نسخ

العربية

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نسخ¹

  • /na.sa.xa/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic נְסַח /𐡍𐡎𐡇 (nsaḥ, “to take away, to draw off, to eliminate”) related to the Arabic root ن ز ع (n z ʕ).

verb نَسَخَ · nasaḵa · يَنْسَخُ · نَسْخ · نَاسِخ

  1. to transcribe, to copy
  2. to copy
  3. to abolish
  4. to delete
  5. to abrogate, to invalidate
  6. to repeal, to revoke, to withdraw
  7. to cancel
  8. to substitute, to replace

نسخ²

  • /na.sa.xa/

noun نَسْخ · nasḵ · النَّسْخ · نَسْخٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of نَسَخَ (nasaḵa) (form I)
  2. abolition, abolishment, abrogation, cancellation, invalidation
  3. copying, transcription
  4. Naskh, a cursive style of Arabic calligraphy or font, the one most popular for and characteristic of the Arabic language itself.

نسخ³

  • /nu.sax/

noun نُسَخ · nusaḵ

  1. plural plural of نُسْخَة (nusḵa)

In English

  • dub to make a copy from an original or master audio tape
  • copy produce something identical

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"نسخ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

نسخ. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE

Chicago

"نسخ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نسخ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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