ناح

See also: ناخ‎, ناج‎, باح‎, and تاج‎

Arabic

Etymology

Denominal verb of نِيَاحَة‎ (niyāḥa, “mourning”), a transferred meaning of Classical Syriac ܢܝܚܬܐ‎ (nəyāḥtā) meaning more literally “biding, rest”. Compare مَأْتَم‎ (maʔtam, “mourning”), literally a verbal noun of أَتِمَ‎ (ʔatima, “to stay, to bide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naː.ħa/

Verb

نَاحَ • (nāḥa) I, non-past يَنُوحُ‎‎ (yanūḥu)

  1. to wail, to mourn, to moan, to lament, to weep
  2. to coo, to warble

Conjugation

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ن و ح‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَاحَ‎ (nāḥa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naːħ/

Verb

ناح • (nāḥ) (form I, non-past ينوح‎ (ynūḥ), verbal noun مناحة‎ (mnāḥa) or نواح‎ (nwāḥ) or نوح‎ (nawḥ), active participle نايح‎ (nāyiḥ))

  1. to wail, to mourn, to moan, to lament, to weep

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ناح
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m نحت‎ (nuḥt) نحتي‎ (nuḥti) ناح (nāḥ) نحنا‎ (nuḥna) نحتوا‎ (nuḥtu) ناحوا‎ (nāḥu)
f ناحت‎ (nāḥet)
non-past m ننوح‎ (nnūḥ) تنوح‎ (tnūḥ) ينوح‎ (ynūḥ) ننوحوا‎ (nnūḥu) تنوحوا‎ (tnūḥu) ينوحوا‎ (ynūḥu)
f تنوحي‎ (tnūḥi) تنوح‎ (tnūḥ)
imperative m نوح‎ (nūḥ) نوحوا‎ (nūḥu)
f نوحي‎ (nūḥi)
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