نَقَسَ
Root: نقس
Form: 1
Full Definition
نَقَسَI
It (a نَاقُوس) sounded.
def.2 نَقَسَ, or نَقَسَ النَّاقُوسَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun نَقْسٌ, He struck, or beat, the ناقوس, بِالْوَيِيلِ with the وبيل. You say, نَقَسَتِ النَّصَارَى and The Christians struck, or beat the ناقوس. It is said in a trad., that the Muslims were near to doing so, (كَادُوا يَنْقُسُونَ, S, TA,) or used to do so, (كَانُوا يَنْقُسُونَ, Mgh,) until 'Abd-Allah Ibn-Zeyd dreamed of the [mode of calling to prayer termed] أَذَان.
def.2 نَقَسَ, or نَقَسَ النَّاقُوسَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun نَقْسٌ, He struck, or beat, the ناقوس, بِالْوَيِيلِ with the وبيل. You say, نَقَسَتِ النَّصَارَى and The Christians struck, or beat the ناقوس. It is said in a trad., that the Muslims were near to doing so, (كَادُوا يَنْقُسُونَ, S, TA,) or used to do so, (كَانُوا يَنْقُسُونَ, Mgh,) until 'Abd-Allah Ibn-Zeyd dreamed of the [mode of calling to prayer termed] أَذَان.
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