نصح

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sincerity, purity, and genuineness, often in the context of advice or counsel. It extends to concepts of being pure, unadulterated, and free from deceit or corruption. Additionally, it encompasses the act of sewing and the resulting stitched product.

Derived headwords

نَصَحَverb

1.
to be pure, sincereboth
To be free from adulteration or deceit; to be genuine and sincere.
2.
to advise sincerelyboth
To offer sincere and genuine counsel or advice.
3.
to sewclassical
To stitch or sew fabric together.

نصح الشيء: خلص — The thing was pure/sincere.

نصحته وله نصحا ونصيحة — I advised him sincerely and he accepted my advice.

نَاصِحadjective

1.
sincere, pureboth
Possessing purity, sincerity, and genuineness; free from deceit.
2.
sincere advisorboth
One who gives sincere advice.
3.
sewerclassical
One who sews.

والناصح: الخالص من العسل وغيره — And the sincere/pure: the unadulterated from honey and other things.

رجل ناصح الجيب: نقي الصدر ناصح القلب لا غش فيه — A man with a sincere breast: pure of chest, sincere of heart, without deceit.

نَصِيحَةnoun

1.
sincere adviceboth
A piece of sincere counsel or advice given with the intention of good will.
2.
purity, sincerityclassical
The state of being pure, sincere, or unadulterated.

والاسم النصيحة — And the noun is 'advice'.

إن الدين النصيحة لله ولرسوله ولكتابه ولأئمة المسلمين وعامتهم — Indeed, religion is sincerity/advice to Allah, His Messenger, His Book, the leaders of the Muslims, and the common people.

نُصْحnoun

1.
sincerityboth
The quality of being sincere and genuine.
2.
adviceboth
The act of giving sincere counsel.
3.
sewingclassical
The act of sewing.

والنصح: مصدر نصحته — And 'nus'h': the masdar of 'I sewed it'.

النصح: نقيض الغش مشتق منه — Sincerity: the opposite of deceit, derived from it.

نُصَحَاءadjective

1.
sincereboth
Plural of 'nasih', meaning sincere or pure.

وقوم نصحاء — And people who are sincere.

انْتَصَحَverb

1.
to accept adviceboth
To receive and accept sincere counsel.
2.
to take someone as a sincere advisorclassical
To consider or adopt someone as a sincere advisor.

وانتصح فلان أي قبل النصيحة — And 'intasaHa' someone means he accepted the advice.

تقول انتصحني إنني لك ناصح — You say: 'Take me as a sincere advisor, for I am sincere to you'.

انْتِصَاحnoun

1.
acceptance of adviceboth
The act of accepting sincere counsel.
2.
taking someone as an advisorclassical
The act of considering or adopting someone as a sincere advisor.

والانتصاح: مصدر انتصحته أي اتخذته نصيحا — And 'intisaH': the masdar of 'I took him as a sincere advisor'.

لا أ ريد منك نصحا ولا انتصاحا — I do not want from you advice nor to take you as an advisor.

تَنَصَّحَverb

1.
to sew repeatedlyclassical
To sew something multiple times or extensively.

نصح الثوب والقميص ينصحه نصحا وتنصحه: خاطه — He sewed the garment and the shirt, sewing it 'nusHan' and 'tanassuHan': he stitched it.

تَنَصُّحnoun

1.
excessive adviceclassical
Giving too much advice, often to the point of being bothersome or suspicious.

إياكم وكثرة التنصح فإنه يورث التهمة — Beware of excessive advice, for it breeds suspicion.

تَوْبَةٌ نَصُوحٌnoun phrase

1.
sincere repentanceboth
A pure and genuine repentance from which one does not return to the sin.

توبة نصوحا — A sincere repentance.

نَصَّاحnoun

1.
thread for sewingclassical
A strong thread used for sewing.

والنصاح: السلك يخاط به — And 'nasah': the thread with which one sews.

نَصَّاحَةnoun

1.
sewing threadclassical
The thread used for sewing.

والنصاحة السلوك التي يخاط بها — And 'nasahah' is the thread with which one sews.

مَنْصُوحadjective

1.
sewnclassical
Having been sewn or stitched.

قميص منصوح أي مخيط — A sewn shirt, meaning stitched.

مَنْصَحَةnoun

1.
sewing needleclassical
A needle used for sewing.

ويقال للإبرة: المنصحة — And the needle is called 'mansahah'.

مُتَنَصَّحadjective

1.
needing sewingclassical
A place that requires sewing or mending.

وفي ثوبه متنصح لم يصلحه أي موضع إصلاح وخياطة — And in his garment is a place needing sewing, meaning a place for mending and stitching.

أَرْضٌ مَنْصُوحَةadjective phrase

1.
lush landclassical
Land with dense, interconnected vegetation, as if sewn together.

وأرض منصوحة: متصلة بالغيت كما ينصح الثوب — And 'mansuHa' land: connected by vegetation as a garment is sewn.

نَصَحَverb

1.
to drink until satisfiedclassical
To drink to the point of being fully quenched or satisfied.

نصح الرجل الري نصحا إذا شرب حتى يروى — The man drank the water until satisfied, 'nasaha', if he drank until he was quenched.

نَصُوحًاadjective

1.
sincere, pure (repentance)both
Describing repentance as pure, genuine, and without relapse.

توبة نصوحا — A sincere repentance.

نَصَاحَاتnoun

1.
skins, hidesclassical
Skins or hides, possibly used for making ropes or traps.

والنصاحات: الجلود — And 'nasahat': the skins.

اسْتَنْصَحَverb

1.
to consider someone a sincere advisorclassical
To regard or treat someone as a sincere advisor.

واستنصحه: عده نصيحا — And 'istanSaHa': he considered him a sincere advisor.

تَنْصَحُverb

1.
to drink until satisfiedclassical
To drink to the point of being fully quenched or satisfied (plural or feminine singular).

حتى تنصحي ريا — Until you drink until satisfied.

أَنْصَحَverb

1.
to make drink until satisfiedclassical
To give drink to animals or people until they are fully quenched.

وأنصحتها أنا: أرويتها — And I 'ansahTuha': I made them drink until satisfied.

Parallel reading

نصح الشيء: خلص.

The thing was pure/sincere.

والناصح: الخالص من العسل وغيره.

And the sincere/pure: the unadulterated from honey and other things.

فأزال مفرطها بأبيض ناصح، ... من ماء ألهاب، بهن التألب

He removed its excess with a pure white [water], ... from the water of a pool, in which they gathered.

والنصح: نقيض الغش مشتق منه

And sincerity: the opposite of deceit, derived from it.

وأنصح لكم

And I am sincere to you.

ويقال: نصحت له نصيحتي نصوحا أي أخلصت وصدقت، والاسم النصيحة.

It is said: I gave him my sincere advice, meaning I was sincere and truthful, and the noun is 'al-nasiHa'.

النصيح: الناصح، وقوم نصحاء؛

The sincere one: the sincere advisor, and a people who are sincere;

نصحت بني عوف فلم يتقبلوا ... رسولي، ولم تنجح لديهم وسائلي

I advised the sons of 'Awf, but they did not accept ... my messenger, and my means did not succeed with them.

ألا رب من تغتشه لك ناصح، ... ومنتصح باد عليك غوائله

Perhaps many whom you deceive are sincere to you, ... and one who seeks sincerity from you, whose errors are apparent to you.

وانتصح فلان أي قبل النصيحة.

And 'intasaHa' someone means he accepted the advice.

يقال: انتصحني إنني لك ناصح؛

It is said: 'Take me as a sincere advisor, for I am sincere to you';

لا أ ريد منك نصحا ولا انتصاحا

I do not want from you advice nor to take you as an advisor.

إن الدين النصيحة لله ولرسوله ولكتابه ولأئمة المسلمين وعامتهم

Indeed, religion is sincerity/advice to Allah, His Messenger, His Book, the leaders of the Muslims, and the common people.

والنصح: مصدر قولك نصحت الثوب إذا خطته.

And 'nusH': the masdar of your saying 'I sewed the garment' if you stitched it.

نصح الثوب والقميص ينصحه نصحا وتنصحه: خاطه.

He sewed the garment and the shirt, sewing it 'nusHan' and 'tanassuHan': he stitched it.

وفي ثوبه متنصح لم يصلحه أي موضع إصلاح وخياطة،

And in his garment is a place needing sewing, meaning a place for mending and stitching,

وأرض منصوحة: متصلة بالغيت كما ينصح الثوب،

And 'mansuHa' land: connected by vegetation as a garment is sewn,

نصح الغيث البلاد نصحا إذا اتصل نبتها فلم يكن فيه فضاء ولا خلل؛

Rain made the land lush, 'nasahan', when its vegetation became connected so there was no space or gap in it;

نصح الغيث البلاد ونضرها بمعنى واحد؛

Rain made the land lush and verdant, meaning the same;

نصحته أي صدقته؛

I told him the truth, meaning I was sincere with him;

والتوبة النصوح، وهي الصادقة.

And the sincere repentance, which is the truthful one.

والنصاح: السلك يخاط به.

And 'al-nasah': the thread with which one sews.

قميص منصوح أي مخيط.

A sewn shirt, meaning stitched.

والمنصحة: المخيطة.

And 'al-mansahah': the stitched [item].

نصح الرجل الري نصحا إذا شرب حتى يروى؛

The man drank the water until satisfied, 'nasaha', if he drank until he was quenched;

وكذلك نصحت الإبل الشرب تنصح نصوحا: صدقته.

And likewise the camels drank the water until satisfied, 'tansahu nasuHan': they were truthful [in their thirst].

وأنصحتها أنا: أرويتها؛

And I 'ansahTuha': I made them drink until satisfied;

مثلما مدت نصاحات الربح

Like the ropes of the 'ribah' were extended

لهن بما بين الأصاغي ومنصح ... تعاو، كما عج الحجيح المبلد

To them between the ears and 'Mansah' ... they cried out, like the bellowing of the thirsty pilgrim.