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نعس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of drowsiness, sleepiness, and nodding off. It extends to describe a persistent or continuous state, and can be applied to animals, particularly camels, in relation to their milk production.

Derived headwords

النُّعاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Drowsinessboth

    The state of being sleepy or on the verge of sleep.

  2. 2.
    Sleepinessboth

    A feeling of needing to sleep.

نعسverb
  1. 1.
    he became drowsy (verb, with 'ayn having damma in imperfect)both

    he became drowsy (verb, with 'ayn having damma in imperfect)

أنعسverb
  1. 1.
    to become drowsyboth

    To fall into a state of drowsiness.

نعاساnoun
  1. 1.
    drowsiness (masdar)both

    The act or state of being drowsy, serving as the verbal noun for the verb 'نعس'.

نعسةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single drowsinessboth

    a single drowsiness

ناعسadjective
  1. 1.
    he is drowsyboth

    he is drowsy

نعوسadjective
  1. 1.
    drowsy (camel)classical

    A camel that becomes drowsy, often described in the context of being generous with its milk.

  2. 2.
    persistentclassical

    Continuing or enduring, not easily stopped.

Parallel reading

الوسن
Sleepiness
مطل كنعاس الكلب
Persistent like the drowsiness of a dog
أي متصل دائم
Meaning continuous and permanent
وقد نعست بالفتح أنعس نعاسا
And he became drowsy, he becomes drowsy, a state of drowsiness.
ونعست نعسة واحدة
And I took one nap
وأنا ناعس
And I am drowsy
وناقة نعوس، توصف بالسماحة بالدر، لأنها إذا درت نعست
And a drowsy camel, described as generous with milk, because when she gives milk, she becomes drowsy.
نعوس إذا درت جروز إذا غدت
Drowsy when she gives milk, abstaining when she sets out
بويزل عام أو سديس كبازل
A young camel of one year or a six-month-old like a two-year-old