ن ج س

Arabic

Root

ن ج س • (n-j-s)

1. forms words related to impurity

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: نَجُسَ (najusa, “to be impure”)
  • Verbal noun: نَجَاسَة (najāsa, “impurity”)
  • Active participle: نَاجِس (nājis)
• Form I: نَجِسَ (najisa, “to be impure”)
  • Verbal noun: نَجَس (najas, “impurity”)
  • Active participle: نَاجِس (nājis)
• Form II: نَجَّسَ (najjasa, “to defile, to besmirch”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنْجِيس (tanjīs)
  • Active participle: مُنَجِّس (munajjis)
  • Passive participle: مُنَجَّس (munajjas)
• Form IV: أَنْجَسَ (ʔanjasa, “to defile, to besmirch”)
  • Active participle: مُنْجِس (munjis)
  • Passive participle: مُنْجَس (munjas)
• Form V: تَنَجَّسَ (tanajjasa, “to be blemished, to become blemished”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنَجُّس (tanajjus)
  • Active participle: مُتَنَجِّس (mutanajjis)
  • Passive participle: مُتَنَجَّس (mutanajjas)

Adjectives

• نَجِس (najis, “impure; irremediable”)
• أَنْجَس (ʔanjas, “more impure”)
• نَجِيس (najīs, “irremediable”)