نقاش

See also: نقاس and نفاس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ق ش (n q š)
9 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.qaːʃ/
• Rhymes: -aːʃ

Noun

نِقَاش • (niqāš) m (plural نِقَاشَات (niqāšāt))

1. verbal noun of نَاقَشَ (nāqaša) (form III)
2. discussion

Declension

Declension of noun نِقَاش (niqāš)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نِقَاش niqāš	النِّقَاش an-niqāš	نِقَاش niqāš
nominative	نِقَاشٌ niqāšun	النِّقَاشُ an-niqāšu	نِقَاشُ niqāšu
accusative	نِقَاشًا niqāšan	النِّقَاشَ an-niqāša	نِقَاشَ niqāša
genitive	نِقَاشٍ niqāšin	النِّقَاشِ an-niqāši	نِقَاشِ niqāši
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نِقَاشَيْن niqāšayn	النِّقَاشَيْن an-niqāšayn	نِقَاشَيْ niqāšay
nominative	نِقَاشَانِ niqāšāni	النِّقَاشَانِ an-niqāšāni	نِقَاشَا niqāšā
accusative	نِقَاشَيْنِ niqāšayni	النِّقَاشَيْنِ an-niqāšayni	نِقَاشَيْ niqāšay
genitive	نِقَاشَيْنِ niqāšayni	النِّقَاشَيْنِ an-niqāšayni	نِقَاشَيْ niqāšay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نِقَاشَات niqāšāt	النِّقَاشَات an-niqāšāt	نِقَاشَات niqāšāt
nominative	نِقَاشَاتٌ niqāšātun	النِّقَاشَاتُ an-niqāšātu	نِقَاشَاتُ niqāšātu
accusative	نِقَاشَاتٍ niqāšātin	النِّقَاشَاتِ an-niqāšāti	نِقَاشَاتِ niqāšāti
genitive	نِقَاشَاتٍ niqāšātin	النِّقَاشَاتِ an-niqāšāti	نِقَاشَاتِ niqāšāti

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from the root ن ق ش (n q š).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naq.qaːʃ/
• Rhymes: -aːʃ

Noun

نَقَّاش • (naqqāš) m (plural نَقَّاشُون (naqqāšūn), feminine نَقَّاشَة (naqqāša))

1. engraver, inscriber, embosser

Declension

Declension of noun نَقَّاش (naqqāš)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَقَّاش naqqāš	النَّقَّاش an-naqqāš	نَقَّاش naqqāš	نَقَّاشَة naqqāša	النَّقَّاشَة an-naqqāša	نَقَّاشَة naqqāšat
nominative	نَقَّاشٌ naqqāšun	النَّقَّاشُ an-naqqāšu	نَقَّاشُ naqqāšu	نَقَّاشَةٌ naqqāšatun	النَّقَّاشَةُ an-naqqāšatu	نَقَّاشَةُ naqqāšatu
accusative	نَقَّاشًا naqqāšan	النَّقَّاشَ an-naqqāša	نَقَّاشَ naqqāša	نَقَّاشَةً naqqāšatan	النَّقَّاشَةَ an-naqqāšata	نَقَّاشَةَ naqqāšata
genitive	نَقَّاشٍ naqqāšin	النَّقَّاشِ an-naqqāši	نَقَّاشِ naqqāši	نَقَّاشَةٍ naqqāšatin	النَّقَّاشَةِ an-naqqāšati	نَقَّاشَةِ naqqāšati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَقَّاشَيْن naqqāšayn	النَّقَّاشَيْن an-naqqāšayn	نَقَّاشَيْ naqqāšay	نَقَّاشَتَيْن naqqāšatayn	النَّقَّاشَتَيْن an-naqqāšatayn	نَقَّاشَتَيْ naqqāšatay
nominative	نَقَّاشَانِ naqqāšāni	النَّقَّاشَانِ an-naqqāšāni	نَقَّاشَا naqqāšā	نَقَّاشَتَانِ naqqāšatāni	النَّقَّاشَتَانِ an-naqqāšatāni	نَقَّاشَتَا naqqāšatā
accusative	نَقَّاشَيْنِ naqqāšayni	النَّقَّاشَيْنِ an-naqqāšayni	نَقَّاشَيْ naqqāšay	نَقَّاشَتَيْنِ naqqāšatayni	النَّقَّاشَتَيْنِ an-naqqāšatayni	نَقَّاشَتَيْ naqqāšatay
genitive	نَقَّاشَيْنِ naqqāšayni	النَّقَّاشَيْنِ an-naqqāšayni	نَقَّاشَيْ naqqāšay	نَقَّاشَتَيْنِ naqqāšatayni	النَّقَّاشَتَيْنِ an-naqqāšatayni	نَقَّاشَتَيْ naqqāšatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَقَّاشِين naqqāšīn	النَّقَّاشِين an-naqqāšīn	نَقَّاشِي naqqāšī	نَقَّاشَات naqqāšāt	النَّقَّاشَات an-naqqāšāt	نَقَّاشَات naqqāšāt
nominative	نَقَّاشُونَ naqqāšūna	النَّقَّاشُونَ an-naqqāšūna	نَقَّاشُو naqqāšū	نَقَّاشَاتٌ naqqāšātun	النَّقَّاشَاتُ an-naqqāšātu	نَقَّاشَاتُ naqqāšātu
accusative	نَقَّاشِينَ naqqāšīna	النَّقَّاشِينَ an-naqqāšīna	نَقَّاشِي naqqāšī	نَقَّاشَاتٍ naqqāšātin	النَّقَّاشَاتِ an-naqqāšāti	نَقَّاشَاتِ naqqāšāti
genitive	نَقَّاشِينَ naqqāšīna	النَّقَّاشِينَ an-naqqāšīna	نَقَّاشِي naqqāšī	نَقَّاشَاتٍ naqqāšātin	النَّقَّاشَاتِ an-naqqāšāti	نَقَّاشَاتِ naqqāšāti

Descendants

• Armenian: նաղաշ (naġaš)
• Azerbaijani: naqqaş, nəqqaş
• Georgian: ნაყაში (naq̇aši)
• Kipchak: նաղաշ (naġaš), նախաշ (naxaš), [Arabic needed] (näqqaš)
• Middle Armenian: նաղաշ (naġaš)
• Northern Kurdish: neqaş
• Ottoman Turkish: نقاش
  • Turkish: nakkaş
• Persian: نقاش (naqqâš)
• Tajik: наққош (naqqoš)
• Talysh: нәггош
• Urdu: نقاش (naqqāś)
• Uyghur: نېققاش (nëqqash)
• Uzbek: naqqosh

Proper noun

نَقَّاش • (naqqāš) ?

1. a surname

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَقَّاش (naqqāš).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naq.ˈqaːʃ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näq.qɑ́ːʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näq.qɑ́ːʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näq.qɑ́ːʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näq.qɔ́ːʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næʁ.ɢɒ́ːʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näq.qɔ́ʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	naqqāš
Dari reading?	naqqāš
Iranian reading?	naġġâš
Tajik reading?	naqqoš

Noun

Dari	نقاش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	наққош

نقاش • (naqqāš / naġġâš) (Tajik spelling наққош)

1. painter

   Synonym: نقشبند (naqšband)

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3035:

     نقش با نقاش چه سگالد دگر / چون سگالش اوش بخشید و خبر

     naqš bâ naqâš či sigâlad digar / čôn sigâl-aš ô-š baxšid u xabar

     What else (but good) should the picture think of the painter, since he bestowed thought and knowledge upon it?

Derived terms

• نقاشی (naqqâši)

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “نقاش”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَقَّاش (naqqāš).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nəq.qɑːʃ/

Noun

نَقَّاش • (naqqāś) m (Hindi spelling नक़्क़ाश)

1. painter
2. drawer
3. engraver
4. sculptor

Related terms

• نقاشی (naqqāśī)