نص

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Arabic

Root
ن ص ص (n ṣ ṣ)
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

نَصّ (naṣṣm (plural نُصُوص (nuṣūṣ))

  1. text, document
    Synonym: مَتْن (matn)

Declension

Verb

نَصَّ (naṣṣa) I (non-past يَنُصُّ (yanuṣṣu), verbal noun نَصّ (naṣṣ))

  1. to fix, to determine
  2. to arrange, to stipulate
    • 2018 July 12, “الجيش السوري يدخل بلدة طفس ويرفع العلم السوري في مدينة درعا .. خريطة”, in Muraselon:
      وحدات من الجيش السوري دخلت الى مدينة طفس 10كم شمال غرب درعا وسط ترحيب من الأهالي بعد انضمام البلدة الى اتفاق المصالحة ،و الذي ينص على تسليم السلاح الثقيل والمتوسط ،نتيجة لضغط العملية العسكرية التي يقوم بها الجيش السوري في ريف درعا الغربي.
      Units of the Syrian army enter in to the city Ṭafas 10 km north of Darʿā amidst the welcoming population after the accession to the reconciliation agreement, which stipulates surrender of heavy and medium firearms, as a result of pressure from military activity which the Syrian army has under taken in the western surrounding area.

Conjugation

References

  • Corriente, Federico (2005) “نص”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 1171

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نِصْف (niṣf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

نص (nuṣṣm

  1. half

Derived terms

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic نِصْف (niṣf).

Pronunciation

Noun

نص (nuṣṣm (plural أنصاص (ʔanṣāṣ))

  1. half

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَصّ (naṣṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

نص (naṣṣm (plural نُصوص (nuṣūṣ))

  1. script
  2. text

Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers (edit)
2 3  → 
    Cardinal: تنين, زوج, جوج
    Ordinal: زاوج, جاوج, تاني
    Fractional: نص

Etymology 1

From Arabic نِصْف (niṣf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nusˤː/, /nisˤː/

Noun

نُصّ or نِصّ (nuṣṣ or niṣṣm (plural نصاص (nṣāṣ) or نصوص (nṣūṣ) or نصوصة (nṣūṣa))

  1. half

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَصّ (naṣṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

نص (naṣṣm (plural نصوص (nuṣūṣ))

  1. script
  2. text

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نِصْف (niṣf).

Noun

نص (nuṣṣm

  1. half

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ص ص
2 terms
South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
٢
2
3  → 
    Cardinal: تنين
    Ordinal: تاني
    Fractional: نص

Etymology

From Arabic نِصْف (niṣf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nusˤsˤ/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

نصّ (nuṣṣm (plural أنصاص (ʔanṣāṣ) or نصاص (nṣāṣ))

  1. half
  2. middle
    نصّ الليلnoṣṣ il-lēlmidnight
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Derived terms