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نسع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to weaving, specifically wide weaving for export, and also describes a type of wind. It extends to describe the loosening or receding of gums from teeth.

Derived headwords

النِّسْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide weavingclassical

    A wide weaving, intended for export.

تخال حتما عليها كلما ضمرت * من الكلال بأن تستوفى النسعا — You would think it inevitable for her, whenever she grew thin from exhaustion, to be fully supplied with the wide weaving.
نَسَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to recede (gums)classical

    The gums recede from the teeth, becoming loose.

نسعت الأسنان نسوعا — The teeth became loose as the gums receded.
نُسُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    receding of gumsclassical

    The receding of the gums from the teeth, causing them to loosen.

نسعت الأسنان نسوعا — The teeth became loose as the gums receded.
نَسْعnoun
  1. 1.
    North windclassical

    A name for the north wind.

نسع شآمية فيها الاعاصير — a northern wind carrying storms.
المَسْعnoun
  1. 1.
    North windclassical

    Another name for the north wind.

أَنْسَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Pathsclassical

    The paths or routes of a road.

وأنساع الطريق: شركه — And the paths of the road: its routes.
نُسُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    Loosening of teethclassical

    The loosening of teeth due to receding gums.

ونسعت أسنان عود فانجلع * عمورها عن ناصلات لم تدع — And the teeth of a man loosened, and their gums receded, revealing teeth that were not spared.

Parallel reading

النسعة: التي تنسج عريضا للتصدير
The nisa'ah: that which is woven wide for export.
والجمع نسع ونسع وأنساع ونسوع
And its plurals are nisa', nisa', ansa', and nusoo'.
تخال حتما عليها كلما ضمرت * من الكلال بأن تستوفى النسعا
You would think it inevitable for her, whenever she grew thin from exhaustion, to be fully supplied with the wide weaving.
وأنساع الطريق: شركه
And the paths of the road: its routes.
ونسعت الأسنان نسوعا، إذا انحسرت لثتها عنها واسترخت
And the teeth became loose as the gums receded from them and loosened.
يقال: نسع فوه
It is said: his mouth became loose (gums receded).
ونسعت أسنان عود فانجلع * عمورها عن ناصلات لم تدع
And the teeth of a man loosened, and their gums receded, revealing teeth that were not spared.
النسع والمسع: اسمان لريح الشمال
An-nas' and al-mas': two names for the north wind.
نسع شآمية فيها الاعاصير
a northern wind carrying storms.