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نسل

Root: نسل

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

نسل nasala u (nasl) to beget, procreate, sire, father (ه children); -- u to pluck out (هـ s.th.); to pluck (هـ s.th.); to ravel out, unravel, untwist, fray (هـ s.th.); to molt; (نسول nusūl) to fall out (hair, feathers) II to separate into fibers, to shred, ravel (هـ rags); to unravel, undo (هـ a woven or knitted fabric) IV to beget, procreate, sire, father (ه children); to molt; to fall out (hair, feathers) VI to propagate, breed, reproduce, multiply; to beget offspring; to descend, be descended (من from)

Entry 2

نسل nasl pl. انسال ansāl progeny, offspring, issue, descendants │ تقليل النسل birth control; الحرث والنسل (ḥart) the civilization of mankind

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