نس
Arabic
Verb
نَسِّ • (nassi) (form II) /nas.si/
- second-person masculine singular imperative of نَسَّى (nassā)
Pashto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nas/
Noun
نس • (nas) m
Synonyms
Punjabi
Verb
نَسّ • (nass)
Urdu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀲𑀸 (ṇasā), from Sanskrit स्नसा (snasā).
Pronunciation
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nəs/
Noun
نَس • (nas) f (Hindi spelling नस)
Derived terms
- نَس بَنْدی (nas bandī, “vasectomy”)
- نَس پَھٹْنا (nas phaṭnā, “rupturing of the veins”)
- نَس دار (nas dār, “veiny, sinewy”)
- نَس کَٹا (nas kaṭā, “castrated, eunuch”)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀺 (nisi), from Sanskrit निशा (niśā).
Pronunciation
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɪs/
Noun
نِس • (nis) f (Hindi spelling निस)
- alternative form of نِسا (nisā)
Derived terms
- نِس باسَر (nis bāsar, “sleeplessly”)
- نِس چَر (nis car, “nocturnal”)
- نِس دِن (nis din, “night and day”)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “نس”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.