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نسس

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of dryness, scarcity, and a lingering presence or essence. It also extends to specific actions like urging animals, swift movement, and even a type of creature.

Derived headwords

نَسَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    to urge (a she-camel)classical

    The she-camel made a sound (نسّ) when urged or driven.

نَسّاًnoun
  1. 1.
    urging soundclassical

    The sound made by a she-camel when urged.

المِنَسَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    stick, rodboth

    A stick or rod, often used for urging animals.

النَّسِيسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sharing foodclassical

    The act of sharing food among people.

النَّسَائِسnoun
  1. 1.
    slander, calumnyclassical

    Malicious gossip or slander spread among people.

النَّسِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    remainder of spiritclassical

    The last remaining bit of life or spirit.

نَسَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be dryboth

    To become dry, withered, or parched.

يَنْسُّverb
  1. 1.
    to be dryboth

    To become dry, withered, or parched.

نَاسَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    dry, parchedclassical

    Describing something that is dry or parched, especially from thirst.

نَسْنَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to fly swiftlyclassical

    A bird flying with quick, light movements.

النَّسْنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    creature hopping on one legclassical

    A type of creature known for hopping on a single leg.

  2. 2.
    hungerclassical

    A state of intense hunger.

التَّنْسَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    intense journeyclassical

    Traveling at a rapid and strenuous pace.

Parallel reading

نسست الناقة أنسها نسا، إذا زجرتها
The she-camel made a sound (نسّ) when you urged it.
وهي العصا، على مفعلة بالكسر
And it is a stick, on the pattern of maf'alah with a kasrah.
والنسيسة: الإيكال بين الناس
And the naseesah is the sharing of food among people.
والنسائس النمائم عن ابن السكيت
And the nasaa'is are slander, according to Ibn al-Sikkit.
والنسيس: بقية الروح
And the nasees is the remainder of the spirit.
فقد أودى إذا بلغ النسيس
He has perished if the last breath has been reached.
النس: اليبس
Al-yas is dryness.
وقد نس ينس وينس نسا، أي يبس
And it became dry, it becomes dry, and it becomes dry, meaning it became parched.
يقال: جاءنا بخبزة ناسة
It is said: He brought us a dry loaf of bread.
وبلد تمسي قطاة نسسا
And a land where a sandgrouse becomes dry
أي يابسة من العطش
Meaning parched from thirst.
ويقال لمكة: الناسة، لقلة الماء بها
And Mecca is called Al-Naassah due to the scarcity of water there.
ونسنس الطائر، إذا أسرع في طيرانه
And the bird flew swiftly, when it hastened in its flight.
والنسناس: جنس من الخلق يثب أحدهم على رجل واحدة
And Al-Nisnas is a type of creature, one of whom hops on a single leg.
والنسناس: الجوع، عن أبى عمرو
And Al-Nisnas is hunger, according to Abu Amr.
والتنساس: السير الشديد
And Al-Tansaas is intense travel.
طال بها حوزى وتنساسى
Her journey and rapid travel were prolonged.