نقش

See also: ن ف س

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ق ش (n q š)
9 terms

Verb

نَقَشَ • (naqaša) I (non-past يَنْقُشُ (yanqušu), verbal noun نَقْش (naqš))

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

Conjugation of نَقَشَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun نَقْش)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَقْش naqš
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاقِش nāqiš
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْقُوش manqūš
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	نَقَشْتُ naqaštu	نَقَشْتَ naqašta	نَقَشَ naqaša		نَقَشْنَا naqašnā	نَقَشْتُمَا naqaštumā	نَقَشَا naqašā		نَقَشْنَا naqašnā	نَقَشْتُمْ naqaštum	نَقَشُوا naqašū
	f		نَقَشْتِ naqašti	نَقَشَتْ naqašat				نَقَشَتَا naqašatā			نَقَشْتُنَّ naqaštunna	نَقَشْنَ naqašna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْقُشُ ʔanqušu	تَنْقُشُ tanqušu	يَنْقُشُ yanqušu		نَنْقُشُ nanqušu	تَنْقُشَانِ tanqušāni	يَنْقُشَانِ yanqušāni		نَنْقُشُ nanqušu	تَنْقُشُونَ tanqušūna	يَنْقُشُونَ yanqušūna
	f		تَنْقُشِينَ tanqušīna	تَنْقُشُ tanqušu				تَنْقُشَانِ tanqušāni			تَنْقُشْنَ tanqušna	يَنْقُشْنَ yanqušna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْقُشَ ʔanquša	تَنْقُشَ tanquša	يَنْقُشَ yanquša		نَنْقُشَ nanquša	تَنْقُشَا tanqušā	يَنْقُشَا yanqušā		نَنْقُشَ nanquša	تَنْقُشُوا tanqušū	يَنْقُشُوا yanqušū
	f		تَنْقُشِي tanqušī	تَنْقُشَ tanquša				تَنْقُشَا tanqušā			تَنْقُشْنَ tanqušna	يَنْقُشْنَ yanqušna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْقُشْ ʔanquš	تَنْقُشْ tanquš	يَنْقُشْ yanquš		نَنْقُشْ nanquš	تَنْقُشَا tanqušā	يَنْقُشَا yanqušā		نَنْقُشْ nanquš	تَنْقُشُوا tanqušū	يَنْقُشُوا yanqušū
	f		تَنْقُشِي tanqušī	تَنْقُشْ tanquš				تَنْقُشَا tanqušā			تَنْقُشْنَ tanqušna	يَنْقُشْنَ yanqušna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُنْقُشْ unquš				اُنْقُشَا unqušā				اُنْقُشُوا unqušū
	f		اُنْقُشِي unqušī								اُنْقُشْنَ unqušna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	نُقِشْتُ nuqištu	نُقِشْتَ nuqišta	نُقِشَ nuqiša		نُقِشْنَا nuqišnā	نُقِشْتُمَا nuqištumā	نُقِشَا nuqišā		نُقِشْنَا nuqišnā	نُقِشْتُمْ nuqištum	نُقِشُوا nuqišū
	f		نُقِشْتِ nuqišti	نُقِشَتْ nuqišat				نُقِشَتَا nuqišatā			نُقِشْتُنَّ nuqištunna	نُقِشْنَ nuqišna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْقَشُ ʔunqašu	تُنْقَشُ tunqašu	يُنْقَشُ yunqašu		نُنْقَشُ nunqašu	تُنْقَشَانِ tunqašāni	يُنْقَشَانِ yunqašāni		نُنْقَشُ nunqašu	تُنْقَشُونَ tunqašūna	يُنْقَشُونَ yunqašūna
	f		تُنْقَشِينَ tunqašīna	تُنْقَشُ tunqašu				تُنْقَشَانِ tunqašāni			تُنْقَشْنَ tunqašna	يُنْقَشْنَ yunqašna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْقَشَ ʔunqaša	تُنْقَشَ tunqaša	يُنْقَشَ yunqaša		نُنْقَشَ nunqaša	تُنْقَشَا tunqašā	يُنْقَشَا yunqašā		نُنْقَشَ nunqaša	تُنْقَشُوا tunqašū	يُنْقَشُوا yunqašū
	f		تُنْقَشِي tunqašī	تُنْقَشَ tunqaša				تُنْقَشَا tunqašā			تُنْقَشْنَ tunqašna	يُنْقَشْنَ yunqašna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْقَشْ ʔunqaš	تُنْقَشْ tunqaš	يُنْقَشْ yunqaš		نُنْقَشْ nunqaš	تُنْقَشَا tunqašā	يُنْقَشَا yunqašā		نُنْقَشْ nunqaš	تُنْقَشُوا tunqašū	يُنْقَشُوا yunqašū
	f		تُنْقَشِي tunqašī	تُنْقَشْ tunqaš				تُنْقَشَا tunqašā			تُنْقَشْنَ tunqašna	يُنْقَشْنَ yunqašna

Etymology 2

Verb

نَقَّشَ • (naqqaša) II (non-past يُنَقِّشُ (yunaqqišu), verbal noun تَنْقِيش (tanqīš))

1. synonym of نَقَشَ (naqaša)

Conjugation

Conjugation of نَقَّشَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَنْقِيش)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْقِيش tanqīš
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَقِّش munaqqiš
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَقَّش munaqqaš
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	نَقَّشْتُ naqqaštu	نَقَّشْتَ naqqašta	نَقَّشَ naqqaša		نَقَّشْنَا naqqašnā	نَقَّشْتُمَا naqqaštumā	نَقَّشَا naqqašā		نَقَّشْنَا naqqašnā	نَقَّشْتُمْ naqqaštum	نَقَّشُوا naqqašū
	f		نَقَّشْتِ naqqašti	نَقَّشَتْ naqqašat				نَقَّشَتَا naqqašatā			نَقَّشْتُنَّ naqqaštunna	نَقَّشْنَ naqqašna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَقِّشُ ʔunaqqišu	تُنَقِّشُ tunaqqišu	يُنَقِّشُ yunaqqišu		نُنَقِّشُ nunaqqišu	تُنَقِّشَانِ tunaqqišāni	يُنَقِّشَانِ yunaqqišāni		نُنَقِّشُ nunaqqišu	تُنَقِّشُونَ tunaqqišūna	يُنَقِّشُونَ yunaqqišūna
	f		تُنَقِّشِينَ tunaqqišīna	تُنَقِّشُ tunaqqišu				تُنَقِّشَانِ tunaqqišāni			تُنَقِّشْنَ tunaqqišna	يُنَقِّشْنَ yunaqqišna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَقِّشَ ʔunaqqiša	تُنَقِّشَ tunaqqiša	يُنَقِّشَ yunaqqiša		نُنَقِّشَ nunaqqiša	تُنَقِّشَا tunaqqišā	يُنَقِّشَا yunaqqišā		نُنَقِّشَ nunaqqiša	تُنَقِّشُوا tunaqqišū	يُنَقِّشُوا yunaqqišū
	f		تُنَقِّشِي tunaqqišī	تُنَقِّشَ tunaqqiša				تُنَقِّشَا tunaqqišā			تُنَقِّشْنَ tunaqqišna	يُنَقِّشْنَ yunaqqišna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَقِّشْ ʔunaqqiš	تُنَقِّشْ tunaqqiš	يُنَقِّشْ yunaqqiš		نُنَقِّشْ nunaqqiš	تُنَقِّشَا tunaqqišā	يُنَقِّشَا yunaqqišā		نُنَقِّشْ nunaqqiš	تُنَقِّشُوا tunaqqišū	يُنَقِّشُوا yunaqqišū
	f		تُنَقِّشِي tunaqqišī	تُنَقِّشْ tunaqqiš				تُنَقِّشَا tunaqqišā			تُنَقِّشْنَ tunaqqišna	يُنَقِّشْنَ yunaqqišna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَقِّشْ naqqiš				نَقِّشَا naqqišā				نَقِّشُوا naqqišū
	f		نَقِّشِي naqqišī								نَقِّشْنَ naqqišna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	نُقِّشْتُ nuqqištu	نُقِّشْتَ nuqqišta	نُقِّشَ nuqqiša		نُقِّشْنَا nuqqišnā	نُقِّشْتُمَا nuqqištumā	نُقِّشَا nuqqišā		نُقِّشْنَا nuqqišnā	نُقِّشْتُمْ nuqqištum	نُقِّشُوا nuqqišū
	f		نُقِّشْتِ nuqqišti	نُقِّشَتْ nuqqišat				نُقِّشَتَا nuqqišatā			نُقِّشْتُنَّ nuqqištunna	نُقِّشْنَ nuqqišna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَقَّشُ ʔunaqqašu	تُنَقَّشُ tunaqqašu	يُنَقَّشُ yunaqqašu		نُنَقَّشُ nunaqqašu	تُنَقَّشَانِ tunaqqašāni	يُنَقَّشَانِ yunaqqašāni		نُنَقَّشُ nunaqqašu	تُنَقَّشُونَ tunaqqašūna	يُنَقَّشُونَ yunaqqašūna
	f		تُنَقَّشِينَ tunaqqašīna	تُنَقَّشُ tunaqqašu				تُنَقَّشَانِ tunaqqašāni			تُنَقَّشْنَ tunaqqašna	يُنَقَّشْنَ yunaqqašna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَقَّشَ ʔunaqqaša	تُنَقَّشَ tunaqqaša	يُنَقَّشَ yunaqqaša		نُنَقَّشَ nunaqqaša	تُنَقَّشَا tunaqqašā	يُنَقَّشَا yunaqqašā		نُنَقَّشَ nunaqqaša	تُنَقَّشُوا tunaqqašū	يُنَقَّشُوا yunaqqašū
	f		تُنَقَّشِي tunaqqašī	تُنَقَّشَ tunaqqaša				تُنَقَّشَا tunaqqašā			تُنَقَّشْنَ tunaqqašna	يُنَقَّشْنَ yunaqqašna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَقَّشْ ʔunaqqaš	تُنَقَّشْ tunaqqaš	يُنَقَّشْ yunaqqaš		نُنَقَّشْ nunaqqaš	تُنَقَّشَا tunaqqašā	يُنَقَّشَا yunaqqašā		نُنَقَّشْ nunaqqaš	تُنَقَّشُوا tunaqqašū	يُنَقَّشُوا yunaqqašū
	f		تُنَقَّشِي tunaqqašī	تُنَقَّشْ tunaqqaš				تُنَقَّشَا tunaqqašā			تُنَقَّشْنَ tunaqqašna	يُنَقَّشْنَ yunaqqašna

Etymology 3

Noun

نَقْش • (naqš) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun نَقْش (naqš)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَقْش naqš	النَّقْش an-naqš	نَقْش naqš
nominative	نَقْشٌ naqšun	النَّقْشُ an-naqšu	نَقْشُ naqšu
accusative	نَقْشًا naqšan	النَّقْشَ an-naqša	نَقْشَ naqša
genitive	نَقْشٍ naqšin	النَّقْشِ an-naqši	نَقْشِ naqši

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: naxış
• → Georgian: ნახში (naxši), ნახჩი (naxči)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: नक़्श (naqś)
  • Urdu: نقش (naqś)
• → Middle Armenian: նախշ (naxš)
  • Armenian: նախշ (naxš)
• → Northern Kurdish: neqş, nexş
• → Ottoman Turkish: نقش (nakş, nakış)
  • Turkish: nakış
• → Persian: نقش (naqš)
• → Swahili: nakshi
• → Turkmen: nagyş
• → Uyghur: نەقىش (neqish)
• → Uzbek: naqsh

Etymology 4

Verb

نقش (form I)

1. نَقُشُّ (naquššu) /na.quʃ.ʃu/: first-person dual/plural non-past active indicative of قَشَّ (qašša)
2. نَقِشُّ (naqiššu) /na.qiʃ.ʃu/: first-person dual/plural non-past active indicative of قَشَّ (qašša)
3. نُقَشُّ (nuqaššu) /nu.qaʃ.ʃu/: first-person dual/plural non-past passive indicative of قَشَّ (qašša)
4. نَقُشَّ (naqušša) /na.quʃ.ʃa/: first-person dual/plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of قَشَّ (qašša)
5. نَقِشَّ (naqišša) /na.qiʃ.ʃa/: first-person dual/plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of قَشَّ (qašša)
6. نُقَشَّ (nuqašša) /nu.qaʃ.ʃa/: first-person dual/plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of قَشَّ (qašša)
7. نَقُشِّ (naqušši) /na.quʃ.ʃi/: first-person dual/plural non-past active jussive of قَشَّ (qašša)
8. نَقِشِّ (naqišši) /na.qiʃ.ʃi/: first-person dual/plural non-past active jussive of قَشَّ (qašša)
9. نُقَشِّ (nuqašši) /nu.qaʃ.ʃi/: first-person dual/plural non-past passive jussive of قَشَّ (qašša)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ق ش
2 terms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic نَقَشَ (naqaša).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ɡaʃ/

Verb

نقش • (nagaš) I (non-past يِنْقُش (yinguš))

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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of نقش

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نقشت (nagašt)	نقشت (nagašt)	نقش (nagaš)		نقشنا (nagašna)	نقشتوا (nagaštu)	نقشوا (nagašu)
	f		نقشتي (nagašti)	نقشت (nagašat)
non-past	m	أنقش (ʔanguš)	تنقش (tinguš)	ينقش (yinguš)		ننقش (ninguš)	تنقشوا (tingušu)	ينقشوا (yingušu)
	f		تنقشي (tinguši)	تنقش (tinguš)
imperative	m		انقش (anguš)				انقشوا (angušu)
	f		انقشي (anguši)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic نَقَّشَ (naqqaša).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɡ.ɡaʃ/

Verb

نقش • (naggaš) II (non-past يِنَقِّش (yinaggiš))

1. (rare) synonym of نَقَش (nagaš)

Conjugation

Conjugation of نقش

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نقشت (naggašt)	نقشت (naggašt)	نقش (naggaš)		نقشنا (naggašna)	نقشتوا (naggaštu)	نقشوا (naggašu)
	f		نقشتي (naggašti)	نقشت (naggašat)
non-past	m	أنقش (ʔanaggiš)	تنقش (tinaggiš)	ينقش (yinaggiš)		ننقش (ninaggiš)	تنقشوا (tinaggišu)	ينقشوا (yinaggišu)
	f		تنقشي (tinaggiši)	تنقش (tinaggiš)
imperative	m		نقش (naggiš)				نقشوا (naggišu)
	f		نقشي (naggiši)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Arabic نَقْش (naqš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɡʃ/

Noun

نَقْش • (nagš) m (plural نُقُوش (nugūš))

1. engraving

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

• نقشباز (nakşbaz, “finesser”)
• نقشبند (nakşbend, “painter, designer”)
• نقشلمق (nakşlamak, “to embroider”)
• نقشلو (nakşlı, “ornamented with designs”)

Descendants

• Turkish: nakış

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “nakış”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3481
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “nakş”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎ [Ottoman–Turkish Encyclopedic Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 960
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “نقش”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1284
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Pictura”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[3], Vienna, column 1299
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “نقش”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[4], Vienna, column 5236
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “nakış”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “نقش”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2098

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَقْش (naqš).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈnaqʃ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näqʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näqʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näqʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näqʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næʁʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näqʃ]

• Rhymes: -aqʃ

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

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

نقش • (naqš / naġš) (plural نقش‌ها (naqš-hā / naġš-hâ), or نقوش (noquš), Tajik spelling нақш)

1. role; part

   نقش‌های جنسیتی ― naqš-hâ-ye jensiyati ― gender roles

   نقش مهمی ― naqš-e mohemmi ― an important role

2. role (of an actor)

   نقش او در این فیلم ― naqš-e u dar in film ― his role in this film

3. drawing; painting; image

   میدان نقش جهان

   meydân-e naqš-e jahân

   Naqsh-e Jahan Square

   (literally, “Image of the World Square”)

   • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 357”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎^[6]:

     هر دم از روی تو نقشی زندم راه خیال
     با که گویم که در این پرده چه‌ها می‌بینم

     har dam az rō-yi tu naqšē zanadam rāh-i xayāl
     bā ki gūyam ki dar īn parda či-hā mē-bēnam

     With every breath, an image of your face plunders the road of my thoughts;
     To whom shall I speak of the things that I see under this veil?

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

4. impression; trace
5. design; plan
6. (chiefly gambling) luck

Derived terms

• بد نقش (bad naqš, “unlucky”)
• خوش نقش (xoš naqš, “lucky”)
• نقشه (naqše, “map; plan”)
• نقش‌آب (naqš-âb, “watermark”)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “نقش”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “نقش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.