ينص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a rare word, possibly related to the porcupine, with variations in its spelling and pronunciation. It is noted as being omitted by some lexicographers and potentially a misspelling of another word.

Derived headwords

اليَنْصnoun

1.
Large hedgehogclassical
A name for a large type of hedgehog.
2.
Porcupine (inverted)classical
Possibly an inverted form of the word 'nayṣ' (porcupine), with the letters transposed.

النَّيْصnoun

1.
Porcupineboth
The common name for a porcupine.

Parallel reading

الينص، بالفتح، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان.

Al-yanṣ, with fatḥa, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisān.

وقال الليث: هو من أسماء القنفذ الضخم،

And Al-Layth said: It is from the names of the large hedgehog,

وقيل: هو مقلوب النيص، بتقديم النون،

And it was said: It is an inversion of Al-Nayṣ, with the letter nūn preceding [the other letters],

وهناك ذكره صاحب اللسان،

And there the author of Al-Lisān mentioned it,

ومثله في المحيط بتقديك النون،

And similarly in Al-Muḥīṭ with the letter nūn preceding [the other letters],

أو أحدهما تصحيف.

Or one of them is a misspelling.

واختلفت نسخ التهذيب للأزهري،

And the manuscripts of Al-Tahdhīb by Al-Azhari differed,

ففي بعضها كما في الأصل بتقديم النون،

For in some of them, as in the original, the nūn precedes [the other letters],

وفي نسخة عليها خط الأزهري: الينص، بتقديم الياء على النون.

And in a manuscript bearing Al-Azhari's handwriting: Al-yanṣ, with the yāʼ preceding the nūn.