نزه

Root entry · 38 derived lemmas

The root نزه (n-z-h) primarily relates to the concept of being distant, remote, or secluded. This extends to physical distance from undesirable places like populated areas, stagnant water, or unhealthy environments, as well as moral and spiritual distance from faults, sins, and imperfections.

Derived headwords

التنزهnoun

1.
Seclusion, keeping awayboth
The act of moving away or keeping distant from something, originally referring to distance from populated areas, stagnant water, or unhealthy environments.
2.
Excursion, outingclassical
A trip or outing, often to gardens or pleasant natural areas. This usage is considered by some classical lexicographers to be a misapplication of the term.

التنزه: التباعد — Seclusion: keeping away

خرجنا نتنزه إذا خرجوا إلى البساتين — We went out for an outing when they went to the gardens

النزهةnoun

1.
Excursion, outingboth
A trip or outing, often to pleasant natural areas or gardens.
2.
A distant placeclassical
A place that is remote and secluded, far from populated areas or water sources.

والاسم النزهة، بالضم — And the noun is 'nuzhah', with dammah

وهو بنزهة من الماء — He is at a distance from the water

نزهadjective

1.
Remote, secludedboth
Describing a place that is distant from populated areas, water, or unhealthy conditions.
2.
Pure, chasteboth
Describing a person who is morally pure, abstaining from wrongdoing or base matters.

ومكان نزه، ككتف — And a place 'nazih', like 'katif'

فهو نزيه — So he is pure/chaste

نزيهadjective

1.
Pure, chaste, virtuousboth
Describing someone who is morally upright, abstaining from evil, vice, or base matters.
2.
Remote, secludedclassical
Describing a place that is distant from populated areas, water, or unhealthy conditions.

فهو نزيه — So he is pure/chaste

الجَابِيَةُ أَرْضٌ نَزِيهَةٌ — Al-Jabiyah is a remote land

نزهةnoun

1.
A remote placeclassical
A place that is distant from populated areas, water, or unhealthy conditions.

وأرض نزهة — And a remote land

نزهةnoun

1.
A remote placeclassical
A place that is distant from populated areas, water, or unhealthy conditions.

وأرض نزهة — And a remote land

نزيهةadjective

1.
Remote, secludedclassical
Describing a place that is distant from populated areas, water, or unhealthy conditions.

ونزهيه — And a remote place

نزهverb

1.
To be remote, secludedclassical
Describing a place becoming distant from populated areas, water, or unhealthy conditions.

نزه المكان، ككرم — The place became remote, like 'karuma'

نزاهةnoun

1.
Remoteness, seclusionclassical
The state of being distant from populated areas, water, or unhealthy conditions.
2.
Purity, chastityboth
The state of being morally pure, abstaining from evil or base matters.

نزه المكان، ككرم، نزاهة — The place became remote, like 'karuma', 'nazahah'

فهو نزيه — So he is pure/chaste

نزاهيةnoun

1.
Remoteness, seclusionclassical
The state of being distant from populated areas, water, or unhealthy conditions.
2.
Purity, chastityboth
The state of being morally pure, abstaining from evil or base matters.

نزه المكان، ككرم، وضرب، نزاهة ونزاهية — The place became remote, like 'karuma' and 'daraba', 'nazahah' and 'nazahiyah'

نزهverb

1.
To be pure, chasteboth
Describing a person who abstains from all that is disliked or reprehensible.

نزه الرجل، ككرم، نزاهة — The man was pure, like 'karuma', 'nazahah'

نزهverb

1.
To be remote, secludedclassical
Describing a place that is distant from populated areas or water.

نزه المكان والأرض فليس إلا كفرح — The place and land were remote, only like 'fariha'

نزخverb

1.
To be pure, chasteclassical
Describing a person who abstains from all that is disliked or reprehensible.

رجل نزخ الخلق — A man pure in disposition

نازهadjective

1.
Pure, chaste, honorableclassical
Describing someone who is morally pure, honorable, and keeps aloof from mixing in others' homes or affairs.

ورجل نازه النفس — And a man honorable in spirit

نزهاءnoun

1.
Pure, chaste peopleboth
Plural of 'nazih', referring to people who are morally pure and abstaining from evil.

ج نزهاء — Plural 'nuzahaa'

نزهونnoun

1.
Pure, chaste peopleclassical
Plural of 'nazih', referring to people who are morally pure and abstaining from evil.

ونزهون — And 'nuzuhun'

نزاهnoun

1.
Pure, chaste peopleclassical
Plural of 'nazih', referring to people who are morally pure and abstaining from evil.

ونزهون ونزاه — And 'nuzuhun' and 'nuzahah'

النزهnoun

1.
Purity, chastityclassical
The state of being morally pure and abstaining from evil.

والاسم النزه — And the noun is 'an-nuzhu'

النزاهةnoun

1.
Purity, chastityclassical
The state of being morally pure and abstaining from evil.

والنزاهة بفتحهما — And 'an-nazahah' with both open

نزهverb

1.
To be pure, chasteclassical
Describing a person who abstains from all that is disliked or reprehensible.

وقد نزه، ككرم — And he was pure, like 'karuma'

نازهverb

1.
To be pure, chasteclassical
Describing a person who abstains from all that is disliked or reprehensible.

ونازه من نزه قليل كحامض من حمض — And 'nazaha' from 'nazaha' is rare, like 'hamida' from 'hamida'

النزاهةnoun

1.
Distance from evilboth
The state of being far removed from wrongdoing, vice, or base matters.

والنزاهة: البعد عن السوء — And 'an-nazahah': distance from evil

نزهverb

1.
To keep away from waterclassical
Describing the act of moving camels or livestock away from water sources.

نزهت إبلي نزها: باعدتها عن الماء — I kept my camels away from water: I distanced them from the water

نزهverb

1.
To keep away fromclassical
Describing the act of moving oneself or something away from something undesirable.

نزه نفسه عن القبيح تنزيها: نحاها — He kept himself away from the ugly, 'tanzihan': he pushed it away

تنزيهاnoun

1.
Purification, sanctificationboth
The act of declaring God to be transcendent, removing Him from any imperfection or association.
2.
Keeping awayclassical
The act of moving away from something undesirable.

تنزيها: نحاها — 'Tanzihan': he pushed it away

تنزيه الله تعالى: وهو تبعيده وتقديسه عن الأنداد والأشباه وعما لا يجوز عليه من النقائص — The sanctification of Allah Almighty: it is His distancing and hallowing Him from rivals and likenesses and from what is impermissible for Him of deficiencies

نزهةnoun

1.
Distance from waterclassical
A state of being far from water sources or populated areas.

وهو بنزهة من الماء، بالضم — And he is at a distance from the water, with dammah

تنزهverb

1.
To keep away from, abandonclassical
To leave something or move away from it.

تنزه عنه: تركه وأبعد عنه — To keep away from it: to leave it and move away from it

نزهverb

1.
To keep away from evilclassical
To distance someone from wrongdoing or base matters.

ونزه الرجل: باعده عن القبيح — And he kept the man away: he distanced him from the ugly

يتنزهverb

1.
To keep away fromclassical
To elevate oneself and keep away from something.

وهو يتنزه عن ملائم الأخلاق: أي يترفع عما يذم منها — And he keeps away from pleasant manners: meaning he elevates himself from what is blameworthy in them

نزهadjective

1.
Far from sinsclassical
Describing faith or a person as being distant from committing sins.

والإيمان نزه: أي بعيد عن المعاصي — And faith is 'nazih': meaning far from sins

يستنزهverb

1.
To purify oneselfclassical
To cleanse oneself or abstain from something, particularly in relation to bodily purity.

وهو لا يستنزه عن البول: أي لا يستبرىء ولا يتطهر ولا يستبعد منه — And he does not purify himself from urine: meaning he does not seek to empty himself completely, nor cleanse himself, nor distance himself from it

أنزاهnoun

1.
Pure peopleclassical
A group of people who abstain from what is forbidden.

يقال قوم أنزاه يتنزهون عن الحرام، الواحد نزيه كمليء وأملاء — It is said: a people 'unzaha' who abstain from the forbidden, the singular is 'nazih' like 'malii'' and 'amlaa''

نزيهadjective

1.
Pious, abstinentclassical
Describing someone who is religiously devout and abstains from sin.

ورجل نزيه: ورع — And a man 'nazih': pious

تنزهواverb

1.
Keep awayclassical
An imperative verb meaning to distance yourselves.

وتنزهوا بحرمكم عن القوم: أي تباعدوا — And keep your women away from the people: meaning distance yourselves

نزيهadjective

1.
Deserted, emptyclassical
Describing a place that is desolate, far from people, and uninhabited.

وهذا مكان نزيه: خلاء بعيد عن الناس ليس فيه أحد — And this is a 'nazih' place: a desolate area far from people, with no one in it

نزهيadjective

1.
One who frequents desolate placesclassical
Describing someone who often goes to remote, deserted places.

ورجل نزهي، بضم ففتح: كثير التنزه إلى الخلاء، منسوب إلى النزه جمع نزهة للمكان البعيد — And a man 'nazahi', with dammah then fatha: one who frequently goes to desolate places, attributed to 'nuzuh', the plural of 'nuzhah' for a remote place

النزهىname

1.
A place nameclassical
A place name in Oman.

والنزهى، محركة: موضع بعمان — And 'an-nuzhaa', with movement: a place in Oman

المنازهnoun

1.
Places for excursionsclassical
Locations where people go for outings or recreation.

والمنازه: المواضع المتنزهات — And 'al-manazihu': the places for excursions

Parallel reading

التنزه: التباعد؛ والاسم النزهة، بالضم

Seclusion: keeping away; and the noun is 'nuzhah', with dammah

ومكان نزه، ككتف ونزيه، كأمير، وأرض نزهة، بالفتح وتكسر الزاي، ونزيهة

And a place 'nazih', like 'katif', and 'nazih', like 'amir', and a land 'nuzhah', with fatha, and the 'zay' can be kasra, and 'nazihah'

أي بعيدة عن الريف عذبة نائية عن الأنداء وغمق المياه

Meaning distant from the countryside, pleasant, far from dampness and the depth of waters

الجَابِيَةُ أَرْضٌ نَزِيهَةٌ

Al-Jabiyah is a remote land

أي بعيدة عن الوباء

Meaning distant from plague

وإنما قيل للفلاة التي نأت عن الريف والمياه نزيهة لبعدها عن غمق المياه وذبان القرى وومد البحار وفساد الهواء

And the desert that is far from the countryside and waters is called 'nazihah' because of its distance from the depth of waters, the flies of villages, the heat of seas, and the corruption of the air

وقد نزه المكان، ككرم، وضرب، نزاهة ونزاهية، بالتخفيف

And the place became remote, like 'karuma' and 'daraba', 'nazahah' and 'nazahiyah', with shortening

والذي في الصحاح: نزهت الأرض، بالكسر؛ ومثله في المحكم والمصباح

And what is in As-Sihah: 'nazih-tu' the land, with kasra; and similarly in Al-Muhkam and Al-Misbah

تباعد عن كل مكروه فهو نزيه

He distanced himself from all that is disliked, so he is pure

وأما نزه المكان والأرض فليس إلا كفرح، فتأمل

But for the place and land to be remote, it is only like 'fariha', so ponder

واستعمال التنزه في الخروج إلى البساتين والخضر والرياض غلط قبيح

And the use of 'at-tanazzuh' for going out to gardens, greenery, and meadows is an ugly mistake

وإنما التنزه التباعد عن الأرياف والمياه

And 'at-tanazzuh' is only distancing from the countryside and waters

ومننه قيل: فلان يتنزه عن الأقذار وينزه نفسه عنها، أي يباعدها عنها

And from it is said: So-and-so keeps away from filth and keeps himself away from it, meaning he distances himself from it

تنزه الإنسان خرج إلى الأرض النزهة

A person's 'tanazzaha' is to go out to the remote land

والعامة يضعون الشيء في غير موضعه ويغلطون فيقولون: خرجنا نتنزه إذا خرجوا إلى البساتين، فيجعلون التنزه الخروج إلى البساتين والخضر والرياض

And the common people misuse things and make mistakes, saying: 'We went out for an outing' when they go to the gardens, making 'at-tanazzuh' the going out to gardens, greenery, and meadows

وإنما التنزه التباعد عن الأرياف والمياه حيث لا يكون ماء ولا ندى ولا جمع ناس، وذلك شق البادية

And 'at-tanazzuh' is only distancing from the countryside and waters where there is no water, no dew, and no gathering of people, and that is the wilderness

فغاية ما يلزم كونه حقيقة قاصرة فالعجب من التغليط في ذلك مع تسليم كون التنزه التباعد

So the utmost that can be said is that it is a limited reality, and the astonishment is at the misjudgment in this, while accepting that 'at-tanazzuh' is distancing

وقد يكون بالتباعد عن المذام

And it may be by distancing from blames

فإذا قالوا: خرجوا يتنزهون، أرادوا التباعد عن الأرياف والمواضع الندية

So if they say: 'They went out for an outing', they mean distancing from the countryside and damp places

وإذا قالوا في الرجل: هو يتنزه أرادوا به البعد عن الأقذار أو المذام

And if they say about a man: 'He is 'yatanazzahu'', they mean distance from filth or blames

وإذا أطلقوه على الباري سبحانه، أرادوا به التقدس عن الأنداد وعما لا يجوز عليه من النقائص

And if they use it for Allah Almighty, they mean His transcendence from rivals and from what is impermissible for Him of deficiencies

فالبستان مكان نزه والخروج إليه تباعد عن مكروه في زمان هم أو خاطر مغموم، أو مكان غير ملائم وإخوان سوء وهواء متعفن وأمثال ذلك

For a garden is a remote place, and going out to it is distancing from something disliked in their time, or a sad thought, or an unsuitable place, bad companions, and foul air, and the like

لأن النزه فسروه بالبعيد عن المياه، والبستان لا يكون بعيدا عن الماء بل إنما مادته كثرة الماء

Because 'nazih' has been interpreted as far from water, and a garden is not far from water; rather, its source is abundant water

ورجل نزخ الخلق، بالفتح وتكسر الزاي، ونازه النفس، أي عفيف متكرم يحل ولا يخالط البيوت بنفسه ولا بماله

And a man 'nazikh' in disposition, with fatha and the 'zay' can be kasra, and 'nazih' of the soul, meaning chaste, honorable, who stays in his home and does not mix with houses with his person or his wealth

والاسم النزه والنزاهة بفتحهما

And the noun is 'an-nuzhu' and 'an-nazahah', with both open

والنزاهة: البعد عن السوء

And 'an-nazahah': distance from evil

وإن فلانا لنزيه كريم: إذا كان بعيدا من اللؤم، وهو نزيه الخلق

And indeed, so-and-so is a noble 'nazih': if he is far from baseness, and he is 'nazih' in disposition

ونزهت إبلي نزها: باعدتها عن الماء

And I kept my camels away from water, 'nazhan': I distanced them from the water

يقال: سقى إبله ثم نزهها عن الماء، أي باعدها عنه

It is said: He watered his camels then kept them away from the water, meaning he distanced them from it

ونزه نفسه عن القبيح تنزيها: نحاها

And he kept himself away from the ugly, 'tanzihan': he pushed it away

ومننه تنزيه الله تعالى: وهو تبعيده وتقديسه عن الأنداد والأشباه وعما لا يجوز عليه من النقائص

And from it is the sanctification of Allah Almighty: it is His distancing and hallowing Him from rivals and likenesses and from what is impermissible for Him of deficiencies

وهو بنزهة من الماء، بالضم: أي ببعد عن المياه والأرياف

And he is at a distance from the water, with dammah: meaning far from waters and the countryside

أقب طريد بنزه الفلاة لا يرد الماء إلا انتيابا

A strong, driven one, far from the wilderness, who does not approach water except for a brief drink

تنزه عنه: تركه وأبعد عنه

To keep away from it: to leave it and move away from it

وهو يتنزه عن ملائم الأخلاق: أي يترفع عما يذم منها

And he keeps away from pleasant manners: meaning he elevates himself from what is blameworthy in them

والإيمان نزه: أي بعيد عن المعاصي

And faith is 'nazih': meaning far from sins

وهو لا يستنزه عن البول: أي لا يستبرىء ولا يتطهر ولا يستبعد منه

And he does not purify himself from urine: meaning he does not seek to empty himself completely, nor cleanse himself, nor distance himself from it

يقال قوم أنزاه يتنزهون عن الحرام، الواحد نزيه كمليء وأملاء

It is said: a people 'unzaha' who abstain from the forbidden, the singular is 'nazih' like 'malii'' and 'amlaa''

ورجل نزيه: ورع

And a man 'nazih': pious

وتنزهوا بحرمكم عن القوم: أي تباعدوا

And keep your women away from the people: meaning distance yourselves

وهذا مكان نزيه: خلاء بعيد عن الناس ليس فيه أحد

And this is a 'nazih' place: a desolate area far from people, with no one in it

ورجل نزهي، بضم ففتح: كثير التنزه إلى الخلاء، منسوب إلى النزه جمع نزهة للمكان البعيد

And a man 'nazahi', with dammah then fatha: one who frequently goes to desolate places, attributed to 'nuzuh', the plural of 'nuzhah' for a remote place

والمنازه: المواضع المتنزهات

And 'al-manazihu': the places for excursions