نسك

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns acts of worship, devotion, and religious observance. It also extends to the concepts of purification and the place or act of sacrifice.

Derived headwords

نسكتverb

1.
to purify by washingclassical
To wash something with water and purify it.

منسوكadjective

1.
purified by washingclassical
Describing something that has been washed and purified.

النسكnoun

1.
worshipboth
worship

الناسكnoun

1.
the worshipperboth
the worshipper

نسكverb

1.
he worshipped, with damma on the ya' and a masdar like rushdboth
he worshipped, with damma on the ya' and a masdar like rushd
2.
from the category of zarufa: he became a worshipperboth
from the category of zarufa: he became a worshipper
3.
with two dammasboth
with two dammas
4.
God made him pious, with damma on the ya' and a masdar like rushdboth
God made him pious, with damma on the ya' and a masdar like rushd

نساكةnoun

1.
devotionclassical
The state or quality of being a devout worshipper.

النسيكةnoun

1.
the sacrificeboth
the sacrifice

نسكverb

1.
he worshipped, with damma on the ya' and a masdar like rushdboth
he worshipped, with damma on the ya' and a masdar like rushd
2.
from the category of zarufa: he became a worshipperboth
from the category of zarufa: he became a worshipper
3.
with two dammasboth
with two dammas
4.
God made him pious, with damma on the ya' and a masdar like rushdboth
God made him pious, with damma on the ya' and a masdar like rushd

المنسكnoun

1.
with fath or kasra on the sin: the place where sacrifices are offeredboth
with fath or kasra on the sin: the place where sacrifices are offered

المَنسَكnoun

1.
with fath or kasra on the sin: the place where sacrifices are offeredboth
with fath or kasra on the sin: the place where sacrifices are offered

Parallel reading

نسكت الشئ: غسلته بالماء وطهرته

To purify something: to wash it with water and cleanse it.

فهو منسوك

And it is purified.

وأنشد: ولا تنبت المرعى سباج عراعر ولو نسكت بالماء ستة أشهر

And he recited: 'And thorny bushes do not grow pasture, even if it were washed with water for six months.'

والنسك: العبادة

And 'al-nusk': worship.

والناسك: العابد

And 'al-nāsik': the worshipper.

ونسك بالضم نساكة، أي صار ناسكا

And 'nasaka' (with damma) means 'nasāka', meaning he became a worshipper.

والنسيكة: الذبيحة

And 'al-nasīka': the sacrificial animal.

والجمع نسك ونسائك

And the plural is 'nusuk' and 'nasā'ik'.

تقول منه: نسك لله ينسك

You say from it: 'nasaka lillāhi yansuku' (He sacrificed to God).

والمنسك والمنسك: الموضع الذي تذبح فيه النسائك

And 'al-mansak' and 'al-mansik': the place where the sacrificial animals are slaughtered.

وقرئ بهما قوله تعالى: {لكل أمة جعلنا منسكا هم ناسكوه}

And it was recited with both [pronunciations] the saying of the Almighty: 'For every nation We have appointed a rite of sacrifice which they perform.'