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nahim

greedy, voracious

نَهِم

Word

Adjective · pattern فَعِل

Root

ن ه م

In the library

عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ السَّفَرُ قِطْعَةٌ مِنْ الْعَذَابِ يَمْنَعُ أَحَدَكُمْ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ وَنَوْمَهُ فَإِذَا قَضَى نَهْمَتَهُ فَلْيُعَجِّلْ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ

Sahih al-Bukhari, page 2845 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries
  • نَهِمَ Form I He had an inordinate desire or appetite
    He had an inordinate desire or appetite (S, Msb, K) for food. (S, K.)
  • نهَِيمٌ A chiding of camels
    A chiding of camels. (TA.)
  • طَرِيقٌ نَهَّامٌ A road wherein is
    A road wherein is [heard] a chiding of camels: (TA:) see حَنَّانٌ.

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