نهم

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense desire, greed, and eagerness, particularly related to food, but also extends to other pursuits like wealth and knowledge. It also encompasses related concepts like urging animals, sounds, and specific types of birds or people.

Derived headwords

النهمةnoun

1.
reaching the utmost desire in somethingboth
reaching the utmost desire in something

نهمverb

1.
he is fond of itboth
he is fond of it
2.
from the category of ṭaribaboth
from the category of ṭariba
3.
he rebuked them and shouted at them to hasten their paceboth
he rebuked them and shouted at them to hasten their pace

منهومadjective

1.
fond of itboth
fond of it

نهمverb

1.
he is fond of itboth
he is fond of it
2.
from the category of ṭaribaboth
from the category of ṭariba
3.
he rebuked them and shouted at them to hasten their paceboth
he rebuked them and shouted at them to hasten their pace

نهيماnoun

1.
straining, exertionclassical
The act of straining or exerting oneself.

النهمnoun

1.
excessive appetite for foodboth
excessive appetite for food

نهماnoun

1.
urging, shoutingclassical
The act of urging or shouting at camels to make them run faster.

نهمتverb

1.
to urge (camels)classical
To urge or shout at camels to increase their speed.

أنهمهاverb

1.
to urge (camels)classical
To urge or shout at camels to increase their speed.

مناهمnoun

1.
camels urged onclassical
Camels that are urged on or driven hard.

الهيمnoun

1.
they are the thirsty camelsboth
they are the thirsty camels
2.
the sandboth
the sand

المنهامadjective

1.
responsive to urgingclassical
A camel that is responsive to urging and shouting.

المنهوماadjective

1.
thrown with pebblesclassical
Something that has been hit or targeted by throwing pebbles.

النهيمnoun

1.
roar, brayclassical
A sound like the roar of a lion or the braying of an elephant.

نهمverb

1.
he is fond of itboth
he is fond of it
2.
from the category of ṭaribaboth
from the category of ṭariba
3.
he rebuked them and shouted at them to hasten their paceboth
he rebuked them and shouted at them to hasten their pace

النهامىnoun

1.
blacksmithclassical
A blacksmith.

النهامnoun

1.
type of birdclassical
A type of bird mentioned in poetry.

Parallel reading

النهمة: بلوغ الهمة في الشئ.

Al-nahmah: reaching the peak of determination in a matter.

وقد نهم بكذا فهو منهوم، أي مولع به.

And he was eager for such-and-such, so he is one who is 'manhoom', meaning infatuated with it.

" منهومان لا يشبعان: منهوم بالمال ومنهوم بالعلم ".

"Two who are never satisfied: one greedy for wealth and one greedy for knowledge."

والنهم بالتحريك: إفراط الشهوة في الطعام وقد نهم بالكسر ينهم نهما.

And al-nahm (with harakah): excess of desire in food, and one may be 'nahima' (with kasr) 'yanhamu' 'nahaman'.

والنهم بالتسكين: مصدر قولك نهمت الإبل أنهمها بالتفح فيهما نهما ونهيما، إذا زجرتها وصحت بها لتجد في سيرها.

And al-nahm (with sukun): the مصدر (verbal noun) of your saying 'I urged the camels, I urge them' with al-tafḥīḥ and al-tafḥīm, if you scold them and shout at them so they find vigor in their pace.

ألا انهماها إنها مناهيم وإننا مناجد متاهيم

Indeed, urge them on, for they are camels that are urged on, and we are people of rugged terrain.

وإنما ينهمها القوم الهيم والمنهام من الابل: التي تطيع على النهم، وهو الزجر.

And the people urge them on with al-haym, and al-minhām of the camels: the one that obeys the urging, which is the scolding.

والنهم أيضا: الحذف بالحصى ونحوه، لأن السائق قد يفعل ذلك.

And al-nahm also: throwing pebbles and the like, because the driver might do that.

ينهمن بالدار الحصى المنهوما

They throw pebbles at the house, the 'manhoom'.

والنهيم مثل النحيم ومثل النئيم، وهو صوت الأسد والفيل.

And al-nahīm is like al-naḥīm and like al-na'īm, and it is the sound of the lion and the elephant.

يقال: نهم الفيل ينهم نهما ونهيما، عن الاصمعي.

It is said: the elephant roars, 'yanhamu', 'nahaman' and 'nahīman', according to Al-Asma'i.

والنهامى: الحداد.

And al-nahāmā: the blacksmith.

والنهام بالضم في شعر الطرماح: ضرب من الطير.

And al-nuhām (with dammah) in the poetry of Al-Ṭuraymaḥ: a type of bird.