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نكس

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root نكس (n-k-s) primarily deals with the concept of inversion, turning something upside down, or a reversal of state. This includes physical inversion, a relapse in illness, or a figurative lowering of the head.

Derived headwords

نَكَسَverb
  1. 1.
    he turned it upside downboth

    he turned it upside down

  2. 2.
    he turned it upside down repeatedlyboth

    he turned it upside down repeatedly

  3. 3.
    the man relapsed (passive voice)both

    the man relapsed (passive voice)

أَنْكَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to turn upside downboth

    To cause something to be inverted, to turn it over onto its head.

نَكْسnoun
  1. 1.
    he turned it upside downboth

    he turned it upside down

  2. 2.
    he turned it upside down repeatedlyboth

    he turned it upside down repeatedly

  3. 3.
    the man relapsed (passive voice)both

    the man relapsed (passive voice)

تَنْكِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    inversionboth

    The act of inverting or turning something upside down.

نَاكِسadjective
  1. 1.
    bowing headboth

    One who is lowering or bowing their head, often in humility or submission.

نَوَاكِسnoun
  1. 1.
    bowing headsclassical

    Plural of 'nākis', referring to multiple people bowing their heads.

مَنْكُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    born feet firstboth

    Describing a birth where the legs emerge before the head.

  2. 2.
    head not held highclassical

    Describing a horse that does not hold its head up proudly.

نَكْسnoun
  1. 1.
    he turned it upside downboth

    he turned it upside down

  2. 2.
    he turned it upside down repeatedlyboth

    he turned it upside down repeatedly

  3. 3.
    the man relapsed (passive voice)both

    the man relapsed (passive voice)

نَكْسnoun
  1. 1.
    he turned it upside downboth

    he turned it upside down

  2. 2.
    he turned it upside down repeatedlyboth

    he turned it upside down repeatedly

  3. 3.
    the man relapsed (passive voice)both

    the man relapsed (passive voice)

نَكْسnoun
  1. 1.
    he turned it upside downboth

    he turned it upside down

  2. 2.
    he turned it upside down repeatedlyboth

    he turned it upside down repeatedly

  3. 3.
    the man relapsed (passive voice)both

    the man relapsed (passive voice)

Parallel reading

نكست الشئ أنكسه نكسا: قلبته على رأسه فانتكس.
I inverted a thing, I caused it to be inverted with an inversion: I turned it over onto its head, so it became inverted.
والناكس: المطأطئ رأسه.
And the 'nākis' is one who is lowering their head.
وجمع في الشعر على نواكس، وهو شاذ على ما ذكرناه في فوارس.
And its plural in poetry is 'nawākis', which is irregular as we mentioned in 'fawāris'.
وإذا الرجال رأوا يزيد رأيتهم * خضع الرقاب نواكس الأبصار *
And when men saw Yazid, you saw them with bowed necks and lowered gazes.
والولاد المنكوس: الذي تخرج رجلاه قبل رأسه.
And the 'mankūs' birth is one where the legs emerge before the head.
وهو اليتن والمنكس من الخيل: الذى لا يسمو برأسه.
And the 'yatan' and the 'mankūs' among horses is that which does not hold its head high.
والنكس بالضم: عود المريض بعد النقه.
And 'an-naks' (with damma) is the return of the sick person after recovery.
وقد نكس الرجل نكسا.
And the man has relapsed with a relapse.
يقال تعسا له ونكسا:
It is said, 'Woe to him and a relapse!'
والنكس بالكسر: السهم الذي ينكسر فوقه فيجعل أعلاه أسفله.
And 'an-naks' (with kasra) is the arrow that breaks, making its top its bottom.
والنكس أيضا: الرجل الضعيف.
And 'an-naks' also means the weak man.