ن ح س

Arabic

Root

ن ح س • (n-ḥ-s)

1. connected to misfortune, being unprosperous or inauspicious
2. connected to difficulty, distress, trouble, fatigue
3. connected to smoke, fire, heat
4. connected to copper, brass

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܢܚܫܐ and Hebrew נחש.

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: نَحِسَ (naḥisa, “to be unforuntate”)
  • Active participle: نَاحِس (nāḥis)
  • Passive participle: مَنْحُوس (manḥūs)
• Form IV: أَنْحَسَ (ʔanḥasa, “to have much smoke”)
  • Verbal noun: إِنْحَاس (ʔinḥās)
  • Active participle: مُنْحِس (munḥis)
  • Passive participle: مُنْحَس (munḥas)
• Form VIII: اِنْتَحَسَ (intaḥasa, “to be overthrown, cast-down”)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْتِحَاس (intiḥās)
  • Active participle: مُنْتَحِس (muntaḥis)
  • Passive participle: مُنْتَحَس (muntaḥas)

Nouns

• نَحْس (naḥs, “unprosperousness”)
• نُحَاس (nuḥās, “copper, brass; fire, smoke”)