نَاصَ
Root: نوص
Form: 1
Full Definition
نَاصَI
, Present.T يَنُوصُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ
2 نَاصَ لِلْحَرَكَةِ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ and مَنَاصٌ, He prepared himself for motion.
3 نَاصَ الفَرَسُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ, The horse, having his bridle pulled in, and being put in motion, raised his head; as also : or signifies a horse's putting himself in motion to run.
4 نَاصَ إِلَيْهِ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ, He rose to him.
5 نَاصَ, Present.T يَنُوصُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ, He turned aside, or away: he drew back, receded, retreated, or retired; as also : he fled; or turned away and fled: he escaped, and outwent: and, Verbal.Noun مَنِيصٌ and مَنَاصٌ, he escaped; or became safe, or secure: and accord. to IB, نُوصٌ, with, damm, [app. as an Verbal.Noun,] also signifies the act of fleeing. You say, نَاصَ عَنِ الأَمْرِ He turned aside, or away, from the thing, or affair; he declined from it; he avoided it; as also لَاصَ. And نَاصَ عَنْهُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ, He removed, withdrew, or retired to a distance, and separated himself, from him, or it. And نَاصَ عَنْ قِرْنِهِ, Present.T يَنُوصُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ and مَنَاصٌ, He fled, or turned away and fled, from his opponent, or adversary, and eluded him, or removed, withdrew, or retired to a distance, from him. And it is said in the Kur, [xxxviii. 2,] وَلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ, meaning, When it was not a time of fleeing: or when it was not a time of drawing back and fleeing: or when it was not a time of seeking, or petitioning, and of being aided, or succoured.
2 نَاصَ لِلْحَرَكَةِ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ and مَنَاصٌ, He prepared himself for motion.
3 نَاصَ الفَرَسُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ, The horse, having his bridle pulled in, and being put in motion, raised his head; as also : or signifies a horse's putting himself in motion to run.
4 نَاصَ إِلَيْهِ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ, He rose to him.
5 نَاصَ, Present.T يَنُوصُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ, He turned aside, or away: he drew back, receded, retreated, or retired; as also : he fled; or turned away and fled: he escaped, and outwent: and, Verbal.Noun مَنِيصٌ and مَنَاصٌ, he escaped; or became safe, or secure: and accord. to IB, نُوصٌ, with, damm, [app. as an Verbal.Noun,] also signifies the act of fleeing. You say, نَاصَ عَنِ الأَمْرِ He turned aside, or away, from the thing, or affair; he declined from it; he avoided it; as also لَاصَ. And نَاصَ عَنْهُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ, He removed, withdrew, or retired to a distance, and separated himself, from him, or it. And نَاصَ عَنْ قِرْنِهِ, Present.T يَنُوصُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْصٌ and مَنَاصٌ, He fled, or turned away and fled, from his opponent, or adversary, and eluded him, or removed, withdrew, or retired to a distance, from him. And it is said in the Kur, [xxxviii. 2,] وَلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ, meaning, When it was not a time of fleeing: or when it was not a time of drawing back and fleeing: or when it was not a time of seeking, or petitioning, and of being aided, or succoured.
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