نحم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds of exertion, specifically groaning and throat-clearing. It also extends to names of a bird and a horse.

Derived headwords

النَّحِيمnoun

1.
groaning and throat-clearingboth
The sound of groaning, particularly during exertion, and the act of clearing one's throat.

نَحَمَverb

1.
to groanboth
To make a sound of groaning, often associated with physical effort or distress.
2.
to clear throatboth
To make a sound to clear one's throat.

نحم الرجل ينحم بالكسر — The man groaned, making a sound of exertion.

نَحَّامnoun

1.
groanerclassical
A person who groans or makes sounds of exertion.
2.
a type of birdclassical
A bird with a reddish color, resembling a goose in form. It is called 'surkh avy' in Persian.
3.
name of a horseclassical
The name of a specific horse belonging to Sulayk bin Al-Sulka Al-Sa'di.

النحيم: الزحير والتنحنح.

Al-nahim: groaning and throat-clearing.

وقد نحم الرجل ينحم بالكسر، فهو نحام.

And the man groaned, making a sound of exertion, so he is a groaner.

قال طرفة: أرى قبر نحام بخيل بماله كقبر غوي في البطالة مفسد

Tarafah said: I see the grave of a groaner, who was stingy with his wealth, like the grave of a dissolute person who corrupts himself in idleness.

والنحام أيضا: طائر أخمر على خلقة الاوز، يقال له بالفارسية " سرخ آوى ".

And al-naham is also: a reddish bird in the form of a goose, called 'surkh avy' in Persian.

والنحام أيضا: اسم فرس سليك بن السلكة السعدى، عن الاصمعي في كتاب الفرس.

And al-naham is also: the name of the horse of Sulayk bin Al-Sulka Al-Sa'di, according to Al-Asma'i in the Book of Horses.