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ن ب س

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of speaking, often with an emphasis on speaking little or quickly. It also extends to meanings of movement, speed, and even facial expressions. Some derived terms refer to specific groups of people or places.

Derived headwords

نَبَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to speakboth

    To utter words or sounds; to talk. This is often used in the negative to mean 'not to speak a word'.

  2. 2.
    to move lipsclassical

    To move one's lips to say something, implying a minimal amount of speech.

  3. 3.
    to moveclassical

    To make a movement, often in a general sense.

ما نبس ولا رتم — He did not speak a word or utter a sound.
ما نبس بكلمة — He did not utter a word.
نَبْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    speakingclassical

    The act of speaking, often used in the context of minimal utterance.

نَبْسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    speakingclassical

    The act of speaking, characterized by minimal movement of the lips.

سِنْبِسother
  1. 1.
    speedclassical

    A term possibly related to speed or haste, with the initial 's' considered by some to be an addition.

نَبَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to speakclassical

    To speak, often used in the context of speaking a word or words. This is the intensified form of the verb.

ما نبس — He did not speak.
تَنْبِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    speakingclassical

    The act of speaking, derived from the intensified verb form.

نبس الرجل تنبيسا — The man spoke.
أنْبَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    To move quickly or hasten, especially in fulfilling needs or in response to a command.

  2. 2.
    to be silent out of humilityclassical

    To remain silent due to a feeling of submission or humility.

أنبسي — hasten!
أنبس، إذا سكت ذلا — Anbas, if he remained silent out of humility.
الأنْبَسadjective
  1. 1.
    hasteningclassical

    One who hastens or moves quickly.

مِنْبَسَةname
  1. 1.
    Minbasaclassical

    A large city located in the land of the Zanj (East Africa).

الأنْبِسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdclassical

    A type of bird known for its sharp eyesight and pleasant voice, said to be a hybrid of the roller and crow, with a bleating sound.

النَّاطِقُونnoun
  1. 1.
    speakersclassical

    Those who speak or are articulate.

المُسْرِعُونَnoun
  1. 1.
    those who hastenclassical

    People who move quickly or are in a hurry to attend to their needs.

عابِسadjective
  1. 1.
    frowningclassical

    Having a displeased or angry facial expression; frowning.

هو أنبس الوجه — He has a frowning face.

Parallel reading

أي تكلم وتحركت شفتاه بشيء، وهو أقل الكلام
Meaning to speak and his lips moved with something, and it is the least amount of speech.
يقال: ما نبس ولا رتم.
It is said: He did not speak a word or utter a sound.
يقال: نبس، إذا أسرع
It is said: Nabs, if he hastened.
ونبس الرجل، إذا تكلم فأسرع.
And Nabs the man, if he spoke and hastened.
وقيل: نبس إذا تحرك
And it was said: Nabs, if he moved.
ويقال: هو أنبس الوجه، أي عابسه كريهه
And it is said: He is Anbas al-wajh, meaning his face is frowning and displeased.
قال ابن الأعرابي: النبس، بضمتين: الناطقون.
Ibn al-A'rabi said: An-Nabs, with two dammah: the speakers.
وأيضا: المسرعون في حوائجهم.
And also: Those who hasten in their needs.
نبس الرجل تنبيسا، إذا تكلم
The man spoke, meaning he spoke.
يقال: ما نبس بكلمة
It is said: He did not utter a word.
وما نبس، بالتشديد
And he did not speak, with the shaddah.
إن كنت غير صائدي فنبس
If you are not my hunter, then speak.
بنس وبنش، إذا قعد
Banas and Banash, if he sat down.
إن كنت غير صائدي فبنش أي اقعد
If you are not my hunter, then Banash, meaning sit down.
أنبس الرجل: أسرع
Anbas the man: he hastened.
إذا ولدت سنبسا فأنبسي
If you give birth to a Sinbas, then hasten.
وأنبس، إذا سكت ذلا
And Anbas, if he remained silent out of humility.
ومنبسة، بالفتح: مدينة كبيرة بأرض الزنج
And Minbasa, with the fath: a large city in the land of the Zanj.
والأنبسة: طائر حاد البصر حسن الصوت
And Al-Anbasa: a bird with sharp eyesight and a pleasant voice.