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نيه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of ending, completion, or reaching a limit. It describes something that has come to an end or is finished, often implying a cessation of activity or a final point.

Derived headwords

نَاهٍadjective
  1. 1.
    Endingboth

    Describing something that has reached its end or conclusion.

  2. 2.
    Cessationclassical

    Indicating a stopping or ceasing of an action or state.

نَاهِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Endboth

    The final point or conclusion of something.

  2. 2.
    Limitboth

    A boundary or point beyond which something cannot go.

  3. 3.
    Prohibitionclassical

    An act of forbidding or preventing something.

نَهَىverb
  1. 1.
    To endboth

    To bring something to a conclusion or completion.

  2. 2.
    To finishboth

    To complete or bring to an end.

  3. 3.
    To prohibitboth

    To forbid or prevent someone from doing something.

نَهْيnoun
  1. 1.
    Prohibitionboth

    The act of forbidding or the state of being forbidden.

  2. 2.
    Cessationclassical

    The act of stopping or ceasing.

مُنْتَهٍadjective
  1. 1.
    Endingboth

    Reaching the end or conclusion.

  2. 2.
    Finishedboth

    Completed or brought to an end.

مُنْتَهَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Endboth

    The furthest point or limit of something.

  2. 2.
    Conclusionboth

    The final part of something, especially a period of activity or a process.

  3. 3.
    Ultimateboth

    The highest degree or extent of something.

Parallel reading

نفس ناهة: منتهية عن الشيء، مقلوب من نهاة.
A 'nahah' soul: one that has finished with a thing, an inversion of 'nahah'.