nasnas

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noun

A monstrous creature related to the jinn, said to resemble the left or right half of a human being (with half a head, half a body, one arm and one leg).

OriginArabic نَسْنَاس →
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Meanings

nounnasnas (plural nasnas)
  1. IslamA monstrous creature related to the jinn, said to resemble the left or right half of a human being (with half a head, half a body, one arm and one leg).

Origin

  1. Arabicنَسْنَاس
  2. Englishnasnas

Borrowed from Arabic نَسْنَاس (nasnās).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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