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التنزه

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being distant, remote, or separated. It extends to places that are far from settlements or undesirable elements, and to individuals who are morally upright and detached from base desires. It also covers the act of moving away from something, whether physically or metaphorically.

Derived headwords

التَّنَزُّهnoun
  1. 1.
    Distancing, separationboth

    The act of moving away or being distant from something.

  2. 2.
    Excursion, outingclassical

    An outing or excursion, especially to a pleasant natural setting like gardens or meadows. However, the entry notes this usage as a 'blatant error'.

نَزَهَverb
  1. 1.
    To be distant, remoteboth

    To be far away from something, indicating remoteness.

  2. 2.
    To keep away, abstainboth

    To keep oneself away from something undesirable or to abstain from it.

نَزَاهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Integrity, purityboth

    A state of being morally upright, chaste, and honorable; freedom from corruption or baseness.

  2. 2.
    Remoteness, distanceclassical

    The quality of being distant or remote.

نَزَاهِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Integrity, purityclassical

    An alternative form for integrity, purity, and honorable conduct.

نَزِيهadjective
  1. 1.
    Honorable, chasteboth

    Describing a person who is morally pure, honorable, and abstains from wrongdoing.

  2. 2.
    Remote, distantboth

    Describing a place that is far from settlements, undesirable elements, or corrupting influences.

نَزْهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Place of recreationboth

    A pleasant place, often a garden or meadow, suitable for outings and recreation. The entry notes the pronunciation with damma (ضم) for this meaning.

  2. 2.
    Distance, remotenessclassical

    The state of being distant or remote, especially from water.

نَزْهadjective
  1. 1.
    Remote, distantclassical

    Describing a place that is far from undesirable elements or corrupting influences.

نَزِيهَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Remote, distantclassical

    Describing a place that is far from the countryside, deep water, village flies, sea vapors, and air corruption.

نَزْهَة (تكسر الزاي)adjective
  1. 1.
    Remote, distantclassical

    Describing a place that is far from the countryside, deep water, village flies, sea vapors, and air corruption. This form uses a kasra on the 'zay'.

نَزْهَة (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    Distance, remotenessclassical

    A state of being distant or remote, particularly in relation to water.

نَزْهَة (تكسر الزاي)adjective
  1. 1.
    Remote, distantclassical

    Describing a place that is far from the countryside, deep water, village flies, sea vapors, and air corruption. This form uses a kasra on the 'zay'.

نَزْهَة (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    Place of recreationboth

    A pleasant place, often a garden or meadow, suitable for outings and recreation. This pronunciation uses damma.

نَزْهَة (ككتف)adjective
  1. 1.
    Remote, distantclassical

    Describing a place that is far from the countryside, deep water, village flies, sea vapors, and air corruption. This form is patterned like 'katif'.

نَزْهَة (ككرم وضرب)verb
  1. 1.
    To be distant, remoteclassical

    To be far away from something, indicating remoteness. This verb form is patterned like 'karuma' and 'daraba'.

نَزْهَة (ككرم وضرب)noun
  1. 1.
    Integrity, purityclassical

    A state of being morally upright, chaste, and honorable. This noun form is patterned like 'karam' and 'darb'.

نَزْهَةُ الخُلُقadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    Of noble characterboth

    Describing someone of noble, honorable, and pure character.

نَازِهُ النَّفْسadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    Noble-minded, dignifiedboth

    Describing someone who is dignified, honorable, and self-respecting, preferring solitude and avoiding entanglement.

نُزَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Honorable peopleboth

    Plural of 'nazih', referring to people who are morally pure, honorable, and dignified.

نُزَهُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Honorable peopleclassical

    Another plural form for 'nazih', referring to honorable and pure individuals.

نُزَاهnoun
  1. 1.
    Honorable peopleclassical

    A broken plural for 'nazih', denoting people of integrity and honor.

النَّزْهnoun
  1. 1.
    Integrity, purityclassical

    The state of being morally upright and honorable.

النَّزَاهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Integrity, purityboth

    The state of being morally upright, honorable, and free from corruption.

نَزَهَ إِبِلهverb phrase
  1. 1.
    To keep camels away from waterclassical

    To distance one's camels from the water source.

نَزَّهَ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ القَبِيحverb phrase
  1. 1.
    To keep oneself from the uglyboth

    To distance oneself or abstain from base or improper actions.

تَنْزِيهnoun
  1. 1.
    Keeping away, abstainingboth

    The act of keeping oneself away from something undesirable or improper.

Parallel reading

التَّنَزُّه: التَّبَاعُدُ
Al-tanazzuh: distancing, separation.
وَمَكَانٌ نَزِهٌ، وَأَرْضٌ نَزْهَةٌ: بَعِيدَةٌ عَنِ الرِّيفِ، وَغَمْقِ المِيَاهِ، وَذُبَّانِ القُرَى، وَوَمَدِ البِحَارِ، وَفَسَادِ الهَوَاءِ.
And a place is 'nazih', and land is 'nazhah': far from the countryside, deep waters, village flies, sea vapors, and air corruption.
وَرَجُلٌ نَزِيهُ الخُلُقِ، وَنَازِهُ النَّفْسِ: عَفِيفٌ مُتَكَرِّمٌ، يَحِلُّ وَحْدَهُ، وَلَا يُخَالِطُ البُيُوتَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَلَا بِمَالِهِ.
And a man of 'nazih al-khuluq', and 'nazihi al-nafs': is chaste, honorable, lives alone, and does not mix with households with his person or his wealth.
وَاسْتِعْمَالُ التَّنَزُّهِ فِي الخُرُوجِ إِلَى البَسَاتِينِ وَالخُضَرِ وَالرِّيَاضِ غَلَطٌ قَبِيحٌ.
And the usage of 'al-tanazzuh' for going out to gardens, greenery, and meadows is a blatant error.
وَهُوَ بِنُزْهَةٍ مِنَ المَاءِ، بِالضَّمِّ: بِبُعْدٍ.
And he is in a 'nuzhah' (with damma) from the water: meaning at a distance.