ن ع س

ن ع س

Arabic

Root

ن ع س • (n-ʿ-s)

1. related to sleepiness, drowse

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form I: نَعَسَ‎ (naʿasa, “to be sleepy”)
  • Verbal noun: نَعَس‎ (naʿas), نَعْس‎ (naʿs), نُعَاس‎ (nuʿās)
  • Active participle: نَاعِس‎ (nāʿis)
  • Passive participle: مَنْعُوس‎ (manʿūs)
• Form II: نَعَّسَ‎ (naʿʿasa, “to make sleepy”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنْعِيس‎ (tanʿīs)
  • Active participle: مُنَعِّس‎ (munaʿʿis)
  • Passive participle: مُنَعَّس‎ (munaʿʿas)
• Form IV: أَنْعَسَ‎ (ʾanʿasa, “to make sleepy”)
  • Verbal noun: إِنْعَاس‎ (ʾinʿās)
  • Active participle: مُنْعِس‎ (munʿis)
  • Passive participle: مُنْعَس‎ (munʿas)
• Form VI: تَنَاعَسَ‎ (tanāʿasa, “to pretend to be sleepy”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنَاعُس‎ (tanāʿus)
  • Active participle: مُتَنَاعِس‎ (mutanāʿis)
  • Passive participle: مُتَنَاعَس‎ (mutanāʿas)

Nouns and adjectives

• نَعْسَة‎ f (naʿsa)
• نَعُوس‎ f (naʿūs)