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ن ق ر س

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to ailments affecting the joints, particularly gout. It also extends to meanings of skilled guidance, medical expertise, and decorative items worn by women.

Derived headwords

النِّقْرِسnoun
  1. 1.
    goutboth

    A swelling and pain in the joints of the heels and toes of the feet. Some scholars limited it to the joints, others to the feet, while the author combined both.

  2. 2.
    calamityclassical

    A great disaster or misfortune.

نقرسadjective
  1. 1.
    skilled guideclassical

    A highly skilled and experienced guide.

  2. 2.
    expert physicianclassical

    A skillful, observant, discerning, and intelligent doctor.

نقريسadjective
  1. 1.
    skillfulclassical

    Skillful or expert, similar to 'نقرس'.

نقارسnoun
  1. 1.
    head ornamentclassical

    A decorative item made in imitation of roses, which a woman might wear in her hair.

  2. 2.
    jewelsclassical

    Ornaments, specifically mentioning jewels like emeralds.

Parallel reading

يخشى عليك من الحباء النقرس
He fears for you from the gout that has been decreed for you.
يقول: إنه يخشى عليه من الحباء الذي كتب له به النقرس.
He means: He fears for him from the decree that gout was written for him.
وهو الهلاك والداهية العظيمة.
And it is destruction and a great calamity.
يقال: دليل نقرس
It is said: a skilled guide.
وفي التهذيب: النقرس: الداهية من الأدلاء.
And in Al-Tahdhib: Al-Niqris: the calamity among guides.
يقال: طبيب نقرس، أي حاذق
It is said: an expert physician, meaning skillful.
وقد أكون مرة نطيسا طبا بأدواء الصبا نقريسا
And I might once have been a foolish physician, treating the illnesses of youth skillfully.
يحسب يوم الجمعة الخميسا
He mistakes Friday for Thursday.
معناه أنه لا يلتفت إلى الأيام، وقد ذهب عقله.
Meaning he pays no attention to the days, his mind has gone.
شيء يتخذ على صنعة الورد تغرزه المرأة في رأسها
Something made in imitation of roses, which a woman sticks in her head.
فحل يت من خز وقز وقرمز ... ومن صنعة الدنيا عليك النقارس
A fine garment of silk and brocade and crimson... and from the adornments of this world are the head ornaments upon you.
عليه نقارس الزبرجد والحلي.
Upon him were head ornaments of emeralds and jewelry.
النقارس: من زينة النساء
Al-Naqaris: are among the adornments of women.