُورnoun
  1. 1.
    a disease that occurs in what is in the eye, it steals and does not stopboth

    a disease that occurs in what is in the eye, it steals and does not stop

  2. 2.
    and it may also occur around the anus and in the gumsboth

    and it may also occur around the anus and in the gums

النَّسْرُ الوَاقِعُnoun
  1. 1.
    Aquila (constellation)both

    A specific type of vulture, referring to the constellation Aquila.

نَسَرَverb
  1. 1.
    an idol from the idols of the people of Noah, peace be upon himboth

    an idol from the idols of the people of Noah, peace be upon him

المِنْسَرnoun
  1. 1.
    the beak for predatory birds, like the beak for othersboth

    the beak for predatory birds, like the beak for others

المِنْسَرnoun
  1. 1.
    the beak for predatory birds, like the beak for othersboth

    the beak for predatory birds, like the beak for others

اِسْتَنْسَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become like a vultureclassical

    When small birds of prey become like vultures, implying gaining strength or prominence.

النِّسَارname
  1. 1.
    water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the Banu 'Amir tribe. It is also the name of a battle day ('Yawm al-Nisar') between Banu Asad and Dhubyan against Banu Jusham ibn Mu'awiyah.

Parallel reading

النسر: طائر.
The vulture: a bird.
ويقال: النسر لا مخلب له، وإنما له ظفر كظفر الدجاجة والغراب والرخمة.
And it is said: the vulture does not have claws, but rather talons like the talons of a chicken, a crow, and a kite.
ونسر: صنم كان لذى الكلاع بأرض حمير، كان يغوث لمذحج، ويعوق لهمدان، من أصنام قوم نوح عليه السلام.
And Nasra: an idol that belonged to Dhi al-Kala' in the land of Himyar; Yaghuth belonged to Madhhij, and Ya'uq to Hamdan, among the idols of Noah's people.
قال الله تعالى: (ولا يغوث ويعقوق ونسرا) *.
Allah the Almighty said: (And do not follow Taghut and the idolaters, and Nasr).
والنسر أيضا: لحمة يابسة في بطن الحافر، كأنها نواة أو حصاة.
And the vulture is also: dried flesh in the belly of a horse, like a date pit or a small stone.
والناسور بالسين والصاد جميعا: علة تحدث في مآقي العين، يسقي فلا ينقطع.
And al-Nasoor (with Sin and Sad): an ailment that occurs in the corners of the eye, which weeps and does not stop.
وقد يحدث أيضا في حوالي المقعدة وفي اللثة.
And it can also occur around the anus and in the gums.
وفى النجو م النسر الطائر، والنسر الواقع.
And among the birds are the flying vulture and the falling vulture (Aquila).
والنسر: نتف البازي اللحم بمنسره.
And al-Nasr: the tearing off of meat by a falcon with its beak.
وقد نسره ينسره نسرا.
And he tore it off, tearing it off, a tearing off.
والمنسر بكسر الميم لسباع الطير، بمنزلة المنقار لغيرها.
And al-minsar (with kasra on the mim) is for birds of prey, in the place of the beak for others.
والمنسر أيضا: قطعة من الجيش تمر أمام الجيش الكبير.
And al-minsar is also: a detachment of an army that passes in front of the large army.
سمالهم ابن الجعد حتى أصابهم * بذي لجب كالطود ليس بمنسر
Ibn al-Ja'd decimated them until he struck them * in a dense mass like a mountain, not a vanguard.
والمنسر بفتح الميم وكسر السين، مثال المجلس: لغة فيه.
And al-minsar (with fatha on the mim and kasra on the sin), like 'al-majlis': a dialectal variation for it.
واستنسر البغاث، إذا صار كالنسر.
And the small birds became like vultures, when they became like the vulture.
وفي المثل: " إن البغاث بأرضنا يستنسر "، أي أن الضعيف يصير قويا.
And in the proverb: 'Indeed, the weak birds in our land become strong', meaning the weak become strong.
والناسور: العرق الغبر الذى لا ينقطع.
And al-nasoor: the persistent, continuous vein.
والنسار بكسر النون: ماء لبنى عامر، ومنه يوم النسار لبنى أسد وذبيان على بنى جشم بن معاوية.
And al-Nisar (with kasra on the noon): a water source for Banu 'Amir, and from it is the Day of Al-Nisar, when Banu Asad and Dhubyan fought against Banu Jusham ibn Mu'awiyah.
فلما رأونا بالنسار كأننا * نشاص الثريا هيجته (1) جنوبها
When they saw us at Al-Nisar, we were like * the Pleiades stirred by the south wind.