ن ه م

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

The root ن ه م (n-h-m) primarily relates to intense desire, greed, and excessive appetite, particularly for food. It also extends to concepts of eagerness, obsession, and vocally urging or driving something forward, as well as sounds associated with exertion or distress.

Derived headwords

النَّهَمnoun

1.
greediness, gluttonyboth
Excessive desire or appetite, especially for food.
2.
eagerness, obsessionboth
Intense desire or eagerness for something.
3.
sound of exertionclassical
A sound resembling groaning or sighing, often associated with exertion.
4.
threat, reprimandclassical
A warning, threat, or reprimand.

النَّهَامَةnoun

1.
greediness, gluttonyboth
Excessive desire or appetite, especially for food, to the point where one's eyes are not filled and one is not satisfied.
2.
lion's roarclassical
The sound a lion makes, similar to its 'na'amah'.

نَهِمَverb

1.
to be greedy, gluttonousboth
To have an excessive appetite or desire, especially for food.
2.
to be obsessed withboth
To be intensely desirous or eager for something.
3.
to groan, sighclassical
To make a sound of exertion or distress.
4.
to threaten, reprimandclassical
To utter a threat or reprimand.

نَهِمٌadjective

1.
greedy, gluttonousboth
Characterized by excessive appetite or desire for food.
2.
obsessed, eagerboth
Intensely desirous or eager for something.

نَهِيمٌnoun

1.
sound of exertionclassical
A sound resembling groaning or sighing, like a sound of exertion.
2.
sound of boilingclassical
The sound of boiling liquid.

مَنْهُومadjective

1.
greedy, gluttonousboth
One who is greedy or gluttonous, whose stomach is filled but whose soul is not satisfied.
2.
obsessed, infatuatedboth
One who is intensely desirous or infatuated with something.

النَّهْمَةnoun

1.
need, desireboth
A need or a strong desire for something.
2.
goal, ambitionclassical
The attainment of a goal or ambition.

نَحَمَverb

1.
to strain, gruntclassical
To make a straining or grunting sound, similar to 'n-h-m'.

نَهَمَverb

1.
to urge, driveclassical
To urge or drive animals with a sound to make them move faster.

نَهِيمًاnoun

1.
urging soundclassical
A sound used to urge or drive animals.

نَهْمَةnoun

1.
urging soundclassical
A sound used to urge or drive animals.

مِنْهَامadjective

1.
responsive to urgingclassical
A female camel that responds to the urging sound.

مَنَاهِيمnoun

1.
camels responsive to urgingclassical
Plural of 'minham', female camels that respond to urging sounds.

النَّهَّامnoun

1.
blacksmithclassical
A blacksmith.
2.
birdclassical
A type of bird, similar to the 'haamah'.
3.
monkclassical
A monk, one who calls out or prays.
4.
easy roadclassical
A smooth, easy road.
5.
lionclassical
A lion, named for its roaring.
6.
clear pathclassical
An obvious or clear path.

النَّهَامِيّnoun

1.
blacksmithclassical
A blacksmith.
2.
carpenterclassical
A carpenter.
3.
monkclassical
A monk, one who calls out or prays.

النَّهَامِيnoun

1.
monkclassical
A monk, one who calls out or prays.

المِنْهَمَةnoun

1.
place of carpentryclassical
A place where carpentry is done.
2.
monasteryclassical
A place for monks.

نهمname

1.
tribal nameclassical
A name of a tribe or a branch of a tribe.

نهمname

1.
demon nameclassical
A name of a demon.

نهمname

1.
idol nameclassical
The name of an idol.

نهمname

1.
clan nameclassical
A name of a clan or a branch of a clan.

النَّهَامnoun

1.
type of birdclassical
A type of bird, similar to the 'haamah'.
2.
owlclassical
The male owl.

النَّهَامnoun

1.
monkclassical
A monk in a monastery.

النَّهَامnoun

1.
lionclassical
A lion, due to its roaring.

النَّهَامnoun

1.
clear pathclassical
An obvious or clear path.

النَّهَمnoun

1.
throwing pebblesclassical
The act of throwing pebbles or similar objects.

نَاهَمَهُverb

1.
to join in groaningclassical
To join someone in making a groaning or sighing sound.

النَّاهِمadjective

1.
shoutingclassical
One who is shouting loudly.

النَّهِيمnoun

1.
elephant's soundclassical
The sound made by an elephant.

انْتَهَمَverb

1.
to be restrainedclassical
To be restrained or held back.

المِنْهَمَةnoun

1.
monasteryclassical
A place inhabited by monks.

النَّهِيمnoun

1.
sound of boilingclassical
The sound of boiling.

Parallel reading

إفراط الشهوة في الطعام

Excessive desire for food.

وأن لا تمتلئ عين الآكل، ولا تشبع

And that the eater's eye is not filled, nor is he satisfied.

وقد نهم فيه، كفرح ينهم نهما

And he was greedy in it, like 'faraha', he is greedy, with greediness.

فهو نهم، ككتف، ونهيم، ومنهوم

So he is greedy, like 'katif', and 'nahim', and 'manhum'.

وقيل: المنهوم: الرغيب الذي يمتلئ بطنه، ولا تنتهي نفسه.

And it is said: The 'manhum' is the desirous one whose stomach is filled, but whose soul is not satisfied.

والنهمة: الحاجة، وبلوغ الهمة، والشهوة في الشيء

And 'nahmah' is the need, the attainment of the goal, and the desire for something.

إذا قضى أحدكم نهمته، من سفره، فليعج ل إلى أهله

When one of you fulfills his desire from his journey, let him hasten to his family.

وهو منهوم بكذا: مولع به

And he is 'manhum' with such-and-such: obsessed with it.

منهومان لا يشبعان، طالب علم، وطالب دنيا

Two who are never satisfied: a seeker of knowledge, and a seeker of worldly things.

ونهم، كضرب: لغة في نحم، أي: زحر.

And 'nahama', like 'daraba': a dialectal variant of 'nahama', meaning: to strain.

والنهم، والنهيم: صوت كأنه زحير

And 'an-nahm', and 'an-nahim': a sound like groaning.

إن النهيم للسقاة راح

Indeed, the groaning is for the water-carriers, a relief.

وهو شبه الأنين

And it is like a moan.

والنهم: توعد، وزجر، وقد نهم ينهم من حد ضرب.

And 'an-nahm': a threat, and a reprimand, and he threatened, he threatens, from the pattern 'daraba'.

ونهمة الأسد والرجل: نأمته

And the 'nahmah' of the lion and the man: is its 'na'amah'.

ونهم إبله، كمنع، وضرب، نهما، ونهيما، ونهمة

And he urged his camels, like 'mana'a', and 'daraba', with 'nahman', and 'nahiman', and 'nahmah'.

ألا انهماها، إنها مناهيم

Urge them on, indeed they are responsive to urging.

وإنها مناجد متاهيم

And they are rugged, and easy to navigate.

وإنما ينهمها القوم الهيم

And the people only urge them on with the 'hayyam'.

نفخ النهامي بالكيرين في اللهب

The blacksmith blew the bellows with the two pipes into the flame.

لسانا كمقراض النهامي ملحبا

A tongue like the sharp shears of the blacksmith.

والنهامي: النجار، والمنهمة: موضع النجر، أو النهامي، بالكسر: صاحب الدير

And 'an-nahami': the carpenter, and 'al-minhamah': the place of carpentry, or 'an-nahami', with kasr: the monk.

والنهامي: الطريق السهل

And 'an-nahami': the easy road.

بنو نهم، فقال: نهم: شيطان، أنتم بنو عبد الله

Banu Nahm, so he said: Nahm: a demon, you are Banu Abdullah.

وهو عبد نهم بن شجب بن مرة في قضاعة

And he is Abd Nahm bin Shajb bin Murrah of Quda'ah.

تبيت إذا ما دعاها النهام تجد وتحسبها مازحه

They spend the night when the 'naham' calls them, they find it and think it is joking.

فتلافته فلاثت به لعوة تضبح ضبح النهام

So he saved it, and it moved with him, panting like the panting of the 'naham'.

ويؤنس فيها صوت النهام إذا جاوبها بالعشي قاصبها

And the sound of the 'naham' is heard in it when its companion answers it in the evening.

والنهام: الراهب في الدبر

And 'an-naham': the monk in the monastery.

والنهام، كالشداد: الأسد، لنهيمه

And 'an-naham', like 'shaddad': the lion, due to its roaring.

والنهام: اللقم الواضح، أي: الطريق البين

And 'an-naham': the clear mouthful, meaning: the obvious path.

والنهم: الحذف بالحصى، وغيره

And 'an-nahm': the throwing of pebbles, and other things.

ينهمن بالدار الحصى المنهوما

They throw the pebbles at the house, the 'manhum'.

ومما يستدرك عليه: الناهم: الصارخ.

And among what is to be added: 'an-nahim': the shouting one.

والنهيم: صوت الفيل، عن الأصمعي.

And 'an-nahim': the sound of the elephant, from Al-Asma'i.

وانتهما: انزجر.

And 'intahama': to be restrained.

والمنهمة: موضع الرهبان، عن السهيلي.

And 'al-minhamah': the place of monks, from Al-Suhayli.

وللقدر نهيم، كأمير، وهو صوت الغليان.

And for the pot, there is a 'nahim', like 'ameer', which is the sound of boiling.