نهد

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root نهد (nahada) primarily relates to rising, ascending, or becoming prominent. It extends to concepts of generosity, fullness, and even specific tribal or geographical references. The root also encompasses actions related to war and contribution.

Derived headwords

نَهَدَverb

1.
to rise, to ascendboth
To rise up or ascend, similar to the verb نهض (nahada).

نَهَدَverb

1.
to swell, to matureclassical
Used for a young girl's breasts when they begin to swell and become prominent.

نُهُودnoun

1.
swelling of breastsclassical
The swelling and prominence of a young girl's breasts.

نَاهِدadjective

1.
swollen, matureclassical
Describing a young girl whose breasts have begun to swell and mature.

نَاهِدَةadjective

1.
swollen, matureclassical
Feminine form of ناهد, describing a young girl whose breasts have begun to swell and mature.

نَهَدadjective

1.
large, prominentclassical
Describing a horse that is large and prominent in stature.

نَهَدَverb

1.
to be large, prominentclassical
Used for a horse to indicate it is large and prominent.

نُهُودَةnoun

1.
largeness, prominenceclassical
The state of being large and prominent, used for a horse.

نَهَدadjective

1.
generous, nobleclassical
Describing a man who is generous and inclined towards noble deeds and high matters.

نَهَدname

1.
Nuhd tribeclassical
A name of a tribe from Yemen.

النَّهْدَاءnoun

1.
prominent sand duneclassical
A sand dune that is elevated or prominent.

مُنَاهَدَةnoun

1.
confrontation, oppositionclassical
Confrontation or opposition in war, synonymous with مناهضة (munahada).
2.
contribution of fingersclassical
The act of contributing or offering something with one's fingers.

تَنَاهُدnoun

1.
shared contributionclassical
When a group of companions each contribute expenses according to their ability, matching their companions' contributions.

أَنْهَدَverb

1.
to fillclassical
To fill something, such as a basin or trough.

نَهْدَانnoun

1.
full basinclassical
A basin or trough that has been filled.
2.
full cupclassical
A cup that is full but has not yet overflowed.

نَهِيْدَةnoun

1.
thickened milk dishclassical
A dish made from boiling the pulp of the colocynth fruit (hubayd), which becomes thick and dense when ripe, then mixed with flour.

زَبَد نَهِيْدadjective

1.
thick creamclassical
Cream that is not thin or watery.

Parallel reading

نَهَدَ إلى العدو ينهد بالفتح، أي نهض.

He rose up against the enemy, rising (yanhadu) with fath, meaning he stood up.

وَنَهَدَ ثدي الجارية ينهد بالضم نهودا فيهما، إذا أشرف وكعب، فهي ناهد وناهدة.

And the breast of the young girl swelled (yanahidu) with damma, with swelling (nuhudan), when it became prominent and formed, so she is a nâhid and nâhidah.

وفرس نهد، أي جسيم مشرف.

And a horse is nahd, meaning large and prominent.

تقول منه: نهد الفرس بالضم نهودة.

You say from it: The horse became large (nahada) with damma, a largeness (nuhûdah).

ورجل نهد: كريم ينهد إلى معالى الامور.

And a man is nahd: generous, he rises up (yanhadu) to the high matters.

والنهداء: الرملة المشرفة.

And al-Nahdâ': the prominent sand dune.

والمناهدة في الحرب: المناهضة.

And al-munâhadah in war: is opposition.

والمناهدة: المساهمة بالاصابع.

And al-munâhadah: is contributing with the fingers.

والتناهد إخراج كل واحد من الرفقة نفقة على قدر نفقة صاحبه.

And al-tanâhud is each one of the companions bringing out expenses according to the expense of his companion.

وأنهدت الحوض: ملأته، وهو حوض نهدان.

And he filled (anhada) the basin: he filled it, and it is a filled basin (nahdân).

وقدح نهدان، إذا امتلأ ولم يفض بعد.

And a cup is nahdân, if it is full and has not yet overflowed.

والنهيدة أن يغلى لباب الهبيد، وهو حب الحنظل فإذا بلغ إناه من النضج والكثافة ذرت عليه قميحة من دقيق ثم أكل.

And al-nahîdah is boiling the pulp of the hubayd, which is the seed of the colocynth, and when it reaches its maturity in ripeness and density, a measure of flour is sprinkled on it, then it is eaten.

وزبد نهيد، إذا لم يكن رقيقا.

And cream is nahîd, if it is not thin.

أرخف زيد أيسر أم نهيد

Is Zayd's offering lighter or is it Nahîd?