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نهء

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of being not fully cooked or ripe, extending to a state of being unfulfilled or incomplete. It also encompasses the idea of fullness or satiety, particularly in the context of drinking or eating.

Derived headwords

النَّهْءnoun
  1. 1.
    undercooked meatboth

    Meat that has not been fully cooked or ripened.

نَهِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to be undercookedboth

    The state of meat or food being not fully cooked.

نَهُؤَverb
  1. 1.
    to be undercookedboth

    The state of meat or food being not fully cooked.

نَهَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be undercookedboth

    The state of meat or food being not fully cooked.

  2. 2.
    to be fullboth

    To be filled, especially with drink or food.

نَهَاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    state of being undercookedboth

    The condition of something, like meat, not being fully cooked.

نُهُوءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    state of being undercookedboth

    The condition of something, like meat, not being fully cooked.

نُهُوءَاnoun
  1. 1.
    state of being undercookedboth

    The condition of something, like meat, not being fully cooked.

نَهَاوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    state of being undercookedclassical

    The condition of something, like meat, not being fully cooked.

نَهِيءadjective
  1. 1.
    undercookedboth

    Describing something, especially meat, that is not fully cooked.

النُّهُوءnoun
  1. 1.
    state of being undercookedboth

    The condition of something, like meat, not being fully cooked.

النَّيْءnoun
  1. 1.
    state of being undercookedboth

    The condition of something, like meat, not being fully cooked.

النُّيُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    state of being undercookedboth

    The condition of something, like meat, not being fully cooked.

أَنْهَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to undercook itboth

    To cause something, like food, to be undercooked.

  2. 2.
    to leave something unfulfilledboth

    To leave a matter or task incomplete or unaccomplished.

إِنْهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    undercookingboth

    The act of causing something to be undercooked.

  2. 2.
    leaving unfulfilledboth

    The act of leaving a matter or task incomplete.

مِنْهَأadjective
  1. 1.
    undercookedboth

    Describing something that has been undercooked.

نَاهِئadjective
  1. 1.
    satiatedboth

    Full from eating or drinking.

  2. 2.
    satisfiedboth

    Contented and fulfilled.

Parallel reading

اللحم الذي لم ينضج.
Meat that has not been cooked.
نهئ اللحم ونهؤ
The meat was undercooked and it was undercooked.
فهو نهيء، على فعيل: لم ينضج.
So it is 'nahi'' (undercooked), meaning not cooked.
وهو بين النهوء، ممدود مهموز، وبين النيوء: مثل النيوع.
And it is between 'al-nuhū'' (undercooked), extended and hamzated, and between 'al-nay'' (undercooked): like 'al-nuyū''.
وأنهأه هو إنهاء
And 'anhā'ahu' is 'inhā'' (undercooking it).
فهو منهأ إذا لم ينضجه.
So it is 'minha'' (undercooked) if it has not been cooked.
وأنهأ الأمر: لم يبرمه.
And 'anhā'a al-amr': he did not finalize the matter.
وشرب فلان حتى نهأ أي امتلأ.
And so-and-so drank until he was full, meaning he was satiated.
وفي المثل: ما أبالي ما نهئ من ضبك.
And in the proverb: I do not care what is undercooked from your dab.
الناهئ: الشبعان والريان
The 'nāhi'': the satiated and the well-watered.