نهب
Root entry · 8 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the concept of taking or seizing something, often forcefully or as spoils of war. It extends to metaphorical senses of attacking verbally or physically, and even to the act of a dog biting.
Derived headwords
- 1.Al-Nahb, on the pattern of al-ḍarb: the spoils of war.both
Al-Nahb, on the pattern of al-ḍarb: the spoils of war.
- 1.And the plural is al-Nihāb, with a kasra.both
And the plural is al-Nihāb, with a kasra.
- 1.to seize, to plunderboth
To take something by force, often referring to the act of plundering or seizing spoils.
- 2.to take freelyclassical
To take something without restriction or permission, implying a free-for-all seizure.
- 1.You say: 'The man made his property available for plunder.'both
You say: 'The man made his property available for plunder.'
- 1.to plunder, to seizeboth
The basic verb form meaning to take something by force or as spoils.
- 1.to plunder togetherclassical
To engage in plundering or seizing spoils in conjunction with others.
- 2.to compete in seizingclassical
To vie with others in the act of taking or plundering.
- 1.what is plunderedclassical
Refers to the things that have been plundered or seized.
- 1.competition in seizingclassical
The act of competing, especially among horsemen, in the act of taking or plundering.