نس

Arabic

Verb

نَسِّ • (nassi) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of نَسَّى (nassā)

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nas/

Noun

نس • (nas) m

1. stomach, belly

Synonyms

• خېټه
• ګېډه

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)

1. (anatomy) vein

   Synonym: رَگ (rag)

2. muscle

   Synonyms: عَضْلَہ ('azla), پَٹّھا (paṭṭhā), عَصَب ('asab)

3. sinew, tendon, ligament

   Synonyms: وَتَر (vatar), عَصَب ('asab), رَگ (rag)

4. nerve

   Synonyms: عَصَب ('asab), رَگ (rag)

5. fiber

   Synonyms: ریشَہ (reśa), رَگ (rag)

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)

1. 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.