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Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of drowsiness, sleepiness, and light sleep. It also extends to meanings related to a cow's milk production, market sluggishness, and a dog's intermittent waking.

Derived headwords

النُّعاسُnoun
  1. 1.
    Drowsinessboth

    A state of sleepiness or light sleep, often described as a state preceding deep sleep.

  2. 2.
    Light sleepclassical

    A state of slumber that is not deep sleep, sometimes characterized by a temporary lapse in senses.

نَعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be drowsyboth

    To feel sleepy or drowsy.

نَعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be sluggishclassical

    To be slow or sluggish, particularly in reference to market conditions.

نَعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be generous with milkclassical

    Describing a female camel that is generous with her milk when being milked.

نَعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To close eyesclassical

    To close one's eyes, especially when being milked, as a sign of abundant milk.

نَعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To feign sleepclassical

    To pretend to be asleep or drowsy.

نَعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To bring forth lazy sonsclassical

    To have children who are lazy or indolent.

نَعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To falterclassical

    To become weak or falter, used in reference to lightning.

نَعْسَانadjective
  1. 1.
    Drowsyboth

    Feeling sleepy or drowsy.

نَعْسَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Drowsy (fem.)both

    A feminine form of 'na'san', meaning drowsy.

نَاعِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Drowsyboth

    One who is experiencing drowsiness or sleepiness.

نَاعِسَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Drowsy (fem.)both

    A feminine form of 'na'is', meaning drowsy.

نَعُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    Generous with milkclassical

    Describing a female camel that is abundant in milk production and yields it easily.

  2. 2.
    Sluggishclassical

    Characterized by slowness or lack of activity, often used for markets.

نَعْسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Napboth

    A brief period of sleep or dozing.

تَنَاعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To feign sleepclassical

    To pretend to be asleep or drowsy, often deceptively.

تَنَاعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To falterclassical

    To become weak or falter, used in reference to lightning.

أَنْعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To bring forth lazy sonsclassical

    To have children who are lazy or indolent.

نَعْسُnoun
  1. 1.
    Sluggishnessclassical

    A state of market inactivity or slow trade.

  2. 2.
    Weaknessclassical

    A state of physical or mental weakness or mildness of opinion.

نَعُوسname
  1. 1.
    A specific camel's nameclassical

    A proper name given to a particular female camel known for her milk production.

عبد الرحمن بن أبي النعاسname
  1. 1.
    A person's nameclassical

    A name of a historical figure mentioned in the text.

Parallel reading

أمنة نعاسا
as a security and drowsiness
حقيقة النعاس: السنة من غير نوم
The reality of drowsiness is slumber without sleep.
وسنان أقصده النعاس فرنقت ... في عينه سنة وليس بنائم
Drowsy, drowsiness overcame him, and slumber settled in his eye, yet he was not asleep.
وقد نعست أنعس نعاسا
And I have become drowsy, I become drowsy with drowsiness.
وهي ناعسة ونعاسة ونعسى
And she is drowsy, and very drowsy, and very drowsy.
رجل نعسان وامرأة نعسى
A drowsy man and a drowsy woman.
ناقة نعوس: سموح بالدر
A 'na'us' camel: generous with milk.
أي غزيرة تنعس إذا حلبت
Meaning abundant, she closes her eyes when milked.
نعوس إذا درت جروز إذا غدت
Generous with milk when milked, and greedy when she goes out.
النعس: كساد السوق
Sluggishness: inactivity of the market.
تناعس الرجل: تناوم
A man feigned sleep: he pretended to sleep.
أنعس: جاء ببنين كسالى
He brought forth lazy sons: he came with lazy sons.
النعسة: الخفقة
A nap: a brief period of sleep.
تناعس البرق: فتر
Lightning faltered: it became weak.
مطل كنعاس الكلب
Procrastinating like the drowsiness of a dog.
إن كلماته بلغت ناعوس البحر
Indeed, his words reached the depths of the sea.