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نحث

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being thin or emaciated, possibly as a result of illness or hardship. It is presented as a variant spelling of another root.

Derived headwords

النَّحِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    Thin personclassical

    A term for a thin or emaciated person, considered a variant pronunciation of 'an-nahif'.

النَّحِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    Thin, emaciatedboth

    Describes someone who is very thin, lean, or emaciated, often implying weakness or ill health.

Parallel reading

النحيث: لغة في النحيف، عن كراع
An-nahith: a dialectal variant of an-nahif, according to Kra'a.
وأرى الثاء فيه بدلا من الفاء، والله أعلم
And I think the 'tha' (ث) in it is a substitution for the 'fa' (ف), and God knows best.