نسخ

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root 'nasakha' (نسخ) primarily denotes the act of removing, replacing, or altering something, often by substituting it with something else. This encompasses concepts like erasing, changing, abrogating, and copying. It can also refer to the transfer of something from one place to another while retaining its essence.

Derived headwords

نَسَخَverb

1.
to remove, to replaceboth
To remove something and take its place, or to cause something to be removed and replaced.
2.
to abrogate, to repealboth
To abolish a ruling or law and establish another in its place, particularly in a legal or religious context.
3.
to change, to alterboth
To change the form or nature of something, often through external influence.
4.
to copy, to transcribeboth
To write something by copying it from another source, letter for letter.

والشيء ينسخ الشيء نسخا، أي يزيله ويكون مكانه — And a thing replaces a thing, meaning it removes it and takes its place.

نسخت الشمس الظل وانتسخته: أزالته — The sun removed the shadow and replaced it: it removed it.

نسخ الآية بالآية: إزالة حكمها — Abrogating a verse by another verse: removing its ruling.

نسخت الريح آثار الديار: غيرتها — The wind changed the traces of the dwellings: it altered them.

أن تزيل أمرا كان من قبل يعمل به ثم تنسخه بحادث غيره — To remove a matter that was previously acted upon, then replace it with a new one.

ما ننسخ من ءاية أو ننسها نأت بخير منها أو مثلها — Whatever of a verse We may abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring one better than it or similar to it.

نسخه الله قردا — Allah transformed him into a monkey.

نسخ الكتاب: كتبه عن معارضة — To copy a book: to write it by imitation.

انْتَسَخَverb

1.
to be removed, to be replacedboth
To be removed or replaced by something else.
2.
to copy, to transcribeboth
To copy a text from another source.

وانتُسِخَه: أزاله وأداله — And to have it removed: to remove it and replace it.

وانتسخه: أذهبت الظل وحلت محله — And he replaced it: he removed the shadow and took its place.

كانتسخه واستنسخه — Like copying it and having it copied.

نَسْخnoun

1.
removal, replacementboth
The act of removing something and replacing it with another.
2.
abrogationboth
The abolition of a ruling or law and the establishment of a new one.
3.
copying, transcriptionboth
The act of writing something by copying it from another source.
4.
transferboth
Moving something from one place to another while it remains the same.

والنسخ: نقل الشيء من مكان، إلى مكان وهو هو — And 'al-naskh': moving a thing from one place to another, and it is the same thing.

والنسخ: إبطاله، وإقام شيئا مقامه — And 'al-naskh': abolishing it, and establishing something in its place.

مَسَخَverb

1.
to transform, to transmuteboth
To change the form of something into another, often into an animal or an ugly shape.

نسخه الله قردا و (مسخه) قردا بمعنى واحد — Allah transformed him into a monkey, and 'masakhahu' into a monkey are synonymous.

مَسْخnoun

1.
transformation, transmogrificationboth
The act or instance of changing form, especially into an animal or an ugly shape.

ناسخnoun

1.
copier, transcriberboth
One who copies or transcribes a text.
2.
abrogatorboth
One who abrogates or repeals a ruling or law.

والكاتب ناسخ ومنتسخ — And the writer is a copier and one who has something copied.

مُسْتَنْسَخnoun

1.
copied textboth
A text that has been copied from another source.

نُسْخَةnoun

1.
copy, transcriptboth
A written copy of an original document or text.
2.
original manuscriptclassical
The original document from which a copy is made.

المنقول منه النسخة، بالضم — That from which the copy is taken, with dammah.

انا كنا نستنسخ. . تعملون — Indeed, We were inscribing what you used to do.

تَنَاسُخnoun

1.
succession of heirsclassical
The succession of heirs after other heirs, before the original inheritance is divided.
2.
succession of timesclassical
The passing or alternation of eras or periods.
3.
transmigration of soulsclassical
The belief in the transmigration of souls from one body to another.

والتناسخ والمناسخة في الفرائض والميراث: موت ورثة، بعد ورثة وأصل الميراث قائم لم يقسم — And 'tanasukh' and 'munasakha' in obligatory duties and inheritance: the death of heirs after heirs, while the original inheritance remains undivided.

وكذالك تناسخ الأزمنة، وهو تداولها — And likewise the succession of times, which is their alternation.

لم تكن نبوة إلا تناسخت — There was no prophethood except that it passed through successive stages.

وهي طائفة تقول بتناسخ الأرواح وأن لا بعث — And they are a group who believe in the transmigration of souls and the absence of resurrection.

مُنَاسَخَةnoun

1.
succession of heirsclassical
The succession of heirs after other heirs, before the original inheritance is divided.

نَسِيخَةadjective

1.
distantclassical
Describing a place that is remote or far away.

وبلدة نسيخة ونسخية كجهنية: بعيدة — And a distant place, 'nasikha' and 'naskhiyya' like 'juhaniyya': far away.

نَسْخِيَّةadjective

1.
distantclassical
Describing a place that is remote or far away.

وبلدة نسيخة ونسخية كجهنية: بعيدة — And a distant place, 'nasikha' and 'naskhiyya' like 'juhaniyya': far away.

نَسُوخname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, specifically a town in Al-Qadisiyyah.

والنسوخ بالضم: ة بالقادسية — And 'al-nusuukh' with dammah: a town in Al-Qadisiyyah.

Parallel reading

والشيء ينسخ الشيء نسخا، أي يزيله ويكون مكانه

And a thing replaces a thing, meaning it removes it and takes its place.

نسخت الشمس الظل وانتسخته: أزالته

The sun removed the shadow and replaced it: it removed it.

والنسخ: نقل الشيء من مكان، إلى مكان وهو هو

And 'al-naskh': moving a thing from one place to another, and it is the same thing.

ونسخت الريح آثار الديار: غيرتها

And the wind changed the traces of the dwellings: it altered them.

والنسخ: إبطاله، وإقام شيئا مقامه

And 'al-naskh': abolishing it, and establishing something in its place.

أن تزيل أمرا كان من قبل يعمل به ثم تنسخه بحادث غيره

To remove a matter that was previously acted upon, then replace it with a new one.

ما ننسخ من ءاية أو ننسها نأت بخير منها أو مثلها

Whatever of a verse We may abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring one better than it or similar to it.

والآية الثانية ناسخة والأولى منسوخة

And the second verse is abrogating and the first is abrogated.

والشيء) ، عن الفراء وأبي سعيد: نسخه الله قردا و (مسخه) قردا بمعنى واحد

And the thing, according to Al-Farra' and Abu Saeed: Allah transformed him into a monkey, and 'masakhahu' into a monkey are synonymous.

نسخ الكتاب: كتبه عن معارضة

To copy a book: to write it by imitation.

والكاتب ناسخ ومنتسخ

And the writer is a copier and one who has something copied.

انا كنا نستنسخ. . تعملون

Indeed, We were inscribing what you used to do.

والتناسخ والمناسخة في الفرائض والميراث: موت ورثة، بعد ورثة وأصل الميراث قائم لم يقسم

And 'tanasukh' and 'munasakha' in obligatory duties and inheritance: the death of heirs after heirs, while the original inheritance remains undivided.

لم تكن نبوة إلا تناسخت

There was no prophethood except that it passed through successive stages.

وهي طائفة تقول بتناسخ الأرواح وأن لا بعث

And they are a group who believe in the transmigration of souls and the absence of resurrection.

وبلدة نسيخة ونسخية كجهنية: بعيدة

And a distant place, 'nasikha' and 'naskhiyya' like 'juhaniyya': far away.