Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society
Naqqash
नक़्क़ाश
said naq-QAASH
also written: Naqqaash
Meaning
An engraver, painter, or decorative designer.
Literally: painter; engraver; designer
Usage & notes
A naqqash is a painter or designer, the maker of the naqsh. Iqbal exalts the true artist as one who, like the divine Maker, gives form to a vision and shapes the world rather than merely copying it. The naqqash of real worth imprints new and living patterns on his people.
Related words
ARABIC
Naqsh
A design, pattern, engraving, or picture.
ARABIC
Musavvir
A painter or portrait-maker; a limner.
ARABIC
Taswir
A picture, image, or portrait; the act of depicting.
ARABIC
Musawwir
A painter or image-maker; as a divine name, the Fashioner of all forms.
PERSIAN
Naqsh-gar
An image-maker, painter, or engraver; figuratively the creator.