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نحط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of exhaling or breathing out, often with a connotation of effort or a specific sound. It appears to be a less common root with limited derived forms.

Derived headwords

النحيطnoun
  1. 1.
    exhalationclassical

    The act of exhaling or breathing out.

نحطverb
  1. 1.
    to exhaleclassical

    To breathe out, to emit air from the lungs.

ينحطverb
  1. 1.
    he exhalesclassical

    The present tense form indicating the action of exhaling.

الناحطnoun
  1. 1.
    one who exhalesclassical

    The one who performs the act of exhaling, likely referring to a person or animal.

Parallel reading

النحيط: الزفير.
An-naḥīṭ: The exhalation.
وقد نحط ينحط بالكسر
And he exhales, he exhales (with kasra).
من المربعين ومن آزل * إذا جنه الليل كالناحط
From those who are square-limbed and from those who are swift * when night overtakes him like one who exhales.