Appendix:Arabic roots/ن ع س

Arabic

Root

ن ع س • (n ʕ s)

1. related to sleepiness, drowse

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form I: نَعَسَ (naʕasa, “to be sleepy”)
  • Verbal noun: نَعَس (naʕas), نَعْس (naʕs), نُعَاس (nuʕās)
  • Active participle: نَاعِس (nāʕis)
  • Passive participle: مَنْعُوس (manʕūs)
• Form II: نَعَّسَ (naʕʕasa, “to make sleepy”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنْعِيس (tanʕīs)
  • Active participle: مُنَعِّس (munaʕʕis)
  • Passive participle: مُنَعَّس (munaʕʕas)
• Form IV: أَنْعَسَ (ʔanʕasa, “to make sleepy”)
  • Verbal noun: إِنْعَاس (ʔinʕās)
  • Active participle: مُنْعِس (munʕis)
  • Passive participle: مُنْعَس (munʕas)
• Form VI: تَنَاعَسَ (tanāʕasa, “to pretend to be sleepy”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنَاعُس (tanāʕus)
  • Active participle: مُتَنَاعِس (mutanāʕis)
  • Passive participle: مُتَنَاعَس (mutanāʕas)

Nouns and adjectives

• نَعْسَة f (naʕsa)
• نَعُوس (naʕūs, “frequently sleepy”, adjective)
• نَعْسَان (naʕsān, “sleepy”, adjective)