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

Conjugation of

نَاحَ

(form-I hollow, verbal nouns نَوْح or نُوَاح or نِيَاح or نِيَاحة or مَنَاح or مَنَاحة)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						نَوْح or نُوَاح or نِيَاح or نِيَاحة or مَنَاح or مَنَاحة nawḥ or nuwāḥ or niyāḥ or niyāḥa or manāḥ or manāḥa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَائِح nāʔiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنُوح manūḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُحْتُ nuḥtu	نُحْتَ nuḥta	نَاحَ nāḥa		نُحْتُمَا nuḥtumā	نَاحَا nāḥā		نُحْنَا nuḥnā	نُحْتُمْ nuḥtum	نَاحُوا nāḥū
	f		نُحْتِ nuḥti	نَاحَتْ nāḥat			نَاحَتَا nāḥatā			نُحْتُنَّ nuḥtunna	نُحْنَ nuḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنُوحُ ʔanūḥu	تَنُوحُ tanūḥu	يَنُوحُ yanūḥu		تَنُوحَانِ tanūḥāni	يَنُوحَانِ yanūḥāni		نَنُوحُ nanūḥu	تَنُوحُونَ tanūḥūna	يَنُوحُونَ yanūḥūna
	f		تَنُوحِينَ tanūḥīna	تَنُوحُ tanūḥu			تَنُوحَانِ tanūḥāni			تَنُحْنَ tanuḥna	يَنُحْنَ yanuḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنُوحَ ʔanūḥa	تَنُوحَ tanūḥa	يَنُوحَ yanūḥa		تَنُوحَا tanūḥā	يَنُوحَا yanūḥā		نَنُوحَ nanūḥa	تَنُوحُوا tanūḥū	يَنُوحُوا yanūḥū
	f		تَنُوحِي tanūḥī	تَنُوحَ tanūḥa			تَنُوحَا tanūḥā			تَنُحْنَ tanuḥna	يَنُحْنَ yanuḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنُحْ ʔanuḥ	تَنُحْ tanuḥ	يَنُحْ yanuḥ		تَنُوحَا tanūḥā	يَنُوحَا yanūḥā		نَنُحْ nanuḥ	تَنُوحُوا tanūḥū	يَنُوحُوا yanūḥū
	f		تَنُوحِي tanūḥī	تَنُحْ tanuḥ			تَنُوحَا tanūḥā			تَنُحْنَ tanuḥna	يَنُحْنَ yanuḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نُحْ nuḥ			نُوحَا nūḥā				نُوحُوا nūḥū
	f		نُوحِي nūḥī							نُحْنَ nuḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نِحْتُ niḥtu	نِحْتَ niḥta	نِيحَ nīḥa		نِحْتُمَا niḥtumā	نِيحَا nīḥā		نِحْنَا niḥnā	نِحْتُمْ niḥtum	نِيحُوا nīḥū
	f		نِحْتِ niḥti	نِيحَتْ nīḥat			نِيحَتَا nīḥatā			نِحْتُنَّ niḥtunna	نِحْنَ niḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَاحُ ʔunāḥu	تُنَاحُ tunāḥu	يُنَاحُ yunāḥu		تُنَاحَانِ tunāḥāni	يُنَاحَانِ yunāḥāni		نُنَاحُ nunāḥu	تُنَاحُونَ tunāḥūna	يُنَاحُونَ yunāḥūna
	f		تُنَاحِينَ tunāḥīna	تُنَاحُ tunāḥu			تُنَاحَانِ tunāḥāni			تُنَحْنَ tunaḥna	يُنَحْنَ yunaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَاحَ ʔunāḥa	تُنَاحَ tunāḥa	يُنَاحَ yunāḥa		تُنَاحَا tunāḥā	يُنَاحَا yunāḥā		نُنَاحَ nunāḥa	تُنَاحُوا tunāḥū	يُنَاحُوا yunāḥū
	f		تُنَاحِي tunāḥī	تُنَاحَ tunāḥa			تُنَاحَا tunāḥā			تُنَحْنَ tunaḥna	يُنَحْنَ yunaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَحْ ʔunaḥ	تُنَحْ tunaḥ	يُنَحْ yunaḥ		تُنَاحَا tunāḥā	يُنَاحَا yunāḥā		نُنَحْ nunaḥ	تُنَاحُوا tunāḥū	يُنَاحُوا yunāḥū
	f		تُنَاحِي tunāḥī	تُنَحْ tunaḥ			تُنَاحَا tunāḥā			تُنَحْنَ tunaḥna	يُنَحْنَ yunaḥna

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ن و ح
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَاحَ (nāḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːħ/

Verb

ناح • (nāḥ) 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)