نهس

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of biting or tearing with the front teeth, often associated with consuming meat. It extends to describe individuals or things characterized by this action, or places where it occurs.

Derived headwords

نَهَسَverb

1.
to biteboth
To take something with the front teeth, to tear off a piece.

نَهْسnoun

1.
bitingclassical
The act of biting or tearing with the front teeth.

مَنْهُوسadjective

1.
leanboth
Describing a man who is thin and has little flesh.
2.
sweatyclassical
Describing the feet that are sweaty.

مَنْهَسnoun

1.
place of bitingclassical
A place from which something is bitten or eaten.

النَّهَّاسnoun

1.
lionboth
A name for a lion.

النَّهُوسnoun

1.
lionclassical
A name for a lion.

المَنْهَسnoun

1.
lionclassical
A name for a lion.

ابن فهمname

1.
a narratorclassical
A name referring to a narrator, specifically a traditionist.

صردnoun

1.
a birdclassical
A type of bird that hunts sparrows.

نهسانnoun

1.
birdsclassical
The plural of the bird that hunts sparrows.

زبیرname

1.
a grandfatherclassical
The name of a grandfather, specifically of Nu'aym ibn Rashid.

Parallel reading

نهس اللحم، كمنع وسمع: أخذه بمقدم أسنانه، ونتفه.

He bit the meat, as in 'man'a' and 'sami'a': he took it with the front of his teeth and tore off a piece.

والمنهوس: القليل اللحم من الرجال.

And 'al-manhus' refers to a man who is thin and has little flesh.

ومنهوس القدمين: معرقهما.

And 'manhus al-qadamayn' means their sweaty feet.

وكمقعد: المكان ينهس منه الشيء أي: يؤكل.

And as in 'maq'ad': the place from which something is bitten, meaning it is eaten.

والنهّاس: الأسد، كالنهوس والمنهس،

And 'al-nahhas' is the lion, like 'al-nahus' and 'al-manhas',

وابن فهم: محدث.

And 'Ibn Fahm' is a traditionist.

وكصرد: طائر يصطاد العصافير ج: نهسان.

And like 'sard': a bird that hunts sparrows, plural: 'nahsan'.

وكزبير: جد نعيم بن راشد.

And like 'Zubayr': the grandfather of Nu'aym ibn Rashid.