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نوص

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of delaying, retreating, or falling behind. It extends to meanings of escape, refuge, and even physical attributes like slowness or weakness.

Derived headwords

نَاصَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning, he fled and turned awayboth

    meaning, he fled and turned away

نَوْصnoun
  1. 1.
    delayclassical

    The act or state of being delayed or falling behind.

  2. 2.
    retreatclassical

    The act of moving backward or away.

  3. 3.
    wild assclassical

    A term for a wild ass, possibly due to its perceived slowness or tendency to retreat.

مَنَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    delay and escapeboth

    delay and escape

  2. 2.
    refuge and escapeboth

    refuge and escape

تَنُوصُverb
  1. 1.
    to fall behindclassical

    To lag behind or be slow in movement or progress.

يَنُوصُverb
  1. 1.
    to retreatclassical

    To move backward or away from.

  2. 2.
    to evadeclassical

    To escape or avoid.

نُوَيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    strengthclassical

    A term used in negation to mean lack of strength or movement.

  2. 2.
    movementclassical

    A term used in negation to mean lack of movement or activity.

Parallel reading

النوص: التأخر.
Al-Nawṣ: falling behind.
أمن ذكر ليلى إذ نأتك تنوص
Is it from remembering Layla when she falls behind you?
فتقصر عنها خطوة وتبوص
And a step falls short of her, and she retreats.
ناص عن قرنه ينوص نوصا ومناصا، أي فر وراغ.
He retreated from his opponent, retreating and evading, meaning he fled and dodged.
ولات حين مناص
And it is not a time for escape.
أي ليس وقت تأخر وفرار.
Meaning, it is not a time for delay and flight.
والمناص، أيضا: الملجأ والمفر.
And al-Manāṣ, also: refuge and escape.
والنوص، الحمار الوحشي
And al-Nawṣ: the wild ass.
واستناص، أي تأخر.
And istanāṣa, meaning to fall behind.
وقولهم: ما به نويص، أي قوة وحراك.
And their saying: 'He has no nawayṣ', meaning strength and movement.
وناص الجرة، أي مارسها.
And he handled the jar, meaning he practiced with it.