נחת

Aramaic

Verb

נחת (transliteration needed)

  1. to descend

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ח־ת (n-ḥ-t)

Noun

נָחֵת (nakhét) m (plural indefinite נְחֵתִים, singular construct נְחֵת־, plural construct נְחֵתֵי־)

  1. (music) A flat, a flat sign.
  2. (נְחֵת־, n'khét-) Singular construct state form of נָחֵת.

Noun

נֶחָת (nekhát) m (plural indefinite נֶחָתִים, singular construct נַחַת־, plural construct נֶחָתֵי־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. A marine, such as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
  2. (נַחַת־, nakhát) Singular construct state form of נֶחָת.

Verb

נָחַת (nakhát) (pa'al construction)

  1. (of an aircraft, or its passengers or cargo) To land.

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ו־ח (n-w-ḥ)

Noun

נַחַת (nákhat) f (no plural forms, singular construct נַחַת־)

  1. Relaxation, rest; comfort, peace.
    • Ecclesiastes 6:5
      גַּם־שֶׁמֶשׁ לֹא־רָאָה וְלֹא יָדָע נַחַת לָזֶה מִזֶּה׃
      gám-shémesh ló-ra'á v'ló yadá nákhat lazé mizé.
      Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known [any thing]: this hath more rest than the other.
Descendants
  • Yiddish: נחת (nakhes)

References

  • נחת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, The New Dictionary), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 845.

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נחת (nákhat). The development of the first vowel is irregular, perhaps borrowed at a later date than most of the Hebrew component in Yiddish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaχəs/

Noun

נחת (nakhes) m or n (uncountable)

  1. pleasure, satisfaction (especially the pleasure that a parent derives from a child)
    שעפּן נחתshepn nakhesto derive pleasure
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