نصحان

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ص ح
3 terms

Etymology

Intensive adjective of the stative verb نصح (nisiḥ, “to get fat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nasˤ.ħaːn/, [nɑsˤˈħɑːn]

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Adjective

نصحان • (naṣḥān) (feminine نصحانة (naṣḥāne), masculine plural نصحانين (naṣḥānīn))

1. fat

   Synonym: ناصح (nāṣeḥ)

Usage notes

• نصحان (naṣḥān) is used with the implication that someone has (recently) gained some weight while ناصح (nāṣeḥ) is the general term for "fat".