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نحح

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sounds made in the throat, particularly a clearing of the throat or a dry cough. It also extends to meanings related to rejection, stubbornness, and stinginess, often metaphorically linked to the sound or action of clearing the throat.

Derived headwords

نَحَّverb
  1. 1.
    to clear throatboth

    To make a sound in the throat, like clearing it. This is the basic form of the root's primary meaning.

نَحِيحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    throat clearing soundboth

    The sound of clearing one's throat, often a dry or repeated sound.

تَنَحْنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to clear throat repeatedlyboth

    To clear one's throat repeatedly, a sound easier than coughing and associated with stinginess.

النَّحْنَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    throat clearingboth

    The act or sound of clearing the throat, considered easier than coughing.

  2. 2.
    throat gargling soundclassical

    A sound of gargling from the throat.

كَنَحْنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to clear throatboth

    To clear one's throat, similar to the basic verb 'naha'.

نَحَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to urge onboth

    To urge or drive an animal, like a camel, forward.

نَحَاnoun
  1. 1.
    urgingboth

    The act of urging or driving something forward.

نَحْنَحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to reject harshlyboth

    To reject someone or something harshly or rudely.

النَّحَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    patienceclassical

    Patience or endurance.

  2. 2.
    generosityclassical

    Generosity or liberality.

  3. 3.
    stinginessclassical

    Stinginess or avarice.

النَّحَانِحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy peopleclassical

    A group of stingy and base people.

نَحِيحadjective
  1. 1.
    stingyclassical

    A stingy person, used as an emphatic or repetitive description.

نَحِيحname
  1. 1.
    Nuhayh bin Abdullahclassical

    A proper name of a pre-Islamic figure.

نَحْنَحَ النَّفْسphrase
  1. 1.
    not willingclassical

    To not be content or willing to give something up.

نَحْنَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of swallowingclassical

    The sound made when swallowing from the throat.

نَحْ نَحْphrase
  1. 1.
    repeated soundclassical

    A repeated utterance of 'nah nah', possibly for comfort or emphasis.

Parallel reading

تردد صوته في جوفه، كنحنح وتنحنح
His voice echoed in his throat, like clearing the throat and clearing it repeatedly.
النحنحة: التنحنح، وهو أسهل من السعال، وهي علة البخيل
The 'nahnahah': is the clearing of the throat, which is easier than coughing, and it is the ailment of the stingy person.
يكاد من نحنحة وأح يحكي سعال الشرق
He almost, from a throat-clearing sound and a sigh, imitates the cough of the East.
ونح الجمل ينحه، بالضم، نحا: حثه
And he urged the camel, urging it, with the 'dammah', 'naha': he urged it.
ونحنحه، إذا رده ردا قبيحا
And he rejected him harshly, if he rejected him with a bad rejection.
ونحنح السائل: رده ردا قبيحا
And he harshly rejected the asker: he rejected him with a bad rejection.
والنحاحة: الصبر
And 'al-nahahah': is patience.
والنحاحة: السخاء، والبخل، ضد
And 'al-nahahah': is generosity, and stinginess, its opposite.
والنحانحة بمعنى البخلاء اللئام
And 'al-nahnahah' meaning the base stingy people.
ورجل شحيح نحيح، أي بخيل، إتباع
And a stingy man is 'nahih', meaning stingy, as a follow-up.
ما أنا بنحنح النفس عن كذا
I am not content in spirit about such-and-such.
النحنحة: صوت الجرع من الحلق
The 'nahnahah': is the sound of swallowing from the throat.
يقال منه: تنحنح الرجل، من كراع
From it is said: the man cleared his throat, from Kara'.
أن يكرر قول: نح نح، مستروحا
To repeat the saying: 'nah nah', seeking comfort.