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نهت

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of shouting, loud or harsh sounds, and the sounds made by animals, particularly lions and donkeys. It also extends to descriptions of people and animals exhibiting strength or making specific noises.

Derived headwords

النَّهيتُnoun
  1. 1.
    shoutingboth

    A loud or harsh cry or shout.

  2. 2.
    lion's roarclassical

    The sound a lion makes, less intense than a full roar.

  3. 3.
    sound from chestclassical

    A sound produced from the chest due to exertion or difficulty.

النَّهاتُnoun
  1. 1.
    brayingboth

    The characteristic loud, harsh cry of a donkey.

  2. 2.
    hoarsenessclassical

    A hoarse or rough voice, often associated with straining.

  3. 3.
    lionclassical

    A lion, referring to its strength and power.

نَهَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to roarboth

    To make a loud, harsh sound, like a lion roaring or a person shouting.

  2. 2.
    to brayclassical

    To make the sound of a donkey.

يَنْهَتُverb
  1. 1.
    to roarboth

    Present tense of 'nahata', meaning to make a loud, harsh sound.

نَهاتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    loud-voicedboth

    Describing someone who shouts or makes loud noises.

  2. 2.
    hoarseclassical

    Having a rough or hoarse voice.

المَنْهَتُnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion, used metaphorically for strength and ferocity.

نَهابِرُnoun
  1. 1.
    fierce lionclassical

    A large, powerful, and fierce lion.

النَّاهِتُnoun
  1. 1.
    throatclassical

    The throat, from which sounds are emitted.

Parallel reading

النهيت والنهات بالضم في الأخير: الصياح.
Al-nahītu and al-nahātu, with dammah on the last letter: shouting.
والنهيت أيضا: صوت الأسد، دون الزئير
And al-nahītu is also: the sound of a lion, less than a roar.
وقيل هو الصوت من الصدر عند المشقة.
And it is said to be the sound from the chest during hardship.
يقال: نهت الأسد في زئيره ينهت، بالكسر
It is said: the lion roared in its roar, it roars, with kasrah.
رأيت الشيطان فرأيته ينهت كما ينهت القرد
I saw the devil and saw him making a sound like a monkey makes a sound.
حمار نهات النهات: النهاق
A braying donkey; al-nahātu: the braying.
ورجل نهات، أي الزحار
And a man who is nahātin, meaning hoarse or strained.
الأصل في النهات الأسد كالمنهت كمحسن، ومنبر
The origin of al-nahātu is the lion, like al-manhitu (as in muhsin, and minbar).
ولأحملنك على نهابر إن تثب فيها وإن كنت المنهت تعطب
And I will make you ride upon a fierce lion if you leap into it, even if you were the lion, you would perish.
الناهت: الحلق؛ لأنه ينهت منه
Al-nāhitu: the throat; because sound is emitted from it.