النهج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a clear path, way, or method. It extends to the act of following or traversing such a path, and metaphorically to making something clear or evident. It also encompasses meanings related to exhaustion and wear.

Derived headwords

النَّهْجnoun

1.
clear pathboth
A clear, well-trodden path or way.
2.
methodboth
A systematic way of doing something; a procedure or methodology.

المَنْهَجnoun

1.
curriculummodern
A course of study or a plan for teaching a subject.
2.
methodboth
A clear path or way, similar to النهج.

المِنْهَاجnoun

1.
methodboth
A clear path or way, synonymous with المنهج.
2.
curriculummodern
A course of study or a plan for teaching.

نَهَجَverb

1.
to become clearboth
To be clear and evident.
2.
to make clearboth
To make something clear or evident.
3.
to follow a pathboth
To traverse or follow a path or way.

أَنْهَجَverb

1.
to become clearboth
To become clear and evident.
2.
to make clearboth
To make something clear or evident.
3.
to exhaust (animal)classical
To make a beast of burden exhausted by riding it.
4.
to wear out (garment)classical
To wear out a garment until it is worn through.

نَهَّجَverb

1.
to wear out (garment)classical
To wear out a garment until it is worn through.

اسْتَنْهَجَverb

1.
to become a pathclassical
For a path to become established or clear.
2.
to follow someone's pathboth
To follow someone's way or example.

نَهْجnoun

1.
exhaustionclassical
Panting or shortness of breath due to exertion.
2.
rapid breathingclassical
The rapid succession of breaths.

Parallel reading

الطريق الواضح

The clear path.

كالمنهج والمنهاج

Like the method and the curriculum.

وبالتحريك: البهر، وتتابع النفس

And with vowel movement: panting, and rapid breathing.

وأنهج: وضح وأوضح

And 'anhaja': it became clear and it made clear.

و الدابة: سار عليها حتى انبهرت

And for a beast of burden: to travel upon it until it became exhausted.

و الثوب: أخلقه، كنهجه، كمنعه

And for a garment: to wear it out, like 'nahajahu', like 'mana'ahu'.

ونهج الثوب، مثلثة الهاء: بلي، كأنهج

And 'nahaja' the garment, with the three vowel options for the ha: it became worn out, like 'anhaja'.

ونهج، كمنع: وضح وأوضح

And 'nahaja', like 'mana'a': it became clear and it made clear.

و الطريق: سلكه

And for the path: to traverse it.

واستنهج الطريق: صار نهجا، كأنهج

And 'istanhaja' the path: it became a clear path, like 'anhaja'.

وفلان سبيل فلان: سلك مسلكه

And so-and-so followed so-and-so's path: he traversed his way.