ناصح

Arabic

Root
ن ص ح (n-ṣ-ḥ)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb form I from the root ن ص ح (n-ṣ-ḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.sˤiħ/

Noun

نَاصِح • (nāṣiḥ) ? (plural نَاصِحُون (nāṣiḥūn) or نُصَّاح (nuṣṣāḥ) or نُصَّح (nuṣṣaḥ), feminine نَاصِحَة (nāṣiḥa))

1. advisor, counselor

Declension

Declension of noun نَاصِح (nāṣiḥ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَاصِح nāṣiḥ	النَّاصِح an-nāṣiḥ	نَاصِح nāṣiḥ	نَاصِحَة nāṣiḥa	النَّاصِحَة an-nāṣiḥa	نَاصِحَة nāṣiḥat
Nominative	نَاصِحٌ nāṣiḥun	النَّاصِحُ an-nāṣiḥu	نَاصِحُ nāṣiḥu	نَاصِحَةٌ nāṣiḥatun	النَّاصِحَةُ an-nāṣiḥatu	نَاصِحَةُ nāṣiḥatu
Accusative	نَاصِحًا nāṣiḥan	النَّاصِحَ an-nāṣiḥa	نَاصِحَ nāṣiḥa	نَاصِحَةً nāṣiḥatan	النَّاصِحَةَ an-nāṣiḥata	نَاصِحَةَ nāṣiḥata
Genitive	نَاصِحٍ nāṣiḥin	النَّاصِحِ an-nāṣiḥi	نَاصِحِ nāṣiḥi	نَاصِحَةٍ nāṣiḥatin	النَّاصِحَةِ an-nāṣiḥati	نَاصِحَةِ nāṣiḥati

Adjective

نَاصِح • (nāṣiḥ)

1. active participle of نَصَحَ (naṣaḥa)
   1. advising

Declension

Declension of adjective نَاصِح (nāṣiḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَاصِح nāṣiḥ	النَّاصِح an-nāṣiḥ	نَاصِحَة nāṣiḥa	النَّاصِحَة an-nāṣiḥa
Nominative	نَاصِحٌ nāṣiḥun	النَّاصِحُ an-nāṣiḥu	نَاصِحَةٌ nāṣiḥatun	النَّاصِحَةُ an-nāṣiḥatu
Accusative	نَاصِحًا nāṣiḥan	النَّاصِحَ an-nāṣiḥa	نَاصِحَةً nāṣiḥatan	النَّاصِحَةَ an-nāṣiḥata
Genitive	نَاصِحٍ nāṣiḥin	النَّاصِحِ an-nāṣiḥi	نَاصِحَةٍ nāṣiḥatin	النَّاصِحَةِ an-nāṣiḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَاصِحَيْن nāṣiḥayn	النَّاصِحَيْن an-nāṣiḥayn	نَاصِحَتَيْن nāṣiḥatayn	النَّاصِحَتَيْن an-nāṣiḥatayn
Nominative	نَاصِحَانِ nāṣiḥāni	النَّاصِحَانِ an-nāṣiḥāni	نَاصِحَتَانِ nāṣiḥatāni	النَّاصِحَتَانِ an-nāṣiḥatāni
Accusative	نَاصِحَيْنِ nāṣiḥayni	النَّاصِحَيْنِ an-nāṣiḥayni	نَاصِحَتَيْنِ nāṣiḥatayni	النَّاصِحَتَيْنِ an-nāṣiḥatayni
Genitive	نَاصِحَيْنِ nāṣiḥayni	النَّاصِحَيْنِ an-nāṣiḥayni	نَاصِحَتَيْنِ nāṣiḥatayni	النَّاصِحَتَيْنِ an-nāṣiḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَاصِحِين nāṣiḥīn	النَّاصِحِين an-nāṣiḥīn	نَاصِحَات nāṣiḥāt	النَّاصِحَات an-nāṣiḥāt
Nominative	نَاصِحُونَ nāṣiḥūna	النَّاصِحُونَ an-nāṣiḥūna	نَاصِحَاتٌ nāṣiḥātun	النَّاصِحَاتُ an-nāṣiḥātu
Accusative	نَاصِحِينَ nāṣiḥīna	النَّاصِحِينَ an-nāṣiḥīna	نَاصِحَاتٍ nāṣiḥātin	النَّاصِحَاتِ an-nāṣiḥāti
Genitive	نَاصِحِينَ nāṣiḥīna	النَّاصِحِينَ an-nāṣiḥīna	نَاصِحَاتٍ nāṣiḥātin	النَّاصِحَاتِ an-nāṣiḥāti

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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Adjective

ناصح • (nāṣiḥ)

1. (Lebanon) fat, overweight

   Synonym: سمين

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَاصِح (nāṣiḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ˈsih]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.sɪ́ʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.sɪ́ʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.sɪ́]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.sí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.séʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.séʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāsih
Dari reading?	nāseh
Iranian reading?	nâseh
Tajik reading?	noseh

Noun

ناصح • (nâseh)

1. advisor, counselor
   • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 256”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎^[1]:

     نصیحتی کنمت بشنو و بهانه مگیر
     هر آنچه ناصح مشفق بگویدت بپذیر

     nasīhatē kunam-at bišnaw u bahāna ma-gīr
     har ān-či nāsih-i mušfiq bigūyad-at bipazīr

     I shall give you some advice; listen and make no excuses,
     Accept all that the gentle advisor says to you.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ناصح”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ناصح”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ص ح
3 terms

Etymology

Equivalent to the active participle of نصح (niṣiḥ, “to gain weight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.sˤiħ/, [ˈnɑː.sˤɪħ]

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Adjective

ناصح • (nāṣeḥ) (feminine ناصحة (nāṣḥa), masculine plural ناصحين (nāṣḥīn), elative أنصح (ʔanṣaḥ))

1. fat, plump, overweight

   Synonyms: سمين (smīn), نصحان (nāṣḥān)

   Antonyms: ضعيف (ḍʕīf), نحيف (naḥīf)

   هي ناصحة شوي.

   hiyye nāṣḥa šway

   She's a bit plump.