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ن س ت ق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of a servant or attendant, possibly of foreign origin. It is discussed in relation to its meaning as a servant and its pronunciation.

Derived headwords

النَّسْتَقnoun
  1. 1.
    servantclassical

    A person who serves or attends to others.

  2. 2.
    serviceclassical

    The act of serving or attending.

نَسْتَقother
  1. 1.
    servant (foreign word)classical

    A word, possibly of Roman origin, used to denote a servant.

Parallel reading

النستق، بالضم أهمله الجوهري.
An-nastuq, with damma, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الخادم، وقيل: الخدم لا واحد لهم، أو هي كلمة رومية نطقوا بها قاله الأزهري.
Ibn Al-A'rabi said: It is the servant, and it was said: the servants, for whom there is no singular, or it is a Roman word they pronounced, according to Al-Azhari.
وأنشد ابن الأعرابي لعدي بن زيد: (ينصفها نستق تكاد تكرمهم ... عن النصافة كالغزلان في السلم)
And Ibn Al-A'rabi recited for Adi bin Zayd: (A servant serves them, almost honoring them... from service like gazelles in peace)
وقال غير ابن الأعرابي: هو بستق، بالموحدة، وقد تقدم تحقيق ذلك في أول الحرف، فراجعه.
And others than Ibn Al-A'rabi said: It is bastuq, with a ba, and the verification of that has preceded at the beginning of the letter, so refer to it.