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نجح

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns success, achievement, and the fulfillment of desires. It extends to concepts of ease, facilitation, and correctness, as well as swiftness and truthfulness in dreams.

Derived headwords

النَّجْحnoun
  1. 1.
    success (like 'nuṣḥ')both

    success (like 'nuṣḥ')

النَّجَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    success (with 'fatḥa'): achieving needsboth

    success (with 'fatḥa'): achieving needs

أَنْجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    the man succeeded, so he is successful, having achieved successboth

    the man succeeded, so he is successful, having achieved success

  2. 2.
    he fulfilled the needboth

    he fulfilled the need

مُنْجِحadjective
  1. 1.
    successful, having achieved successboth

    successful, having achieved success

مَنَاجِحadjective
  1. 1.
    Successfulboth

    One who is successful, often in a collective sense.

مَنَاجِيحadjective
  1. 1.
    Successfulboth

    A plural form indicating successful individuals.

أَفْلَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To prosperboth

    To be successful or fortunate; to thrive.

تَنَجَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning, he sought its fulfillmentboth

    meaning, he sought its fulfillment

اسْتَنْجَزَverb
  1. 1.
    the man sought the fulfillment of his needboth

    the man sought the fulfillment of his need

نَجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    his affair became easy and facilitatedboth

    his affair became easy and facilitated

  2. 2.
    he succeeded (both past and present tense with 'fatḥa')both

    he succeeded (both past and present tense with 'fatḥa')

نَاجِحadjective
  1. 1.
    successfulboth

    successful

نَجِيحadjective
  1. 1.
    Swiftclassical

    Describing a journey that is quick or approaching rapidly.

  2. 2.
    Soundclassical

    Describing an opinion or idea that is correct or sound.

تَنَاجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To dream truthfullyclassical

    For dreams to follow one another truthfully or accurately.

Parallel reading

النجح والنجاح: الظفر بالحوائج
Al-nujḥ and al-najāḥ: Victory in achieving needs.
وأنجح الرجل: صار ذا نجح
And the man became successful: he became one possessing success.
فهو منجح من قوم مناجح ومناجيح
So he is successful among a people of successful individuals.
وما أفلح فلان ولا أنجح
So-and-so did not prosper nor did he succeed.
وقد أنجحت حاجته، إذا قضيتها له
And his need has been fulfilled, if you fulfilled it for him.
وتنجحت الحاجة واستنجحتها، إذا تنجزتها
And the need was accomplished and you sought its accomplishment, if you completed it.
ونجح أمر فلان، أي تيسر وسهل
And so-and-so's affair succeeded, meaning it became easy and facilitated.
فهو ناجح
So he is successful.
وسار فلان سيرا نجيحا، أي وشيكا
And so-and-so traveled a swift journey, meaning a quick one.
ورأي نجيح، أي صواب
And a sound opinion, meaning correct.
وتناجحت أحلامه، أي تتابعت بصدق
And his dreams followed each other truthfully, meaning they occurred consecutively with truthfulness.