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ن ح ط

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sounds related to breathing, exertion, and distress, such as sighing, coughing, and labored breathing. It also extends to metaphorical meanings of suppressed emotion like anger or grief, and a specific ailment in animals.

Derived headwords

نَحَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to sigh heavilyboth

    To exhale with a deep, audible sound, often indicating exertion, distress, or suppressed emotion.

يَنْحَطُverb
  1. 1.
    to sigh heavilyboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to sigh heavily', indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

نَحِيطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a sighboth

    The act or sound of sighing heavily, a deep exhalation.

النَّحِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    a sighboth

    A sound resembling a sigh, often with a tinge of pain or distress.

  2. 2.
    a coughclassical

    A sound similar to a cough, particularly a severe one.

  3. 3.
    labored breathingclassical

    A sound made by horses or camels due to exhaustion, originating from the chest to the throat.

  4. 4.
    suppressed cryingclassical

    The sound of crying that is held back in the chest without being fully expressed.

النَّاحِطnoun
  1. 1.
    one who coughs severelyclassical

    A person who coughs intensely.

  2. 2.
    one who sighs heavilyclassical

    Someone who exhales with a deep, audible sound.

النَّحَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    arrogant personclassical

    An arrogant or haughty person who is overcome with rage.

  2. 2.
    suppressed cryingclassical

    The sound of suppressed crying or weeping that remains in the chest.

  3. 3.
    intense cryingclassical

    The most intense form of crying.

النُّحَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    arrogant personclassical

    An arrogant or haughty person who is overcome with rage.

النَّحْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    chest ailment in animalsclassical

    A disease affecting the chests of horses and camels, from which they rarely recover.

  2. 2.
    a coughclassical

    A cough, or a condition characterized by coughing.

مَنْحُوطَةadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted with a chest ailmentclassical

    Describing an animal (horse or camel) suffering from a chest disease.

مُنْحَطَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted with a chest ailmentclassical

    Describing an animal (horse or camel) suffering from a chest disease.

النَّحْطnoun
  1. 1.
    a sighclassical

    A sigh, similar to 'naheet'.

  2. 2.
    a shout when askingclassical

    A loud utterance made when making a request.

  3. 3.
    labored breathingclassical

    The sound of horses' breathing due to heaviness and exhaustion, between the chest and throat.

  4. 4.
    suppressed cryingclassical

    The sound of suppressed crying or weeping that remains in the chest.

  5. 5.
    those who sigh from envyclassical

    A group of people who sigh heavily due to envy.

النُّحَّطnoun
  1. 1.
    those who sigh from envyclassical

    A group of people who sigh heavily due to envy.

سُعْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a coughboth

    A cough, a sudden expulsion of air from the lungs.

نَحَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shout or cough atclassical

    To shout or cough at a person, often as an insult or expression of disdain.

شَاةٌ نَاحِطٌadjective
  1. 1.
    a coughing sheepclassical

    A sheep that is suffering from a cough.

Parallel reading

أي زفر زفيرا
meaning, he sighed a sigh.
إذا جنه الليل كالناحط
when night overtakes him, like one who sighs heavily.
النحيط: شبه الزفير.
The 'naheet' is like a sigh.
والناحط: من يسعل شديدا
And the 'naahit' is one who coughs severely.
المتكبر الذي ينحط من الغيظ
the arrogant one who sighs heavily from rage.
وزاد بغي الأنف النحاط
And the arrogance of the proud increased the 'nahat'.
تردد البكاء في الصدر من غير أن يظهر
the recurrence of crying in the chest without it being apparent.
أو هو أشد البكاء، كالنحط بالفتح والنحيط، كأمير.
Or it is the most intense crying, like 'nahṭ' (with fatḥa) and 'naḥīṭ' (like amīr).
النحطة: داء في صدور الخيل والإبل لا تكاد تسلم منه
The 'naḥṭah' is a disease in the chests of horses and camels from which they rarely recover.
وهي منحوطة ومنحطة
and they are afflicted (with it).
النحط: الزجر عند المسألة، كالنحيط.
The 'naḥṭ' is a shout when asking, like 'naḥīṭ'.
النحط: صوت الخيل من الثقل والإعياء، يكون بين الصدر إلى الحلق، كالنحيط.
The 'naḥṭ' is the sound of horses from heaviness and exhaustion, between the chest and the throat, like 'naḥīṭ'.
النحط: تنفس القصار حين يضرب بثوبه الحجر ليكون أروح له.
The 'naḥṭ' is the breathing of the fuller when he strikes the stone with his garment to make it more airy for him.
النحيط: صوت معه توجع.
The 'naḥīṭ' is a sound accompanied by pain.
وقيل: هو صوت شبيه بالسعال.
And it was said: it is a sound similar to a cough.
سعلة، وبها نحطة.
a cough, and she has a 'naḥṭah'.
يسب الرجل إذا صاح أو سعل فيقال: نحطة.
A man is insulted if he shouts or coughs, and it is said: 'naḥṭah'.
هم الذين يزفرون من الحسد.
they are those who sigh heavily from envy.
وأن أدواء الرجال النحط
And among the ailments of men is 'al-naḥṭ'.