نحم

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds of exertion, coughing, or animal vocalizations. It also extends to meanings of stinginess, specific animals, and a historical personal name or epithet.

Derived headwords

نَحَمَverb

1.
to coughboth
To make a sound similar to coughing or clearing the throat.
2.
to strainclassical
To make a sound of exertion, like straining, or a sound even more intense than straining.
3.
to vocalize (cheetah)classical
The sound a cheetah makes.

يَنْحِمُverb

1.
coughsboth
He coughs or makes a sound of exertion.

نَحْمًاnoun

1.
coughingboth
The act of coughing or making a sound of exertion.

نُحَيْمًاnoun

1.
coughingclassical
The act of coughing or making a sound of exertion.

نَحْمَانًاnoun

1.
coughingclassical
The act of coughing or making a sound of exertion.

النُّحَامnoun

1.
one who coughs muchboth
Someone who coughs or makes sounds of exertion frequently.
2.
stingy personclassical
A person characterized by stinginess or miserliness.
3.
lionclassical
A lion.
4.
horse nameclassical
The name of a specific horse belonging to Sulayk bin Al-Sulka.
5.
epithetclassical
An epithet or nickname, specifically for Nu'aym bin 'Abd Allah.

نَحْمother

1.
variant of 'nam'classical
A dialectal variation of the word 'nam', meaning 'yes' or 'indeed'.

النَّحَامnoun

1.
birdclassical
A type of bird resembling a goose.

شَدِيدُ النَّحِيمadjective

1.
intense cougherclassical
Describing someone who coughs intensely or makes strong sounds of exertion.

انْتِحَامnoun

1.
determinationclassical
The act of resolving or determining oneself to do something.

Parallel reading

نحم ينحم نحما ونحيما ونحمانا: تنحنح، أو هو كالزحير، أو فوقه، و الفهد: صوت.

N-H-M: to cough, or to strain, or more than straining; and the cheetah: a sound.

والنحام: الكثير النحيم، والبخيل، والأسد، وفرس سليك بن السلكة، ولقب نعيم بن عبد الله، لقوله، صلى الله عليه وسلم: دخلت الجنة فسمعت نحمة من نعيم"، أي: سعلة، وقيل: لقبه النحام، كغراب، وفارس.

And Al-Nuham: the one who coughs much, the stingy, the lion, the horse of Sulayk bin Al-Sulka, and the epithet of Nu'aym bin 'Abd Allah, because of his saying, peace be upon him: 'I entered Paradise and heard a cough from Nu'aym', meaning a cough. And it was said his epithet was Al-Nuham, like Ghurab, and a horseman.

ونحم: لغة في نعم.

And Nahm: a dialectal form of Na'am.

وكغراب: طائر كالإوز، وغلط الجوهري في فتحه وشده.

And like Ghurab: a bird like a goose, and Al-Jawhari was mistaken in its vowelization.

وكخدب: الشديد النحيم.

And like Khaddab: the one who coughs intensely.

والانتحام: الاعتزام، وقد انتحمت على كذا وكذا.

And Al-Intiham: determination, and you have determined upon such and such.

سمعت نحمة من نعيم

I heard a cough from Nu'aym

أي: سعلة

Meaning: a cough

وقيل: لقبه النحام

And it was said: his epithet was Al-Nuham

طائر كالإوز

A bird like a goose

الشديد النحيم

The one who coughs intensely

وقد انتحمت على كذا وكذا

And you have determined upon such and such