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نقش

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root 'نقش' primarily relates to the act of engraving, carving, or inscribing designs onto a surface. It extends to related concepts like picking or plucking, and metaphorically to detailed examination or even sexual intercourse.

Derived headwords

نَقَشَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning he extracted itboth

    meaning he extracted it

  2. 2.
    he did not obtainboth

    he did not obtain

  3. 3.
    he engraved/carved the thingboth

    he engraved/carved the thing

  4. 4.
    to engrave/carve (intensive)both

    to engrave/carve (intensive)

  5. 5.
    he extracted the thornboth

    he extracted the thorn

نقشت الشئ نقشا — I engraved the thing.
نقش العذق أيضا: أن تضربه بالشوك حتى يرطب — The date cluster is also 'naqasha': to strike it with thorns until it ripens.
نَقْشnoun
  1. 1.
    meaning he extracted itboth

    meaning he extracted it

  2. 2.
    he did not obtainboth

    he did not obtain

  3. 3.
    he engraved/carved the thingboth

    he engraved/carved the thing

  4. 4.
    to engrave/carve (intensive)both

    to engrave/carve (intensive)

  5. 5.
    he extracted the thornboth

    he extracted the thorn

نقش الشئ نقشا — engraving the thing
نقشا ورب البيت — sexual intercourse, by the Lord of the House
مَنْقُوشadjective
  1. 1.
    engraved, carvedboth

    Having a design or inscription carved into it.

فهو منقوش — and it is engraved.
تَنْقِيشverb
  1. 1.
    to engrave thoroughlyboth

    To engrave something in a detailed or thorough manner.

  2. 2.
    to pick outboth

    To pick out or extract something.

ونقشته تنقيشا — and I engraved it thoroughly.
نُقِشَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning he extracted itboth

    meaning he extracted it

  2. 2.
    he did not obtainboth

    he did not obtain

  3. 3.
    he engraved/carved the thingboth

    he engraved/carved the thing

  4. 4.
    to engrave/carve (intensive)both

    to engrave/carve (intensive)

  5. 5.
    he extracted the thornboth

    he extracted the thorn

ويقال نقش العذق، على ما لم يسم فاعله — And it is said the date cluster is 'nuqisha', in the passive voice.
مِنْقَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    forceps, pincersboth

    A tool used for picking or plucking, especially for extracting things.

والنقش أيضا: النتف بالمنقاش — And 'naqsh' also means: plucking with forceps.
مَنْقُوشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wound (bone extraction)classical

    A type of wound from which bones are extracted.

والمنقوشة: الشجة التي تنقش منها العظام، أي تستخرج — And 'al-manqusha': the wound from which bones are extracted.
مُنَاقَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thorough examination, scrutinyboth

    An in-depth and detailed examination or questioning, especially in accounting.

والمناقشة: الاستقصاء في الحساب — And 'al-munaqasha': the thorough investigation in accounting.
نُوقِشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be rigorously questionedboth

    To be subjected to a detailed and strict examination or questioning (passive voice).

من نوقش الحساب عذب — Whoever is rigorously questioned about his accounting will be punished.
اِنْتَقَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to extract, pull outboth

    To extract or pull something out, like a thorn.

  2. 2.
    to strike the ground (camel)classical

    A camel striking the ground with its foot, often due to something lodged in it.

ونقشت الشوكة من الرجل وانتقشتها — and I extracted the thorn from the man's foot and he extracted it.
وانتقش البعير، إذا ضرب بيده الأرض لشئ يدخل في رجله — And the camel 'intaqasha', if it strikes the ground with its foot because of something lodged in it.

Parallel reading

نقشت الشئ نقشا
I engraved the thing.
فهو منقوش
and it is engraved.
ونقشته تنقيشا
and I engraved it thoroughly.
ويقال نقش العذق، على ما لم يسم فاعله
And it is said the date cluster is 'naqasha', in the passive voice.
والنقش أيضا: النتف بالمنقاش
And 'naqsh' also means: plucking with forceps.
والمنقوشة: الشجة التي تنقش منها العظام، أي تستخرج
And 'al-manqusha': the wound from which bones are extracted.
والمناقشة: الاستقصاء في الحساب
And 'al-munaqasha': the thorough investigation in accounting.
" من نوقش الحساب عذب "
" Whoever is rigorously questioned about his accounting will be punished "
ونقشت الشوكة من الرجل وانتقشتها
and I extracted the thorn from the man's foot and he extracted it.
نقشا ورب البيت
sexual intercourse, by the Lord of the House
وانتقش البعير، إذا ضرب بيده الأرض لشئ يدخل في رجله
And the camel 'intaqasha', if it strikes the ground with its foot because of something lodged in it.
لطمه لطم المنتقش
He slapped him with the slap of the one whose foot is struck.
يعنى الجماع
meaning sexual intercourse.