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نهع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of vomiting or expelling contents from the stomach. It describes the physical process and the resulting state.

Derived headwords

نَهَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to vomitboth

    To expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth. This is the primary meaning associated with the root.

نُهُوعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    vomitingboth

    The act or process of vomiting. It is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'nah'a'.

تَهَيَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to vomitclassical

    To vomit; to throw up. This is presented as a synonym for the primary verb of the root.

تَقَيُّؤٌnoun
  1. 1.
    vomitingboth

    The act of vomiting. This is provided as a definition for the masdar 'nuhū'un'.

Parallel reading

نَهَعَ نهوعا، أي تهوع، وهو التقيؤ.
He vomited, a vomiting, meaning he threw up, which is vomiting.
أي تهوع
meaning he threw up
وهو التقيؤ
which is vomiting