نمص

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of plucking or removing hair, particularly from the eyebrows, for cosmetic purposes. It also extends to related tools and a specific type of plant.

Derived headwords

النَّمْصnoun

1.
plucking hairboth
The act of plucking hair, specifically from the eyebrows, as a form of beautification.

تَنَمَّصَتْverb

1.
to pluck eyebrowsboth
A woman plucked her eyebrows.

نَمَصَتْverb

1.
to pluck hairboth
She plucked hair, with the verb intensified to indicate multiplicity or frequency.

تَنْمَاصًاnoun

1.
pluckingboth
The act of plucking, used here in the context of plucking one's eyebrow.

النَّامِصَةnoun

1.
woman who plucks eyebrowsboth
A woman who plucks eyebrows for other women as a beautician.

المِنْمَاصnoun

1.
tweezersboth
A tool used for plucking, specifically tweezers.

المُنَمَّصnoun

1.
tweezersboth
A tool used for plucking, specifically tweezers.

النَّمْصnoun

1.
type of plantclassical
A type of plant, distinguished by its growth pattern.

النَّمِيصnoun

1.
regrown plantclassical
A plant that has been eaten and has subsequently regrown.

Parallel reading

النمص: نتف الشعر.

Al-namṣ: plucking hair.

وقد تنمصت المرأة ونمصت أيضا، شدد للتكثير.

And a woman plucked (her eyebrows), and she plucked (hair) too, the verb was intensified for multiplicity.

يا ليتها قد لبست وصواصا * ونمصت حاجبها تنماصا

Oh, if only she had worn a veil * and plucked her eyebrow with plucking.

والنامصة: المرأة التى تزين النساء بالنمص.

And the nāmiṣah: the woman who adorns women with plucking (hair).

والمنمص والمنماص: المنقاش.

And al-munammaṣ and al-minmāṣ: the tweezers.

والنمص بالكسر: ضرب من النبت.

And al-namṣ (with kasrah): a type of plant.

والنميص: النبت الذي قد أكل ثم نبت.

And al-namīṣ: the plant that has been eaten then grew again.

ويأكلن من قو لعاعا وربة * تجبر بعد الاكل وهو نميص

And they eat from the grass and the shrubbery * which recovers after being eaten and is regrown.