نيه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to elevated places or regions, specifically geographical locations. It also touches upon concepts of reaching an end or being finished with something, possibly through a semantic shift or a different root altogether.

Derived headwords

النيهيname

1.
Nihīboth
A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from a place called Nih or Nīh, likely a region or town in Persia.

ناهverb

1.
to be elevatedclassical
To be high, lofty, or prominent. This sense is linked to the idea of rising or being in a high place.
2.
to be admiredclassical
To be pleasing or admirable. This sense suggests something that catches the eye or is highly regarded.

ينوهverb

1.
to be elevatedclassical
To be high, lofty, or prominent. This is a form of the verb 'nāha' (ناه) indicating elevation.

النائهadjective

1.
elevated, prominentclassical
Describing something that is high, elevated, or prominent, likely referring to a place or a status.

ناهةnoun

1.
end, terminationclassical
The end or termination of something. This is presented as a potential inversion of the word 'nihāya' (نهاية).

نيروهname

1.
Nīrūhclassical
A fortress or castle located in the Zūzān region, associated with the ruler of Mosul.

Parallel reading

وهو (د بين سجستان وإسفراين) ، كذا في النسخ والصواب أسفزار؛ كما هو نص الصاغاني وياقوت.

And it is (a region) between Sijistan and Isfara'in, as stated in the manuscripts, but the correct reading is Asfazar; as is the text of al-Saghani and Yaqut.

ويقال بين هراة وكرمان؛

And it is said to be between Herat and Kerman;

ومنه أبو محمد الحسن بن عبد الرحمن بن الحسين النيهي الفقيه الشافعي تفقه على القاضي حسين وسمع عليه وعلى غيره الحديث، وعليه تفقه أبو إسحاق المروزي، توفي في حدود سنة 480؛

And among them is Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Husayn al-Nihī, the Shafi'i jurist, who studied under Qadi Husayn and heard hadith from him and others, and Abu Ishaq al-Marwazi studied under him, and he died around the year 480 AH;

وابن أخيه عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن أبو محمد النيهي فقيه محدث، من شيوخ ابن السمعاني، توفي سنة 548.

And his nephew, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Rahman Abu Muhammad al-Nihī, a jurist and hadith scholar, one of the teachers of Ibn al-Sam'ani, died in the year 548 AH.

والنائه: الرفيع المشرف؛

And al-nā'iha: the elevated, the prominent;

هو من ناه ينوه، كما ذكره الجوهري في (ن وه) .

It is from 'nāha' (ناه) 'yunūhu' (ينوه), as mentioned by al-Jawahiri in (ن وه).

ويحتمل أن يكون من ناه يناه إذا ارتفع؛

And it is possible that it is from 'nāha' (ناه) 'yunāhu' (يناهه) if it means 'to be elevated';

عن الفراء.

According to al-Farra'.

ونفس ناهة: منتهية عن الشيء؛

And a 'nafs nāha' (نفس ناهة): a soul that has ceased from something;

مقلوب من نهاة.

An inversion of 'nihāya' (نهاة).

نيره: من قلاع ناحية الزوزان لصاحب الموصل، عن ياقوت.

Nīrūh: one of the fortresses in the Zūzān region belonging to the ruler of Mosul, according to Yaqut.