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Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking, particularly the striking of a bell or gong, and by extension, to making a sound. It also extends to meanings of defect, mockery, and criticism, as well as a specific type of ink and a sour taste.

Derived headwords

النَّاقُوسnoun

1.
Bell/Gongclassical
The object struck by Christians for their prayer times, often a large long piece of wood and another short one.

نَقَسَverb

1.
To strikeclassical
To strike the bell or gong.
2.
To criticizeclassical
To find fault with and mock people, giving them nicknames.
3.
To sourclassical
To become sour, referring to a drink.
4.
To spoilclassical
To cause discord or corruption among people.
5.
To penetrateclassical
To penetrate or have sexual intercourse with a woman.

وقد نقس بالوبيل الناقوس نقسا، أي ضرب — And he struck the bell with the 'wabeel' (a piece of wood) a striking, meaning he hit it.

النَّقْسnoun

1.
Strikingclassical
The act of striking, specifically the bell.
2.
Defect/Flawclassical
A defect, flaw, or blemish.
3.
Mockery/Sarcasmclassical
Mockery, sarcasm, or ridicule.
4.
Inkclassical
The ink used for writing.
5.
Soundclassical
The sound of the bell.

والنقس: العيب والسخرية — And 'naqs': defect and mockery.

والنقس، بالكسر: المداد الذي يكتب به — And 'naqs', with kasra: the ink with which one writes.

والنقس الناقوس: صوت — And the 'naqs' of the bell: its sound.

تَنْقِيْسnoun

1.
Nicknamingclassical
The act of giving someone a nickname or a derogatory title.
2.
Filling inkwellclassical
The act of putting ink into an inkwell.

وتقول منه: نقس دواته تنقيسا، أي جعله فيها — And you say from it: 'naqasa dawatahu tanqeesan', meaning he put ink in it.

ونقسه تنقيسا: لقبه — And 'naqqasahu tanqeesan': he nicknamed him.

النَّاقِسadjective

1.
Sourclassical
Sour, referring to a drink that has become sour.

يقال: شراب ناقس، إذا حمض — It is said: a 'naqis' drink, if it has soured.

نَقَّسَverb

1.
To nicknameclassical
To give someone a nickname or a derogatory title.
2.
To criticizeclassical
To find fault with and mock people.

وقد ناقسهم — And he criticized them.

الأَنْقَسadjective

1.
Son of a slave womanclassical
The son of a slave woman, often implying a defect or low status.

والأنقس: ابن الأمة، لما به من الجرب — And 'al-anqas': the son of a slave woman, due to the scabies he had.

النَّقَّاسnoun

1.
Inkclassical
The ink used for writing.

النَّقَّاسَةnoun

1.
Nicknameclassical
A nickname or a derogatory title.

انْتَقَسُواverb

1.
To strike the bellclassical
They struck the bell or gong.

وانتقسوا: قرعوا الناقوس — And 'intaqasoo': they struck the bell.

النُّقُسnoun

1.
Bells (plural)classical
A plural of 'naqoos', referring to bells, formed by assuming the elision of the alif.

والنقس، بضمتين: جمع ناقوس، على توهم حذف الألف — And 'an-nuqus', with two dammahs: a plural of 'naqoos', based on the assumption of deleting the alif.

نَقَسَverb

1.
To spoil/corruptclassical
To cause discord or corruption among people.

ونقس بين القوم: أفسد — And 'naqasa' between the people: he corrupted.

نَقَسَverb

1.
To have intercourseclassical
To penetrate or have sexual intercourse with a woman.

ونقس المرأة: باضعها — And 'naqasa' the woman: he penetrated her.

Parallel reading

الناقوس: الذي يضربه النصارى لأوقات صلاتهم، وهي خشبة كبيرة طويلة وأخرى قصيرة، واسمها الوبيل

The 'naqoos': that which the Christians strike for their prayer times, and it is a large long piece of wood and another short one, and its name is the 'wabeel'.

لما تذكرت بالديرين أرقني ... صوت الدجاج وقرع والنواقيس

When I remembered at the two monasteries, it kept me awake... the sound of chickens and the striking of bells.

وقد نقس بالوبيل الناقوس نقسا، أي ضرب

And he struck the bell with the 'wabeel' a striking, meaning he hit it.

حتى نقسوا أو كادوا ينقسون، حتى رأى عبد الله بن زيد الأذان

Until they struck (the bell) or were about to strike, until Abdullah bin Zayd saw the call to prayer.

والنقس: العيب والسخرية، وكذلك اللقس والنقز والقذل، قاله الفراء: وهو أن يعيب القوم ويسخر منهم، ويلقبهم الألقاب

And 'an-naqs': defect and mockery, as well as 'al-laqs', 'an-naqz', and 'al-qadhal', said Al-Farra': it is to find fault with people and mock them, and give them nicknames.

نقس الإنسان: طعن عليه

To 'naqasa' a person: to criticize him.

الأصمعي: النقس: الجرب، كالوقس

Al-Asma'i: 'an-naqs': scabies, like 'al-waqs'.

والنقس، بالكسر: المداد الذي يكتب به، ج أنقاس وأنقس

And 'an-naqs', with kasra: the ink with which one writes, plural 'anqas' and 'anqus'.

عفت المنازل غير مثل الأنقس ... بعد الزمان عرفته بالقرطس

The dwellings have become desolate except for traces like ink... after a time I knew it on parchment.

أي في القرطاس

Meaning on parchment.

وتقول منه: نقس دواته تنقيسا، أي جعله فيها

And you say from it: 'naqasa dawatahu tanqeesan', meaning he put ink in it.

ونقسه تنقيسا: لقبه، وكذلك نقزه، والإسم النقاسة، بالكسر

And 'naqqasahu tanqeesan': he nicknamed him, and likewise 'naqqazahu', and the noun is 'an-naqqasah', with kasra.

والناقس: الحامض، قاله الليث، يقال: شراب ناقس، إذا حمض

And 'an-naqis': sour, said Al-Layth, it is said: a 'naqis' drink, if it has soured.

جون كجوز الحمار جرده ال ... خراس لا ناقس ولا هزم

Black like a donkey's testicles, stripped by the ... Khurasan, neither sour nor weak.

والأنقس: ابن الأمة، لما به من الجرب

And 'al-anqas': the son of a slave woman, due to the scabies he had.

رجل نقس، ككتف: يعيب الناس ويلقبهم، وقد ناقسهم

A 'naqis' man, like 'katif': finds fault with people and nicknames them, and he has criticized them.

وانتقسوا: قرعوا الناقوس

And 'intaqasoo': they struck the bell.

والنقس، بضمتين: جمع ناقوس، على توهم حذف الألف

And 'an-nuqus', with two dammahs: a plural of 'naqoos', based on the assumption of deleting the alif.

وقد سبأت لفتيان ذوي كرم ... قبل الصباح ولما تقرع النقس

And I prepared for generous young men... before the morning and when the bells had not yet been struck.

ونقس الناقوس: صوت

And the 'naqs' of the bell: its sound.

ونقس بين القوم: أفسد

And 'naqasa' between the people: he corrupted.

ونقس المرأة: باضعها

And 'naqasa' the woman: he penetrated her.