nahnaha

restrain, prevent, sob

نَهْنَهَ

Word

Verb

Root

ن ه ه

Forms

Present: يُنَهْنِهُ

In the library

فما يُنَهْنَهُ داعي الموتِ إن فاجا

The Maqamat of al-Hariri, page 72 →

Conjugation

Person	Past	Present	Command
he هُوَ	نَهْنَهَ	يُنَهْنِهُ	—
she هِيَ	نَهْنَهَت	تُنَهْنِهُ	—
they two (m.) هُما	نَهْنَها	يُنَهْنِهانِ	—
they two (f.) هُما	نَهْنَهَتا	تُنَهْنِهانِ	—
they (m.) هُمْ	نَهْنَهُوا	يُنَهْنِهُونَ	—
they (f.) هُنَّ	نَهْنَهْنَ	يُنَهْنِهْنَ	—
you (m.) أَنْتَ	نَهْنَهْتَ	تُنَهْنِهُ	نَهْنِهْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ	نَهْنَهْتِ	تُنَهْنِهِينَ	نَهْنِهِي
you two أَنْتُما	نَهْنَهْتُما	تُنَهْنِهانِ	نَهْنِهَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ	نَهْنَهْتُم	تُنَهْنِهُونَ	نَهْنِهُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ	نَهْنَهْتُنَّ	تُنَهْنِهْنَ	نَهْنِهْنَ
I أَنا	نَهْنَهْتُ	أُنَهْنِهُ	—
we نَحْنُ	نَهْنَهْنا	نُنَهْنِهُ	—

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry

نَهْنَهَ بِهِ He cried out to him, or at him

He cried out to him, or at him, namely, a beast of prey, in order that he might forbear, refrain, or abstain. (TA.)

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