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Form 5  ·  3 entries  ·  Qur'ānic frequency 4

Form 5تَنَصَّى بَنِى فُلاَنٍ1 sense

Core sense — he took the choicest of the sons of such a onegenerated

5.1

See تَذَرَّى.

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: see تَذَرَّى .

Derived nouns 2

Nounنَصِىٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a certain plant; also gelded, castratedgenerated

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A certain plant. Golius says it is a kind of thistle, but this seems inconsistent with the description of it: see رَيِّجَةٌ.

1.1gelded, castratedخَصِىٌّ نَصِيٌّ

The second word is an imitative sequent.

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A certain plant: (S, TA:) Golius says, a species of thistle; but this seems to be inconsistent with the description of it: see رَيِّجَةٌ . خَصِىٌّ نَصِيٌّ Gelded, castrated. The second word is an imitative sequent.
Nounنَاصِيَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the hair over the forehead; the forelock of a horsegenerated

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Properly, in the language of the [classical] Arabs: the place where the hair grows in the fore part of the head; and hence, the hair of that part, the hair over the forehead — and this is the general meaning. Same as قُصَّةٌ and طُرَّةٌ.

Also the forelock of a horse.

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نَاصِيَةُ بَنِى فُلاَنٍ: see تَذَرَّى and ذِرْوَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences نَاصِيَة 2 shown of 3
96:15
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-

96:16
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

A lying, sinful forelock!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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properly, in the language of the [classical] Arabs, The place where the hair grows in the fore part of the head: and hence, the hair of that part; the hair over the forehead; (Az, TA;) [and this is the general meaning;) i. q. قُصَّةٌ and طُرَّةٌ . (Msb, art. قص .) The forelock of a horse. نَاصِيَةُ بَنِى فُلاَنٍ : see تَذَرَّى and ذِرْوَةٌ .