نخس

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of prodding or spurring, often with a stick or similar object. It extends to describe specific ailments or defects in animals, as well as a type of pulley or wooden reinforcement for one.

Derived headwords

نَخَسَverb

1.
he pricked it with a stick (verb, like 'naṣara')both
he pricked it with a stick (verb, like 'naṣara')

يَنْخَسُverb

1.
he prodsboth
Present tense of the verb 'to prod', indicating the ongoing action of poking or spurring.

نَخْسًاnoun

1.
proddingboth
The verbal noun (masdar) of 'to prod', referring to the act of prodding itself.

النَّخَّاسname

1.
slave dealerclassical
A person who deals in or sells slaves, derived from the act of prodding or urging them.
2.
wooden reinforcementclassical
A piece of wood used to reinforce or repair a worn pulley, inserted into its enlarged hole.

النَّاخِسnoun

1.
ailment near the tailclassical
A type of mange or skin condition that occurs near the tail of a camel.
2.
pulleyclassical
A pulley, especially one whose central hole has become enlarged.

مَنْخُوسadjective

1.
afflicted with mangeclassical
Describing an animal, particularly a camel, that is afflicted with the 'Nakhis' ailment near its tail.

دَائِرَةُ النَّاخِسnoun

1.
ulcer under the horse's tailclassical
A sore or ulcer located beneath the buttocks of a horse, considered undesirable.

النَّخِيسnoun

1.
worn pulleyclassical
A pulley whose central hole has become enlarged due to wear from the axle.

درنا ودارت بكرة نخيس — We turned, and a worn pulley turned.

النُّخَاسnoun

1.
wooden reinforcement for pulleyclassical
A piece of wood inserted into the enlarged hole of a worn pulley to reinforce it.

نَخِسَتْverb

1.
the pulley became wornclassical
Past tense of the verb indicating that a pulley has become worn, specifically its central hole enlarged.

أَنْخَسُهَاverb

1.
I make it wornclassical
First-person singular present tense of the verb 'to make worn', referring to the process of a pulley becoming enlarged.

النَّخِيسَةnoun

1.
mixed milkclassical
Milk from goats and sheep mixed together.

Parallel reading

نخسه بعود ينخسه نخسا

He prodded him with a stick, he prods him a prodding.

ومنه سمي النخاس

And from this, the slave dealer is named.

والناخس في البعير: جرب يكون عند ذنبه والبعير منخوس

And the 'Nakhis' in a camel is a mange that occurs near its tail, and the camel is afflicted with it.

ودائرة الناخس: هي التي تكون تحت جاعرتي الفرس إلى الفائلين

And the 'Dairat al-Nakhis' is that which is beneath the buttocks of a horse, extending to the flanks.

وتكره

And it is disliked.

والنخيس: البكرة يتسع ثقبها الذي يجري فيه المحور مما يأكله المحور

And the 'Nakhis' is the pulley whose hole through which the axle runs becomes enlarged from what the axle eats away.

فيعمدون إلى خشيبة فيثقبون وسطها ثم يلقمونها ذلك الثقب المتسع

So they take a piece of wood, drill its center, and then fit it into that enlarged hole.

ويقال لتلك الخشيبة: النخاس، بكسر النون

And that piece of wood is called 'al-Nukhās', with a kasra on the nun.

والبكرة نخيس

And the pulley is 'Nakhis'.

درنا ودارت بكرة نخيس

We turned, and a worn pulley turned.

فوضعت إصبعى على النخاس فقلت: ما هذا؟

So I placed my finger on the 'Nukhās' and said: What is this?

فقال: نخاس، بخاء معجمة

He said: 'Nukhās', with a dotted kha.

فقلت: أليس قد قال الشاعر: وبكرة نحاسها نحاس

And I said: Has not the poet said: And a pulley whose reinforcement is a reinforcement?

فالنخيسة: لبن العنز والنعجة يخلط بينهما

And the 'Nakhisa' is milk from a goat and a sheep mixed together.