نسر

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root نسر (nasara) primarily relates to birds of prey, specifically the vulture, and their actions like snatching or tearing. It extends to related concepts like beaks, constellations, and even parts of an animal's hoof. The root also encompasses terms for military units, physical descriptions, and place names.

Derived headwords

النَّسْرnoun

1.
vultureboth
A well-known bird of prey, specifically a vulture. It is described as having claws rather than talons like a chicken or crow.
2.
constellationboth
Two known stars in the sky, named by analogy to the flying vulture. Each is called a 'nasr', and they are described as 'al-nasr al-wāqiʿ' (the falling vulture) and 'al-nasr al-ṭāʾir' (the flying vulture).
3.
hoof fleshclassical
A hard flesh inside a horse's hoof, resembling a stone or pit, or the raised part inside the upper part of the hoof. It can also refer to the inner part of the hoof.
4.
idolclassical
An idol that was worshipped by ancient tribes, such as the idol of Dhi al-Kala' in the land of Himyar.
5.
military unitclassical
A detachment or vanguard of an army, or a group of horses numbering between three and ten, or larger numbers depending on the definition.
6.
strippingclassical
The act of stripping or peeling something off.

طائر معروف — a well-known bird

كوكبان في السماء معروفان — two known stars in the sky

لحمة صلبة في باطن الحافر — hard flesh in the sole of the hoof

صنم كان لذي الكلاع — an idol that belonged to Dhi al-Kala'

قطعة من الجيش تمر قدام الجيش الكبير — a piece of the army that passes before the large army

أنْسُرnoun

1.
vultures (few)both
The plural of 'nasr' (vulture) used for a small number.

نُسُورnoun

1.
vultures (many)both
The plural of 'nasr' (vulture) used for a large number.
2.
hoof flesh (plural)classical
The plural of 'nasr' referring to the hard flesh inside a horse's hoof.

ج في العدد القليل: أنسر، وفي التكثير نسور — plural for a small number: anser, and for a large number: nusur

يَنْسُرُverb

1.
to snatchboth
To snatch or seize something, particularly referring to a bird tearing flesh with its beak.
2.
to tearboth
To tear flesh with a beak.

لأنه ينسر الشيء ويقتنصه — because it snatches and seizes things

نَسْرًاnoun

1.
snatchingboth
The act of snatching or tearing, as done by a bird with its beak.

المِنْسَرnoun

1.
beakboth
The beak of a bird of prey, like a falcon, used for snatching.
2.
military unitclassical
A detachment or vanguard of an army, or a group of horses numbering between three and ten, or larger numbers depending on the definition.

منقاره الذي يستنسر به — its beak with which it snatches

ما بين الثلاثة إلى العشرة — what is between three and ten

تَنَسَّرَverb

1.
to unravelclassical
To unravel or become loose, referring to a rope or the end of a rope.
2.
to spreadclassical
To spread or become inflamed, referring to a wound.
3.
to dissipateclassical
To dissipate or disappear gradually, referring to a garment, paper, or fortune.

تنسر الحبل وانتسر طرفه: انتقض وانتشر — the rope unraveled and its end became loose: it unraveled and spread out

تنسر الجرح: انتشرت مدته لانتقاضه — the wound spread: its discharge spread due to its unraveling

تنسرت النعمة عنه: تفرقت — the fortune dispersed from him: it scattered

انْتَسَرَverb

1.
to unravelclassical
To unravel or become loose, referring to the end of a rope.

تنسر الحبل وانتسر طرفه: انتقض وانتشر — the rope unraveled and its end became loose: it unraveled and spread out

تَنْسُّرnoun

1.
unravelingclassical
The act of unraveling or becoming loose, referring to a wound.

النسر: نقض الجرح، كالتنسر — the vulture: the unraveling of a wound, like 'tanssur'.

النَّاسُورnoun

1.
fistulaboth
A persistent, corrupted vein or abscess, often in the eye socket or gum, that does not heal.

العرق الغبر الذي لا ينقطع — the persistent vein that does not stop

النِّسَارnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to small mountains or a water source belonging to the Banu 'Amir tribe.

موضع، وقيل: جبال صغار، وقيل ماء لبني عامر بن صعصعة — a place, or small mountains, or a water source of Banu 'Amir bin Sa'sa'ah

نَسَرَverb

1.
to stripclassical
To strip or peel something off.
2.
to spreadclassical
To spread or publish something.

النسر: الكشط، وقد نسره — the vulture: stripping, and he stripped it.

نسره هو نسرا، ونسره: نشره — he spread it, and he spread it: he published it.

نَسَرَهُverb

1.
to spreadclassical
To spread or publish something.

نسره هو نسرا، ونسره: نشره — he spread it, and he spread it: he published it.

نَسَرَهُverb

1.
to tearboth
To tear flesh with a beak.

ينسره، بالكسر، وينسره، بالضم، نسرا، فيهما — he tears it, with kasra, and he tears it, with damma, nasran, in both.

نَسَرًاnoun

1.
tearingboth
The act of tearing flesh with a beak.

ينسره، بالكسر، وينسره، بالضم، نسرا، فيهما — he tears it, with kasra, and he tears it, with damma, nasran, in both.

نَسَرًاnoun

1.
spreadingclassical
The act of spreading or publishing.

نسره هو نسرا، ونسره: نشره — he spread it, and he spread it: he published it.

النَّسْرِيَّةnoun

1.
eagleclassical
An eagle, likened to a vulture.

العقاب، شبهت بالنسر — the eagle, likened to the vulture.

النَّسْرَيْنnoun

1.
roseboth
A type of rose, a well-known fragrant plant.

ورد معروف، وهو ضرب من الرياحين — a known rose, which is a type of fragrant plant.

اسْتَنْسَرَverb

1.
to become strongclassical
To become strong like a vulture, used metaphorically for a weak person becoming powerful.

استنسر البغاث: صار كالنسر قوة — the weak birds became like vultures in strength.

نَسَرَهُverb

1.
to criticizeclassical
To criticize or find fault with someone.

نسر فلانا، إذا وقع فيه وعابه — he criticized so-and-so, if he found fault with him and criticized him.

نَسِيرname

1.
nameboth
A male given name.

نسير بن ذعلوق — Naseer bin Dha'luq

نسير والد قطن — Naseer, father of Qutn

نَاسَرَverb

1.
to be named after Nasrclassical
To be named after someone called Nasr.

ناسر: ة، بجرجان، منها الحسن بن أحمد المحدث الناسري الجرجاني — Nasira: a place in Jurjan, from which is Al-Hasan bin Ahmad Al-Hadith Al-Nasiri Al-Jurjani.

النَّاسِرِيّadjective

1.
belonging to Nasrclassical
An adjective indicating belonging to someone named Nasr.

الحسن بن أحمد المحدث الناسري الجرجاني — Al-Hasan bin Ahmad Al-Hadith Al-Nasiri Al-Jurjani

Parallel reading

النسر: طائر معروف، زعم أبو حنيفة أنه من العتاق.

The vulture: a well-known bird, Abu Hanifa claimed it was among the ancient ones.

يقال: النسر لا مخلب له وإنما له الظفر كظفر الدجاجة والغراب والرخمة

It is said: the vulture has no talons, but only claws like the claws of a chicken, a crow, and a griffon.

وفي حاشية شيخ الإسلام زكريا على تفسير البيضاوي أن النسر مثلث النون والفتح أفصح وأشهر

And in the marginalia of Sheikh Al-Islam Zakariya on Al-Baydawi's tafsir, it is stated that 'al-nasr' can have a triangular 'nun', and the 'fatḥ' is more eloquent and famous.

ويقال: إنه إنما سمي النسر نسرا لأنه ينسر الشيء ويقتنصه

And it is said: it is only called 'nasr' because it snatches and seizes things.

ج في العدد القليل: أنسر، وفي التكثير نسور.

Plural for a small number: anser, and for a large number: nusur.

ولا يغوث ويعوق ونسرا

and Yaghuth, and Ya'uq, and Nasr.

قال الجوهري: نسر: صنم كان لذي الكلاع بأرض حمير

Al-Jawhari said: Nasr: an idol that belonged to Dhi al-Kala' in the land of Himyar.

وبه أراد العباس رضي الله عنه في قوله: (بل نطفة تركب السفين وقد ... ألجم نسرا وأهله الغرق)

And with it Al-Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, intended in his saying: (Rather, a drop from which they ride the ships, and indeed... Nasr and his people were overwhelmed by the drowning).

من المجاز: النسران: كوكبان في السماء معروفان، على التشبيه بالنسر الطائر

Metaphorically: Al-Nasran: two known stars in the sky, by analogy to the flying vulture.

النسر: لحمة صلبة في باطن الحافر كأنها حصاة أو نواة

The vulture: a hard flesh in the sole of the hoof, like a pebble or a pit.

ومننه قولهم: حافر صلب النسور.

And from it is their saying: a hoof of hard 'nusur'.

وفي التهذيب: ونسر الحافر: لحمه، تشبهه الشعراء بالنوى

And in Al-Tahdhib: and the flesh of the hoof: its flesh, which poets liken to date pits.

والنسور: الشواخص اللواتي في بطن الحافر، شبهت بالنوى لصلابتها، وأنها لا تمس الأرض.

And Al-Nusur: the protrusions in the sole of the hoof, likened to date pits for their hardness, and that they do not touch the ground.

النسر: الكشط، وقد نسره.

The vulture: stripping, and he stripped it.

النسر: نقض الجرح، كالتنسر.

The vulture: the unraveling of a wound, like 'tanssur'.

النسر: نتف الطائر اللحم بمنقاره، ينسره، بالكسر، وينسره، بالضم، نسرا، فيهما.

The vulture: a bird plucking flesh with its beak, it plucks it (with kasra), and it plucks it (with damma), nasran, in both.

والمنسر كمجلس ومنبر: منقاره الذي يستنسر به.

And Al-Minsar (like majlis and minbar): its beak with which it snatches.

ومنقار البازي ونحوه منسره.

And the beak of a falcon and the like is its minsar.

يقال: خرج في مقنب ومنسر، ومقانب ومناسر، المنسر من الخيل، بالوجهين: ما بين الثلاثة) إلى العشرة

It is said: he went out in a detachment and a minsar, and detachments and minars; Al-Minsar of horses, in both ways: what is between three) to ten.

وفي حديث علي رضي الله عنه: كلما أظل عليكم منسر من مناسر أهل الشام أغلق كل رجل منكم بابه.

And in the hadith of Ali, may Allah be pleased with him: Whenever a detachment from the detachments of the people of Sham overshadows you, let each man among you close his door.

المنسر أيضا: قطعة من الجيش تمر قدام الجيش الكبير، هكذا بالموحدة، وفي بعض النسخ: الكثير، بالمثلثة والأولى الصواب والميم زائدة.

Al-Minsar also: a piece of the army that passes before the large army, thus with 'mim', and in some versions: 'kathir' (abundant), with 'tha', and the first is correct and the 'mim' is extra.

تنسر الحبل وانتسر طرفه: انتقض وانتشر.

The rope unraveled and its end became loose: it unraveled and spread out.

تنسر الجرح: انتشرت مدته لانتقاضه، قال الأخطل: (يختلهن بحد أسمر ناهل ... مثل السنان جراحه تتنسر)

The wound spread: its discharge spread due to its unraveling, Al-Akhtal said: (He strikes them with the edge of a dark, quenching spear... his wounds spread like the tip of a spear).

تنسر الثوب والقرطاس: ذهبا شيئا بعد شيء، نقله الصاغاني

The garment and the paper wore out: they disappeared bit by bit, as narrated by Al-Sagani.

تنسرت النعمة عنه: تفرقت، نقله الصاغاني.

The fortune dispersed from him: it scattered, as narrated by Al-Sagani.

والناسور بالسين والصاد: العرق الغبر الذي لا ينقطع

And Al-Nasur (with 'sin' and 'sad'): the persistent vein that does not stop.

في الصحاح: الناسور، بالسين والصاد جميعا: علة تحدث في المآقي يسقي فلا ينقطع

In Al-Sihah: Al-Nasur, with both 'sin' and 'sad': an ailment that occurs in the eye sockets, which drains but does not stop.

النسار، ككتاب: موضع، وقيل: جبال صغار، وقيل ماء لبني عامر بن صعصعة

Al-Nisar, like 'kitab': a place, or small mountains, or a water source of Banu 'Amir bin Sa'sa'ah.

فلما رأونا بالنسار كأننا ... نشاص الثريا هيجته جنوبها

And when they saw us at Al-Nisar, we were like... the Pleiades stirred by the south wind.

وقال بعضهم النسار: جبل في ناحية حمى ضرية.

And some said Al-Nisar: a mountain in the vicinity of Hima Dhariyah.

ونسر بالفتح: ع بعقيق المدينة، وهو اسم غدير هناك

And Nasr (with fatḥ): a spring in Aqiq of Medina, and it is the name of a pond there.

نسر: جبلان ببلاد غني، وهما النسران، بين مكة وذات عرق

Nasr: two mountains in the land of Ghani, and they are Al-Nasran, between Mecca and Dhat 'Irq.

إن البغاث بأرضنا يستنسر

Indeed, the weak birds in our land become strong.

استنسر البغاث: صار كالنسر قوة، كذا نص الصحاح، وقال غيره: صار نسرا.

The weak birds became strong: they became like vultures in strength, as stated in Al-Sihah, and others said: they became vultures.

وسفيان بن نسر بن زيد الخزرجي، بدري، وقيل هو حليف الأنصار.

And Sufyan bin Nasr bin Zayd Al-Khazraji, a participant in Badr, and it is said he was an ally of the Ansar.

وتميم بن نسر بن عمرو الأنصاري، شهد أحدا، هكذا ضبطه ابن ماكولا بالنون والمهملة

And Tamim bin Nasr bin Amr Al-Ansari, witnessed Uhud, thus it is transcribed by Ibn Makula with 'nun' and the unpointed letter.

ويحيى بن أبي بكير بن نسر أو بشر، بالموحدة والمعجمة، قاضي كرمان، وهو ثقة

And Yahya bin Abi Bukayr bin Nasr or Bishr, with 'mim' and 'jim', the judge of Kirman, and he is trustworthy.

من المجاز: نسر فلانا، إذا وقع فيه وعابه، ومنه قولهم: ما زال) ينقر فلانا وينسره، ويخذله ولا ينصره، أي يعيبه ويقع فيه.

Metaphorically: to criticize so-and-so, if you find fault with him and criticize him, and from it is their saying: he kept pecking at so-and-so and criticizing him, and abandoning him and not supporting him, meaning finding fault with him and criticizing him.

ونسير بن ذعلوق، كزبير، تابعي من بني ثور، كنيته أبو طعمة

And Naseer bin Dha'luq, like Zubayr, a Tabi'i from Banu Thawr, his kunya is Abu Tu'mah.

نسير بن ثور، كان في أصحاب سعد بن أبي وقاص

Naseer bin Thawr, was among the companions of Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas.

ناسر: ة، بجرجان، منها الحسن بن أحمد المحدث الناسري الجرجاني مترجم في تاريخ حمزة السهمي.

Nasira: a place in Jurjan, from which is Al-Hasan bin Ahmad Al-Hadith Al-Nasiri Al-Jurjani, translated in the history of Hamza Al-Sahmi.

وأبو الفضل محمد بن محمد الجرجاني الفقيه الناسري الحنفي، عن إسحاق بن أحمد الخزاعي وابن صاعد، وعنه أهل جرجان.

And Abu Al-Fadl Muhammad bin Muhammad Al-Jurjani Al-Faqih Al-Nasiri Al-Hanafi, from Ishaq bin Ahmad Al-Khuzai'i and Ibn Sa'id, and the people of Jurjan narrated from him.

والنسرين: بالكسر: ورد، م معروف، وهو ضرب من الرياحين

And Al-Nasreen (with kasra): a rose, a well-known type, and it is a kind of fragrant plant.

والنسارية، بالضم: العقاب، شبهت بالنسر، قاله ابن الأعرابي.

And Al-Nasariyah (with damma): the eagle, likened to the vulture, said by Ibn Al-A'rabi.

ومما يستدرك عليه: نسر بالفتح: من مياه عقيل بالأعراف، لغمره.

And among what is to be added: Nasr (with fatḥ): from the waters of 'Aqil in Al-A'raf, for its abundance.

والنسر: جبل تهامي.

And Al-Nasr: a Tihami mountain.

ووادي النسور، بالقرب من بيت المقدس، ومنه السيد بدر بن بدران بن يعقوب بن مطر بن السيد زكي الدين سالم الحسيني العراقي وآل بيته.

And Wadi Al-Nusur, near Jerusalem, and from it is Sayyid Badr bin Badran bin Ya'qub bin Matar bin Sayyid Zaki Al-Din Salim Al-Husseini Al-Iraqi and his family.

ومالك بن نسر، بالفتح، من ذريته أسماء بنت عميس الخثعمية وجماعة من آل بيتهم.

And Malik bin Nasr (with fatḥ), among his descendants are Asma' bint 'Umais Al-Khath'amiyah and a group from their household.

وعمرو بن حوتقة بن نسر الحرشي شهد قتال الفرس مع سعد، وحوشب بن نسر بن زياد الجعفري وغيره.

And Amr bin Hutqah bin Nasr Al-Harshi witnessed the fighting of the Persians with Sa'd, and Hawshab bin Nasr bin Ziyad Al-Ja'fari and others.

وكزبير: نسير بن ثور، كان في أصحاب سعد بن أبي وقاص، ونسير بن يحيى مولى عثمان بن حبيب، ونسير بن عمرو العجلي، كان على مقدمة سهيل بن عدي، حين غزا كرمان، ذكره سيف.

And like Zubayr: Naseer bin Thawr, was among the companions of Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, and Naseer bin Yahya, the freedman of Uthman bin Habib, and Naseer bin Amr Al-'Ijli, was at the vanguard of Suhail bin Adi, when he invaded Kirman, mentioned by Saif.

وقد سمت العرب ناسرا.

And the Arabs have named [people] Nasran.

والأنسر: براق بيض في وضح الحمى بين العناقة والأودية والجثجاثة ومذعا الكور وهي مياه لغني وكلاب، والأكثر أنه جبل.

And Al-Ansar: shining white spots in the clearings of the heat between Al-'Inaqah and Al-Awadiyah and Al-Jathjathah and Madh'a Al-Kawr, which are waters of Ghani and Kalb, and mostly it is a mountain.

وقال أبو عبيدة: والنسار: أجبل متجاورة يقال لها الأنسر وهي النسار.

And Abu Ubaidah said: And Al-Nusar: adjacent mountains called Al-Ansar, and they are Al-Nusar.

والنسر، بالفتح: ضيعة بنيسابور، منها عبد الله بن أحمد بن عبد الله النسري، قدم دمشق وسمع بها أبا محمد بن أبي نصير، روى عنه علي بن الخضر السلمي وغيره، هكذا نقله ياقوت من تاريخ ابن عساكر.

And Al-Nasr (with fatḥ): an estate in Nishapur, from it is Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Abdullah Al-Nasri, he came to Damascus and heard Abu Muhammad bin Abi Nusayr there, and Ali bin Al-Khidr Al-Sulami and others narrated from him, thus it was transmitted by Yaqut from the history of Ibn 'Asakir.