نقش

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See also: ن ف س

Arabic[edit]

Root
ن ق ش (n-q-š)

Verb[edit]

نَقَشَ (naqaša) I, non-past يَنْقُشُ‎ (yanqušu)

  1. to emboss
    1. to variegate, to give different colours, to decorate, to embellish
    2. to engrave, to carve, to inscribe, to scratch, to peck, vel sim.
  2. to extract, to draw out, to pull out
    Synonym: اِنْتَقَشَ (intaqaša)

Conjugation[edit]

Verb[edit]

نَقَّشَ (naqqaša) II, non-past يُنَقِّشُ‎ (yunaqqišu)

  1. synonym of نَقَشَ (naqaša)

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Noun[edit]

نَقْش (naqšm

  1. verbal noun of نَقَشَ (naqaša) (form I)

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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic نَقْش (naqš, engraving, variegation).

Noun[edit]

نقش (nakş or nakış)

  1. painting, an artwork done with the use of paint, especially on walls
    Synonym: رسم (resim)
  2. embroidery, the ornamentation of fabric using needlework

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic نَقْش (naqš).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Readings
Classical reading? naqš
Dari reading? naqš
Iranian reading? nağš
Tajik reading? naqš

Noun[edit]

نقش (naqš) (plural نقش‌ها (naqš-hâ) or نقوش (noquš))

  1. role; part
    نقش‌های جنسیتیnaqš-hâ-ye jensiyatigender roles
    نقش مهمیnaqš-e mohemmian important role
  2. role (of an actor)
    نقش او در این فیلمnaqš-e u dar in filmhis role in this film
  3. drawing; painting; image
    میدان نقش جهانmeydân-e naqš-e jahânNaqsh-e Jahan Square (literally, “Image of the World Square”)
  4. impression; trace
  5. design; plan
  6. (chiefly gambling) luck

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