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ن س ط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of extracting or bringing forth, particularly in the context of childbirth. It is noted as being a variant of a root with 'm' instead of 'n'.

Derived headwords

النَسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Extraction of offspringclassical

    The act of extracting the young of animals, specifically camels, when their birth is difficult.

المِسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Extraction of offspringclassical

    The act of extracting the young of animals, particularly when birth is difficult. This is mentioned as being synonymous with 'al-nasṭ'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو كالمسط، بالميم، في المعاني الثلاثة الأولى التي تقدم ذكرها.
And Ibn Duraid said: It is like al-misṭ, with a mim, in the first three meanings previously mentioned.
عن ابن الأعرابي: النسط، كعنق: الذين يستخرجون أولادها، أي بالنوق إذا تعسر ولادها.
From Ibn al-A'rabi: Al-nasṭ, like 'unuq: those who extract its young, meaning of she-camels when their birth is difficult.
قال الأزهري: والنون فيه مبدلة من الميم، وهو مثل المسط.
Al-Azhari said: And the nun in it is a substitute for the mim, and it is like al-misṭ.