تسس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry is primarily a discussion of a textual variant, focusing on the word 'التسس' and its correction to 'النسس'. It deals with the concept of 'bad origins' or 'foundations'.

Derived headwords

التَسَسُnoun

1.
bad originsclassical
Refers to poor or corrupt foundations and origins.

النَسَسُnoun

1.
originsclassical
The foundational principles or beginnings of something.

Parallel reading

التسس، بضمتين، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان

At-tasas, with two dammah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: هي الأصول الرديئة

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: It is the bad origins.

هكذا نقله عنه الصاغاني في التكملة والعباب

This is how Al-Saghani transmitted it from him in Al-Takmilah and Al-Abab.

ولم يبين المفرد، ولا أدري كيف ذلك.

And he did not clarify the singular, and I do not know how that is.

ثم ظهر لي فيما بعد عند التأمل والمراجعة أن هذا تصحيف من الصاغاني في كتابيه

Then it became clear to me later upon reflection and review that this is a textual corruption from Al-Saghani in his two books.

وصوابه النسس، بالنون، عن ابن الأعرابي

And its correct form is An-nasas, with the letter 'nun', from Ibn Al-A'rabi.

كما نقله الأزهري على الصواب

As Al-Azhari transmitted it correctly.

ويأتي للمصنف أيضا في نسس والحمد لله تعالى على وجدانه.

And it will also come for the author under (the root) 'nasas', and praise be to God Almighty for finding it.