شنص

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to clinging, adhering, and being steadfast. It also extends to descriptions of things that are long, strong, or swift, particularly horses and time.

Derived headwords

شَنَصَ بِهِverb

1.
to cling toboth
To adhere to something or someone, to stick fast.
2.
to be steadfastclassical
To be firm and unwavering, to stick to a principle or person.

تَعَلَّقَ بِهِverb

1.
to cling toboth
To attach oneself to something or someone, to be dependent on.

شَنَصٌnoun

1.
adherenceclassical
The act of clinging or adhering to something.

شَانِصٌadjective

1.
clingingclassical
One who clings to or adheres to something.

شِنَاصٌnoun

1.
swiftnessclassical
A quality of being swift or fast, often used to describe a horse.
2.
placeclassical
A location or place, mentioned in relation to a destination.

شِنَاصِيٌّadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Describing a horse as swift, fast, and strong.

شِنَاصِيَّةٌadjective

1.
swift (female)classical
The feminine form of 'شناصي', describing a swift female horse.

نِشَاصِيٌّadjective

1.
swiftclassical
An alternative form to 'شناصي', meaning swift, particularly for a horse.

Parallel reading

شنص به، كنصر وسمع، شنوصا: تعلق به

Shanṣa bihi, like naṣara and samiʿa, shanūṣan: it clung to it.

أو شنص به، إذا سدك به ولزمه

Or shanṣa bihi, if it stuck to it and adhered to it.

دفعناهن بالحكمات حتى ... دفعن إلى علا وإلى شناص

We pushed them with the reins until... they were driven to ʿAlā and to Shināṣ.

وفرس شناص، كرباع، أي بالفتح، وشناصي أيضا

And a swift horse, like rubāʿ, meaning with fatḥa, and shināṣī also.

وشناصي إذا هيج طمر

And swift when agitated, it gallops.

ويروى: وإذا طؤطئ طيار طمر

And it is narrated: And when it lowers its head, it is a swift galloper.

ويقال: هو نشاصي

And it is said: He is nishāṣī.