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نحب

Root: نحب

3 entries for this word

Hans Wehr Definitions

Entry 1

نحب naḥaba i a (naḥb, نحيب naḥīb) and VIII to sob, weep, cry, wail, lament

Entry 2

نحب naḥb weeping, crying, sobbing. sighing, moaning, wail(ing), lamentation; time, period, term, span, interval; death │ قضى نحبه qaḍā naḥbahū to fulfill one’s vow, redeem one’s pledge; to pass away, die, expire

Entry 3

نحب naḥīb loud weeping, wail(ing), lamentation

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