زنح

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to praise and commendation, but also encompasses concepts of pushing, dealing harshly, and boasting. It also includes terms for swiftness and reciprocal actions.

Derived headwords

زَنَحَverb

1.
to praiseboth
To commend or extol someone's virtues or achievements.
2.
to pushclassical
To exert force to move something away or to repel.
3.
to deal harshlyclassical
To be difficult or unyielding in dealings or transactions.

زُنْحnoun

1.
reciprocal onesclassical
Those who are equivalent or matched, whether in good deeds or bad deeds.

تَزَنُّحverb

1.
to speak eloquentlyclassical
To speak with eloquence and flourish, or to be verbose.
2.
to drink repeatedlyclassical
To drink water in quick succession, one gulp after another.
3.
to overreach oneselfclassical
To elevate oneself beyond one's actual status or capacity.

تَزْنِيحverb

1.
to drink repeatedlyclassical
Similar to 'tazannuh', this refers to drinking water in rapid succession.

زُنُوحnoun

1.
swift she-camelclassical
A female camel that is characterized by its speed.

مُزَانَحَةnoun

1.
mutual praiseclassical
The act of praising each other; reciprocal commendation.

Parallel reading

زنح، كمنع: مدح، ودفع، وضايق في المعاملة.

Zanaḥa, like manaʿa: to praise, to push, and to deal harshly in transactions.

والزنح، بضمتين: المكافئون على الخير والشر.

And al-zunḥ, with two dammah: those equivalent in good and evil.

والتزنح: التفتح في الكلام، وشرب الماء مرة بعد أخرى، كالتزنيح، ورفعك نفسك فوق قدرك.

And al-tazannuḥ: eloquence in speech, drinking water one time after another, like al-taznīḥ, and your raising yourself above your capacity.

والزنوح: الناقة السريعة.

And al-zunūḥ: the swift she-camel.

والمزانحة: الممادحة.

And al-muzānaḥah: mutual praise.