ن • ق • ز

, (S, A,) aor. نَقُزَ , (S, TA,) and نَقِزَ , (TA,) inf. n. نَقْزٌ and نَقَزَانٌ (S, K,) and نُقَازٌ, (TA,) He (an antelope, S and A) leaped, jumped, sprang, or bounded, (S, A, K,) as also ↓ نقّز, (M, TA,) in his running, (S,) or on his نَوَاقِز, i. e., his legs: (A:) or he (generally referring to a raven or crow, or a sparrow, or locust, or the like,) leaped, jumped, sprang, or bounded, upwards; he hopped: (TA:) or he put his legs together in leaping, jumping, springing, or bounding: when the legs are spread, the action is termed نَفْزٌ. (IDrd, TA.)

, [pl. of نَاقِزَةٌ,] The legs of an antelope, (A,) or of a beast of carriage. (K.) See also نَافِزَةٌ.