نشح

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of drinking or giving small amounts of liquid, often to quench thirst without full satisfaction. It can also refer to the liquid itself or to people who are drunk. Additionally, it has meanings related to withholding or taking sparingly.

Derived headwords

نَشَحَverb

1.
to drink sparinglyboth
To drink a small amount of liquid without quenching one's thirst.
2.
to drink until fullclassical
To drink until one's fill is reached, implying a state of being completely satisfied.

نَشْحًاnoun

1.
a small drinkboth
The act of drinking a small amount of liquid, often without full satisfaction.

نُشُوحًاnoun

1.
a small drinkclassical
The act of drinking a small amount of liquid, often without full satisfaction.

انْتَشَحَverb

1.
to drink sparinglyboth
To drink a small amount of liquid without quenching one's thirst.
2.
to drink until fullclassical
To drink until one's fill is reached, implying a state of being completely satisfied.

نَشَحَ بعيرهverb

1.
to give a camel a little waterboth
To provide a camel with a small amount of water.

نَشَحَ الخيلverb

1.
to give horses water to quench their thirstboth
To give horses water that will satisfy their thirst, even if not a full watering.

نُشُوحnoun

1.
a small amount of waterclassical
A small quantity of water, enough to quench thirst but not to fully satisfy.

النُشُوحnoun

1.
a small amount of waterclassical
A small quantity of water, enough to quench thirst but not to fully satisfy.

النُشُحnoun

1.
drunkardsclassical
A group of people who are intoxicated.

سِقَاءٌ نَشَّاحadjective

1.
leaking and full waterskinclassical
A waterskin that is full and leaking, implying it is overfilled or damaged.

النَّشْحnoun

1.
sweatclassical
Perspiration or bodily fluid.

نَشَحْتُ المالَ جَهْدِيverb

1.
to take little from the propertyclassical
To take a minimal amount from one's property or possessions, often out of effort or restraint.

Parallel reading

فانصاعت الحقب لم يقصع صرائرها وقد نشحن فلا ري ولا هيم

And the drought-stricken herd moved on, its thirst not quenched, and we drank sparingly, neither satisfied nor dying of thirst.

أو نشح، إذا شرب حتى امتلأ

Or to drink until full, meaning to drink until one is satisfied.

نشح بعيره: سقاه ماء قليلا

To give one's camel a little water.

ونشح الخيل: سقاها ما يفثأ غلتها

And to give horses water that quenches their thirst.

ألا وانشحوا خيلكم نشحا، أي اسقوها سقيا يفثأ غلتها وإن لم تروها

Indeed, give your horses a drink that quenches their thirst, meaning give them a drink that satisfies their thirst even if you do not fully water them.

نشحت بها عنسا تجافى أظلها عن الأكم إلا ما وقتها السرائح

With it, I gave a she-camel a small drink, whose shade receded from the hills except what the plains allowed.

والنشوح كصبور: الماء القليل

And 'nushooh' (like 'suboor') means a small amount of water.

حتى إذا ما غيبت نشوحا

Until when it (the water) disappeared into their bellies.

ومعناه: أي أدخلت أجوافها شرابا غيبته فيه

And its meaning is: meaning they introduced into their insides a drink that disappeared into them.

والنشح، بضمتين: السكارى

And 'an-nushuh' (with two dammah) means the drunkards.

وسقاء نشاح، ككتان، أي رشاح ممتلئ نضاح

And a 'nassah' waterskin, like 'kuttan', meaning a leaking, full, and dripping waterskin.

النشح العرق، عن كراع

An-nashh means sweat, according to Kra'a.

ونشحت المال جهدي: أقللت الأخذ منه

And I took little from the property with my effort: meaning I took a small amount from it.