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نءش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concepts of delay, lateness, and falling behind. It describes the act of postponing something and the state of being late or last.

Derived headwords

نَأَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to delay, postponeboth

    To cause something to be delayed or postponed.

التَّنَاؤُشnoun
  1. 1.
    delay and distanceboth

    delay and distance

  2. 2.
    the act of taking/reaching forboth

    the act of taking/reaching for

نَأْشًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a delayclassical

    An instance of delaying or postponing.

انْتَأَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be delayed, postponedclassical

    To become delayed or postponed; to fall behind.

نَئِيشًاadverb
  1. 1.
    late, finallyclassical

    Indicating something that happened at a late time or as a final outcome.

Parallel reading

التناؤش بالهمز: التأخر والتباعد.
Al-tanā'ush (with hamza): delay and remoteness.
وقد نأشت الأمر أنأشه نأشا: أخرته،
And I delayed the matter, I delayed it, a delay.
فانتأش.
So it was delayed.
ويقال: فعله نئيشا، أي أخيرا.
And it is said: he did it late, meaning finally.
تمنى نئيشا أن يكون أطاعني
He wished late that he had obeyed me
وقد حدثت بعد الامور أمور
And indeed, after matters, other matters occurred.