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نهب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This 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

النَّهْبnoun
  1. 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.

النَّهَابnoun
  1. 1.
    And the plural is al-Nihāb, with a kasra.both

    And the plural is al-Nihāb, with a kasra.

انْتَهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to seize, to plunderboth

    To take something by force, often referring to the act of plundering or seizing spoils.

  2. 2.
    to take freelyclassical

    To take something without restriction or permission, implying a free-for-all seizure.

أَنْهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    You say: 'The man made his property available for plunder.'both

    You say: 'The man made his property available for plunder.'

نَهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to plunder, to seizeboth

    The basic verb form meaning to take something by force or as spoils.

نَاهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to plunder togetherclassical

    To engage in plundering or seizing spoils in conjunction with others.

  2. 2.
    to compete in seizingclassical

    To vie with others in the act of taking or plundering.

النَّهْبَىnoun
  1. 1.
    what is plunderedclassical

    Refers to the things that have been plundered or seized.

المُنَاهَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    competition in seizingclassical

    The act of competing, especially among horsemen, in the act of taking or plundering.

Parallel reading

النهب: الغنيمة
Al-nahb: booty.
والجمع النهاب
And the plural is al-nihab.
والانتهاب: أن يأخذها من شاء
And al-intihab: is for whoever wishes to take it.
أنهب الرجل ماله فانتهبوه ونهبوه وناهبوه، كل ذلك بمعنى
The man made his property available for plunder, so they plundered it, seized it, and competed in plundering it; all of that has the same meaning.
والنهبى: اسم ما أنهب
And al-nahba: is the name for what is plundered.
والمناهبة: أن يتبارى الفرسان في حضرهما، وكذلك غير الفرس
And al-munahaba: is for horsemen to compete in their charge, and likewise for non-horses.
ناهبتهم بنيطل جروف
I competed with them in plundering the banks of the ravines.
ونهب الناس فلانا، إذا تناولوه بكلامهم
And the people 'nahabu' a person, if they attacked him with their words.
وكذلك الكلب، إذا أخذ بعرقوب الإنسان
And likewise a dog, if it seized a person by the hock.
يقال: لا تدع كلبك ينهب الناس
It is said: Do not let your dog attack people.