نكاح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ك ح‎ (n-k-ḥ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ni.kaːħ/

Noun

نِكَاح • (nikāḥ) m (plural أَنْكِحَة‎ (ʔankiḥa))

verbal noun of نَكَحَ‎ (nakaḥa) (form I)
(dated) marriage
Synonym: زَوَاج‎ (zawāj)
1. (dated) marriageability
  - 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:6:
    ‏وَٱبْتَلُوا ٱلْيَتَامَى حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغُوا ٱلنِّكَاحَ فَإِنْ آنَسْتُم مِنْهُمْ رُشْدًا فَٱدْفَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ […] ‎
    wabtalū l-yatāmā ḥattā ʔiḏā balaḡū n-nikāḥa faʔin ʔānastum minhum rušdan fadfaʕū ʔilayhim ʔamwālahum […]
    Make trial of orphans until they reach the age of marriage; if then ye find sound judgment in them, release their property to them; […]
sexual intercourse
Synonym: جِمَاع‎ (jimāʕ)

Declension

Declension of noun نِكَاح (nikāḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِكَاح nikāḥ	النِّكَاح‎ an-nikāḥ	نِكَاح nikāḥ
Nominative	نِكَاحٌ nikāḥun	النِّكَاحُ‎ an-nikāḥu	نِكَاحُ nikāḥu
Accusative	نِكَاحًا‎ nikāḥan	النِّكَاحَ‎ an-nikāḥa	نِكَاحَ nikāḥa
Genitive	نِكَاحٍ nikāḥin	النِّكَاحِ‎ an-nikāḥi	نِكَاحِ nikāḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِكَاحَيْن‎ nikāḥayn	النِّكَاحَيْن‎ an-nikāḥayn	نِكَاحَيْ‎ nikāḥay
Nominative	نِكَاحَانِ‎ nikāḥāni	النِّكَاحَانِ‎ an-nikāḥāni	نِكَاحَا‎ nikāḥā
Accusative	نِكَاحَيْنِ‎ nikāḥayni	النِّكَاحَيْنِ‎ an-nikāḥayni	نِكَاحَيْ‎ nikāḥay
Genitive	نِكَاحَيْنِ‎ nikāḥayni	النِّكَاحَيْنِ‎ an-nikāḥayni	نِكَاحَيْ‎ nikāḥay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْكِحَة‎ ʔankiḥa	الْأَنْكِحَة‎ al-ʔankiḥa	أَنْكِحَة‎ ʔankiḥat
Nominative	أَنْكِحَةٌ‎ ʔankiḥatun	الْأَنْكِحَةُ‎ al-ʔankiḥatu	أَنْكِحَةُ‎ ʔankiḥatu
Accusative	أَنْكِحَةً‎ ʔankiḥatan	الْأَنْكِحَةَ‎ al-ʔankiḥata	أَنْكِحَةَ‎ ʔankiḥata
Genitive	أَنْكِحَةٍ‎ ʔankiḥatin	الْأَنْكِحَةِ‎ al-ʔankiḥati	أَنْكِحَةِ‎ ʔankiḥati

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: nikah, nigah
→ Indonesian: nikah
→ Ottoman Turkish: نكاح‎
- Turkish: nikâh
→ Persian: نکاح‎ (nekâh)
- → Hindustani:
Hindi: निकाह (nikāh)

Urdu: نکاح‎ (nikāh)
- → Punjabi:
Gurmukhi: ਨਿਕਾਹ (nikāh)

Shahmukhi: نکاح‎ (nikāh)
→ Swahili: nikaha
→ Uzbek: nikoh

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