ءنح
Root entry · 13 derived lemmasThis root describes sounds and actions associated with exertion, difficulty, or reluctance. It encompasses physical straining, coughing or clearing the throat, and a metaphorical 'straining' due to stinginess.
Derived headwords
- 1.to strainboth
To exert oneself forcefully due to physical difficulty, such as from illness or breathlessness.
- 1.to strainboth
Present tense of 'anḥa', describing the act of straining due to physical difficulty.
- 1.strainingboth
The verbal noun (masdar) of 'anḥa', referring to the act of straining or exerting oneself.
- 1.strainingboth
An alternative verbal noun (masdar) for 'anḥa', denoting the act of straining or exerting oneself.
- 1.strainingboth
An active participle describing someone who is straining or exerting themselves.
- 1.strainingboth
An adjective describing someone who is straining or exerting themselves.
- 1.strainingboth
A noun referring to the act of straining or exerting oneself.
- 1.strainingboth
An adjective describing someone who is straining or exerting themselves.
- 1.coughingclassical
One who coughs or clears their throat, often due to stinginess or reluctance to speak.
- 1.coughingclassical
Describing someone who coughs or clears their throat, particularly when asked for something, indicating stinginess.
- 1.stingyclassical
Describing someone who is stingy and clears their throat when asked for something, as a sign of reluctance.
- 1.strainingboth
An adjective, possibly intensified, describing someone who strains or makes a sound like clearing the throat.
- 1.straining soundboth
The sound made when straining or exerting oneself, or a sound like clearing the throat.