ناصية

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Arabic

Root
ن ص و (n ṣ w)
2 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

نَاصِيَة (nāṣiyaf (plural نَوَاصٍ (nawāṣin), plural construct state نَوَاصِي (nawāṣī))

  1. a forehead
    1. the hair near person's forehead, forelock
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:15:
        كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
        But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock.
  2. a corner of a street
  3. (architecture) abacus
  4. (figurative) mastery, control; expertise (in phrases like اِمْتِلَاك نَاصِيَة (imtilāk nāṣiya))

Declension