نعس

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Arabic

Root
ن ع س (n ʕ s)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

نَعَسَ (naʕasa) I (non-past يَنْعَسُ (yanʕasu), verbal noun نَعَس (naʕas) or نَعْس (naʕs) or نُعَاس (nuʕās))

  1. to be sleepy, drowsy
  2. to be inactive

Conjugation

Verb

نَعَّسَ (naʕʕasa) II (non-past يُنَعِّسُ (yunaʕʕisu), verbal noun تَنْعِيس (tanʕīs))

  1. (transitive) to cause to be sleepy

Conjugation

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ن ع س
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَعَسَ (naʕasa).

Pronunciation

Verb

نعس (nʕas) I (non-past ينعس (yinʕas))

  1. (intransitive) to sleep
    Synonym: رقد (rqad)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

From Arabic نَعَّسَ (naʕʕasa).

Pronunciation

Verb

نعس (naʕʕas) II (non-past ينعس (ynaʕʕas))

  1. (transitive) to cause to sleep
    Synonym: رقد (raqqad)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of نعس
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m نعّست (naʕʕast) نعّستي (naʕʕasti) نعّس (naʕʕas) نعّسنا (naʕʕasna) نعّستوا (naʕʕastu) نعّسوا (naʕʕsu)
f نعّست (naʕʕsāt)
non-past m ننعّس (nnaʕʕas) تنعّس (tnaʕʕas) ينعّس (ynaʕʕas) ننعّسوا (nnaʕʕsu) تنعّسوا (tnaʕʕsu) ينعّسوا (ynaʕʕsu)
f تنعّسي (tnaʕʕsi) تنعّس (tnaʕʕas)
imperative m نعّس (naʕʕas) نعّسوا (naʕʕsu)
f نعّسي (naʕʕsi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ع س
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَعَسَ (naʕasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni.ʕis/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

نعس (niʕis) I (present بنعس (binʕas))

  1. to become sleepy
  2. to doze, to nod off

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نعس (niʕis)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m نعست (nʕist) نعست (nʕist) نعس (niʕis) نعسنا (nʕisna) نعستو (nʕistu) نعسو (niʕsu)
f نعستي (nʕisti) نعست (niʕsat)
present m بنعس (banʕas) بتنعس (btinʕas) بنعس (binʕas) مننعس (mninʕas) بتنعسو (btinʕasu) بنعسو (binʕasu)
f بتنعسي (btinʕasi) بتنعس (btinʕas)
subjunctive m أنعس (ʔanʕas) تنعس (tinʕas) ينعس (yinʕas) ننعس (ninʕas) تنعسو (tinʕasu) ينعسو (yinʕasu)
f تنعسي (tinʕasi) تنعس (tinʕas)
imperative m انعس (inʕas) انعسو (inʕasu)
f انعسي (inʕasi)

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