نمس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root نمس primarily relates to secrecy, concealment, and whispering. It also extends to concepts of trust, confidential information, and even a specific type of animal and a defect in ghee.

Derived headwords

ناموسnoun

1.
a man's confidant who informs him of the inner workings of his affairsboth
a man's confidant who informs him of the inner workings of his affairs

نمست السر أنمسه نمساverb

1.
to conceal a secretclassical
To hide or keep a secret.

نمست الرجل ونامستهverb

1.
to confide in someoneclassical
To whisper secrets to someone or confide in them.

المستسر المنامسnoun

1.
the one confided inclassical
The one who is confided in or privy to secrets.

النامسnoun

1.
confidantclassical
One who is privy to secrets, similar to 'al-manamis'.

انمس الرجلverb

1.
to hide oneselfclassical
To conceal oneself; to become hidden.

النمسnoun

1.
a broad small animal, as if it were a piece of dried meat, found in the land of Egypt, that kills snakes (mongoose)both
a broad small animal, as if it were a piece of dried meat, found in the land of Egypt, that kills snakes (mongoose)

مس السمنverb

1.
ghee became rancidclassical
The ghee became spoiled or rancid.

Parallel reading

ناموس الرجل: صاحب سره الذي يطلعه على باطن أمره ويخصه بما يستره عن غيره.

A man's namus: his confidant to whom he reveals the inner workings of his affairs and whom he favors with what he conceals from others.

وأهل الكتاب يسمون جبريل عليه السلام: الناموس.

And the People of the Book call the Angel Gabriel (peace be upon him): al-namus.

لئن كان ما تقولين حقا إنه ليأتيه الناموس الذى كان يأتي موسى عليه السلام.

If what you say is true, then the namus that used to come to Moses (peace be upon him) is coming to him.

والناموس: قترة الصائد.

And al-namus: the hunter's screen.

ونمست السر أنمسه نمسا: كتمته.

And I concealed the secret from him, I concealed it, meaning I kept it hidden.

ونمست الرجل ونامسته، إذا ساررته.

And I confided in the man and whispered to him, if I shared secrets with him.

فأبلغ يزيدا إن عرضت ومنذرا * وعميهما والمستسر المنامسا

So inform Yazid if you encounter him, and Mundhir, * and their two blind ones, and the one confided in.

ويقال: المنامس الداخل في الناموس.

And it is said: al-manamis is the one who enters into the namus (confidential circle).

والناموس أيضا: ما ينمس الرجل به من الاحتيال.

And al-namus also: what a man uses for deception.

وانمس الرجل، بتشديد النون، أي استتر، وهو انفعل.

And the man became hidden, with a shadda on the noon, meaning he concealed himself, and it is in the form 'inf'ala'.

والنمس بالكسر: دويبة عريضة كأنها قطعة قديد، تكون بأرض مصر، تقتل الثعبان.

And al-nims (with kasra): a broad little animal like a piece of dried meat, found in the land of Egypt, which kills snakes.

والنمس بالتحريك: فساد السمن.

And al-nams (with haraka): the spoilage of ghee.

وقد مس السمن بالكسر، أي فسد.

And the ghee became spoiled (with kasra), meaning it became corrupt.