النحل

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of giving, bestowing, or granting, often without expectation of return. It extends to the concept of attributing something to someone, whether truthfully or falsely, and also describes a state of emaciation or weakness.

Derived headwords

النَّحْلnoun

1.
honeybeesboth
Refers to honeybees, both male and female. It is the source of the nisba 'al-Nahli' attributed to the scholar Abu al-Walid al-Nahli.
2.
gift, bountyboth
Can refer to a gift or bounty, sometimes given without expectation of compensation, or generally to something bestowed.
3.
emaciated oneclassical
An adjective describing someone who is emaciated.

نَحَلَهُverb

1.
to give, grantboth
To bestow or grant something, often a gift or favor.
2.
to bestow uponboth
To specially grant or bestow something upon someone, such as wealth.
3.
to attribute toboth
To attribute a statement or idea to someone.
4.
to insultclassical
To insult or revile someone.
5.
to become emaciatedboth
To become weak or emaciated due to illness or travel.

نَحْلًاnoun

1.
giving, bestowingboth
The act of giving or bestowing, serving as the masdar (verbal noun) of the verb 'nahala'.
2.
dowryclassical
The dowry of a woman.

النَّحْلَةnoun

1.
gift, bountyboth
A gift or bounty, similar to 'nahla', often used in the singular form.
2.
claim, assertionboth
A claim or assertion, especially one that is false or unfounded.

أَنْحَلَهُverb

1.
to give, grantboth
To give or grant something, particularly water or wealth.
2.
to make emaciatedboth
To cause someone to become emaciated or weak, often due to worry or illness.

النَّحْلَانnoun

1.
gift, bountyboth
The thing that is given or bestowed; the gift or bounty itself.

انْتَحَلَهُverb

1.
to claim, adoptboth
To claim something as one's own, especially when it rightfully belongs to someone else; to adopt a belief or opinion.

تَنَحَّلَهُverb

1.
to claim, adoptboth
To claim something as one's own, especially when it rightfully belongs to someone else; synonymous with 'intahalahu'.

نَاحِلadjective

1.
emaciated, weakboth
Describing someone who is thin, weak, or emaciated due to illness, travel, or worry.

نَحِيلadjective

1.
emaciated, weakboth
Describing someone or something that is thin, weak, or emaciated; a synonym for 'nahil'.

نُحُولnoun

1.
emaciation, weaknessboth
The state of being emaciated or weak, often resulting from illness or travel.

نَاحِلَةadjective

1.
emaciated, weakboth
Feminine form of 'nahil', describing a female who is emaciated or weak.

نُحَّلadjective

1.
emaciated, weakclassical
Plural form of 'nahil' or 'nahil', referring to a group of people who are emaciated or weak.

نِحْلَةnoun

1.
claim, assertionboth
A claim or assertion, particularly one that is false or fabricated.

نُحَيْلَةname

1.
Abu Nuhaylahclassical
A kunya (patronymic) referring to Abu Nuhaylah al-Bajali, a companion of the Prophet.

نَحْلِينname

1.
Nahlainclassical
A place name, Nahlain, located in Aleppo, from which the hadith narrator 'Amir ibn Sayyar al-Nahli originated.

Parallel reading

ذباب العسل، للذكر والأنثى

Honeybees, for the male and female.

وإليه نسب أبو الوليد النحلي الأديب

And to it (honeybees) is attributed Abu al-Walid al-Nahli the man of letters.

والعطاء بلا عوض، أو عام، والشيء المعطى

And giving without compensation, or general, and the thing given.

والناحل، وة منها منيح بن سيف النحلي

And the emaciated one, and a place from it is Munih ibn Sayf al-Nahli.

والأهلة لدقتها

And the crescent moons due to their thinness.

وبالضم: مصدر نحله: أعطاه

And with damma: the masdar of 'nahalahu': to give him.

ومهر المرأة

And the dowry of the woman.

والاسم: النحلة، بالكسر ويضم

And the noun: al-nahla, with kasra and it can be damma.

وكبشرى: العطية

And like 'bushra': the gift.

وأنحله ماء: أعطاه

And 'anhalahu ma'an': to give him water.

ومالا: خصه بشيء منه، كنحله فيهما

And wealth: to single him out with something from it, as if giving him from both.

والنحل والنحلان بضمهما: اسم ذلك المعطى

And al-nahlu and al-nahlan with their damma: the name of that which is given.

وانتحله وتنحله: ادعاه لنفسه وهو لغيره

And 'intahalahu' and 'tanahalahu': to claim it for himself while it belongs to another.

ونحله القول، كمنعه: نسبه إليه

And 'nahalahu al-qawla', like 'mana'ahu': to attribute the saying to him.

وفلانا: سابه

And 'nahalahu fulanan': to insult so-and-so.

وجسمه، كمنع وعلم ونصر وكرم، نحولا: ذهب من مرض أو سفر

And his body, like 'mana'a', 'alima', 'nasara', 'karuma', 'nuhulan': to become weak from illness or travel.

فهو ناحل ونحيل ج: كسكرى

So he is 'nahil' and 'nahil', plural like 'sakara'.

وهي ناحلة

And she is 'nahila'.

وأنحله الهم

And worry 'anhala-hu' (made him weak).

وجمل وسيف ناحل: رقيق

And a camel and a sword that are 'nahil': thin.

ونحلة: فرس لكندة، ولسبيع بن الخطيم، وة قرب بعلبك

And 'Nahla': a horse of Kindah, and of Sabih ibn al-Khatim, and a place near Baalbek.

وكجهينة: أبو نحيلة البجلي: صحابي، أو هو بالخاء

And like 'Juhaynah': Abu Nuhaylah al-Bajali: a companion, or he is with 'kha'.

ونحلين، كغسلين: ة بحلب، منها: عامر بن سيار النحلي المحدث

And 'Nahlain', like 'Ghaslain': a place in Aleppo, from it: 'Amir ibn Sayyar al-Nahli the hadith narrator.

والنحلة، بالكسر: الدعوى

And 'al-nihla', with kasra: the claim.