نحب

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root 'نحب' primarily relates to intense vocalization, particularly crying, and by extension, to significant matters like danger, death, and vows. It also encompasses concepts of striving, effort, and determination, often in the context of a challenge or a commitment.

Derived headwords

النحبnoun

1.
loud cryingboth
Raising one's voice in crying, characterized by a long and drawn-out sound.
2.
great dangerclassical
A significant risk or peril.
3.
vowboth
A solemn promise or pledge, often made to oneself or to God.
4.
deathboth
The end of life, one's appointed time.
5.
coughclassical
A medical condition affecting camels, characterized by coughing.
6.
ambitionclassical
Strong desire or determination to achieve something.
7.
proofclassical
Evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement.
8.
needclassical
A requirement or necessity.
9.
fast paceclassical
Rapid and continuous movement or progress.
10.
long durationclassical
A considerable length of time.
11.
dayclassical
A period of 24 hours.
12.
fatnessclassical
The state of being overweight or corpulent.
13.
severityclassical
Extreme seriousness or intensity.
14.
gamblingclassical
Playing games of chance for money or other stakes.
15.
large camelclassical
A notably large or significant camel.

نَحَبَverb

1.
to cry loudlyboth
To weep with a loud, prolonged sound.
2.
to make a vowboth
To obligate oneself to do something, often as a solemn promise.
3.
to coughclassical
To experience coughing, as a camel does.
4.
to striveclassical
To exert oneself vigorously in pursuit of a goal.
5.
to travel quicklyclassical
To journey at a fast and sustained pace.

انتحبverb

1.
to wailboth
To cry out loudly and mournfully, especially in grief.

ينحبverb

1.
to cry outboth
To utter a loud cry, especially of pain or grief.

نَحَبَverb

1.
to gambleclassical
To engage in a bet or wager.

نُحَابُnoun

1.
coughingclassical
A condition of coughing, particularly in camels.

نَحْبَةnoun

1.
lotboth
A drawing of lots, used to decide something.

ناحبهverb

1.
to gamble withclassical
To make a wager or bet with someone.
2.
to challengeclassical
To compete with someone in a contest or argument.
3.
to litigateclassical
To bring a lawsuit against someone.

مناحبةnoun

1.
gamblingclassical
The act of betting or wagering.
2.
rivalryclassical
Competition or contention between individuals or groups.

منحبadjective

1.
fast-movingclassical
Traveling at a rapid and sustained pace.
2.
determinedclassical
Having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it.

تنحيبnoun

1.
strivingclassical
Intense effort or exertion in an activity.
2.
close approachclassical
The act of getting very near to something, especially water.

نحبواverb

1.
to striveclassical
To exert themselves diligently in their work.
2.
to travel hardclassical
To journey with great effort until nearing a destination, like water.

نحب السفرverb

1.
to exhaust from travelclassical
To cause someone to become weary and depleted through extensive travel.

سير نحبnoun

1.
fast journeyclassical
A journey undertaken at a rapid and continuous pace.

Parallel reading

رفع الصوت بالبكاء، كذا في الصحاح.

Raising the voice in crying, as stated in Al-Sahah.

وهو البكاء بصوت طويل ومد.

It is crying with a long and drawn-out sound.

وقد نحب، كمنع، ينحب، نحبا.

And he cried loudly, as in 'man'a', he cries, 'nahban'.

وانتحب انتحابا مثله.

And he wailed a wailing like it.

إذا نعوها لراعي أهلها انتحبا

When they announce her death to her people's shepherd, he wails.

والنحب: الخطر العظيم

And 'al-nahb': great danger.

ناحبه على الأمر: خاطره

He risked it for the matter: he gambled.

عشية بسطام جرين على نحب

On the evening of Bistam, they charged into danger.

والنحب: المراهنة

And 'al-nahb': betting.

نحب، كجعل، أي: من باب منع، وإنما غيره تفننا.

He bet, as in 'ja'ala', meaning: from the باب 'mana'a', and he only changed it for variety.

والنحب: البرهان

And 'al-nahb': the proof.

فأدركوا ما تمنوا، وذلك قضاء النحب.

So they attained what they wished for, and that is the fulfillment of the vow.

والنحب: السعال، وفعله كضرب

And 'al-nahb': the cough, and its verb is like 'daraba'.

نحب البعير، ينحب، نحابا، بالضم، إذا أخذه السعال.

The camel coughed, it coughs, 'nahaban', with damma, when the cough takes it.

من أمراض الإبل: النحاب، والقحاب والنحاز، وكل هذا من السعال.

Among the diseases of camels: 'al-nuhab', 'al-quhab', and 'al-nuhaz', and all of this is from coughing.

فمنهم من قضى نحبه

So among them is he who has met his end.

أي: أجله

Meaning: his appointed time.

طلحة ممن قضى نحبه

Talhah is among those who fulfilled his vow.

أي: نذره، كأنه ألزم نفسه أن يصدق الأعداء في الحرب، فوفى به، ولم يفسخ.

Meaning: his vow, as if he obligated himself to be truthful to the enemies in war, so he fulfilled it and did not break it.

ونحب فلان نحبا، ونحب تنحيبا: أوجب على نفسه أمرا

And so-and-so vowed a vow, and vowed a vowing: he obligated himself to a matter.

فإني والهجاء لآل لأم كذات النحب توفي بالنذور

For I and the satire of the family of Umm are like one who fulfills vows.

أنحب فيقضى أم ضلال وباطل

Is it a vow to be fulfilled, or misguidance and falsehood?

يقول: عليه نذر في طول سعيه.

He says: he has a vow upon him throughout his endeavor.

والنحب: السير السريع، مثل النعب

And 'al-nahb': fast travel, like 'al-na'b'.

يوم نحب، أي طويل.

A day of 'nahb', meaning long.

والنحب: المدة والوقت

And 'al-nahb': the duration and the time.

والنحب: النوم

And 'al-nahb': sleep.

والنحب: السمن

And 'al-nahb': fatness.

والنحب: الشدة

And 'al-nahb': severity.

والقمار، وهو قريب من المراهنة.

And gambling, which is close to betting.

والنحب: العظيم من الإبل

And 'al-nahb': the great one among camels.

نحبوا تنحيبا، وذالك إذا جدوا في عملهم

They strove a striving, and that is when they were serious in their work.

يزرن ألالا ما ينحبن غيره

They visit the Alala, not striving for anything else.

أو نحبوا: إذا ساروا، فأجهدوا حتى قربوا من الماء

Or they strove: if they traveled, and exerted themselves until they neared the water.

وهو شدة القرب للماء

And it is the intense proximity to water.

تغول منحب القرب اغتيالا

It deceives the one who is close to water stealthily.

نحب السفر فلانا: إذا سار كثيرا، وأجهده

Travel exhausted so-and-so: if he traveled a lot, and exhausted him.

سير نحب، ومنحب كمحدث، أي: سريع

A journey of 'nahb', and 'munhib' like 'muhdith', meaning: fast.

سار فلان على نحب: إذا سار فأجهد السير، كأنه خاطر على شيء فجد

So-and-so traveled on a 'nahb': if he traveled and exerted himself in the journey, as if he risked something and was serious.

ورد القطا منها بخمس نحب

The sandgrouse drank from it in five days of continuous travel.

وسرنا إليها ثلاث ليال منحبات: أي دائبات.

And we traveled to it for three nights, continuously: meaning, diligently.

ونحبنا سيرنا: دأبناه

And we made our journey 'nahb': we made it continuous.

سار سيرا منحبا، أي: قاصدا، لا يريد غيره، كأنه جعل ذالك نذرا على نفسه.

He traveled a 'munhib' journey, meaning: purposeful, not wanting anything else, as if he made that a vow upon himself.

كما صار عن يمنى يديه المنحب

As the determined one became from the right of his hands.

هذا البيت أنشده ثعلب، وفسره فقال هاذا الرجل حلف: إن لم أغلب قطعت يدي. كأنه ذهب به إلى معنى النذر، كذا في لسان العرب، وفيه تأمل.

Thal'ab recited this verse and explained it, saying: This man swore: If I am not victorious, I will cut off my hand. It is as if he meant it in the sense of a vow, as stated in Lisan al-Arab, and it requires contemplation.

والنحبة، بالضم: القرعة

And 'al-nahbah', with damma: the lot.

ناحبه إذا حاكمه وفاخره

He challenged him if he sued him and boasted to him.

لاءنها كالحاكمة في الاستهام، وهو من المجاز.

Because it is like a judge in casting lots, and this is metaphorical.

ناحبت الرجل إلى فلان: مثل حاكمته.

I took the man to so-and-so: like I sued him.

فهل لك في أن أناحبك، وترفع النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم

So, do you want me to challenge you, and you elevate the Prophet, peace be upon him?

ناحبت الرجل: إذا حاكمته، أو قاضيته إلى رجل.

I challenged a man: if I sued him, or brought him to arbitration before a man.

ناحبته ونافرته مثله

I challenged him and competed with him similarly.

أنافرك، أي: أفاخرك وأحاكمك، فتعد فضائلك وحسبك، وأعد فضائلي، ولا تذكر في فضائلك النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم وقرب قرابتك منه؛ فإن هاذا الفضل مسلم لك، فارفعه من الرأس، وأنافرك بما سواه.

I compete with you, meaning: I boast to you and sue you, so you count your merits and lineage, and I will count my merits, and do not mention in your merits the Prophet, peace be upon him, and your close kinship to him; for this merit is assured to you, so elevate it from the start, and I will compete with you in what is other than that.

لو علم الناس ما في الصف الأول، لاقتتلوا عليه، وما تقدموا إلا بنحبة

If people knew what was in the first row, they would fight for it, and they would not advance except by a lot.

أي: بقرعة.

Meaning: by a drawing of lots.

المناحبة: المخاطرة، والمراهنة.

Al-munahabah: risking, and betting.

ناحبه: إذا راهنه.

He bet him: if he bet him.

غلبت الروم صلى الله عليه وسلم

The Romans have overcome, peace be upon him.

أي: مراهنته لقريش بين الروم والفرس.

Meaning: his bet with Quraysh between the Romans and the Persians.