Arabic

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Root
ن ج س (n-j-s)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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نَجَاسَة (najāsaf

  1. verbal noun of نَجُسَ (najusa) (form I)
  2. dirtiness, filth, uncleanliness
  3. (Islam) najaasah, ritual impurity
    Antonym: طَهَارَة (ṭahāra)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Persian: نجاست
  • Ottoman Turkish: نجاست