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نهنهه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of restraining, deterring, or preventing someone from doing something. It also has a secondary meaning referring to a type of thin, finely woven fabric.

Derived headwords

نَهْنَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to restrainboth

    To hold back or prevent someone from doing something; to deter or dissuade.

  2. 2.
    to scoldclassical

    To reprimand or rebuke someone sternly, often as a means of deterring them.

تَنَهْنَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be restrainedboth

    To be held back, deterred, or prevented from doing something.

النَّهْنَهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    restraintclassical

    The act of restraining, deterring, or preventing.

  2. 2.
    scoldingclassical

    The act of reprimanding or rebuking.

النَّهْنَهnoun
  1. 1.
    thin fabricclassical

    A type of fabric that is thinly woven or made.

Parallel reading

نَهْنَهَهُ عَنِ الْأَمْرِ فَتَنَهْنَهَ
He restrained him from the matter, and he was restrained.
كَفَّهُ، وَزَجَرَهُ فَكَفَّ
He held him back, and he rebuked him, so he desisted.