نصح

See also: ن ص ح

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ص ح (n ṣ ḥ)
6 terms

Verb

نَصَحَ • (naṣaḥa) I (non-past يَنْصَحُ (yanṣaḥu), verbal noun نَصْح (naṣḥ) or نُصْح (nuṣḥ) or نَصَاحَة (naṣāḥa))

1. to give sincere advice, to counsel
2. to admonish, to exhort
3. to wish well
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:11:

     قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَ۫نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَـٰصِحُونَ

     They said, “O our father! Why do you not trust us with Joseph, although we truly wish him well?

Conjugation

Conjugation of نَصَحَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive, verbal nouns نَصْح, نُصْح, نَصَاحَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَصْح, نُصْح, نَصَاحَة naṣḥ, nuṣḥ, naṣāḥa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاصِح nāṣiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْصُوح manṣūḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَصَحْتُ naṣaḥtu	نَصَحْتَ naṣaḥta	نَصَحَ naṣaḥa		نَصَحْتُمَا naṣaḥtumā	نَصَحَا naṣaḥā		نَصَحْنَا naṣaḥnā	نَصَحْتُمْ naṣaḥtum	نَصَحُوا naṣaḥū
	f		نَصَحْتِ naṣaḥti	نَصَحَتْ naṣaḥat			نَصَحَتَا naṣaḥatā			نَصَحْتُنَّ naṣaḥtunna	نَصَحْنَ naṣaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْصَحُ ʔanṣaḥu	تَنْصَحُ tanṣaḥu	يَنْصَحُ yanṣaḥu		تَنْصَحَانِ tanṣaḥāni	يَنْصَحَانِ yanṣaḥāni		نَنْصَحُ nanṣaḥu	تَنْصَحُونَ tanṣaḥūna	يَنْصَحُونَ yanṣaḥūna
	f		تَنْصَحِينَ tanṣaḥīna	تَنْصَحُ tanṣaḥu			تَنْصَحَانِ tanṣaḥāni			تَنْصَحْنَ tanṣaḥna	يَنْصَحْنَ yanṣaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْصَحَ ʔanṣaḥa	تَنْصَحَ tanṣaḥa	يَنْصَحَ yanṣaḥa		تَنْصَحَا tanṣaḥā	يَنْصَحَا yanṣaḥā		نَنْصَحَ nanṣaḥa	تَنْصَحُوا tanṣaḥū	يَنْصَحُوا yanṣaḥū
	f		تَنْصَحِي tanṣaḥī	تَنْصَحَ tanṣaḥa			تَنْصَحَا tanṣaḥā			تَنْصَحْنَ tanṣaḥna	يَنْصَحْنَ yanṣaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْصَحْ ʔanṣaḥ	تَنْصَحْ tanṣaḥ	يَنْصَحْ yanṣaḥ		تَنْصَحَا tanṣaḥā	يَنْصَحَا yanṣaḥā		نَنْصَحْ nanṣaḥ	تَنْصَحُوا tanṣaḥū	يَنْصَحُوا yanṣaḥū
	f		تَنْصَحِي tanṣaḥī	تَنْصَحْ tanṣaḥ			تَنْصَحَا tanṣaḥā			تَنْصَحْنَ tanṣaḥna	يَنْصَحْنَ yanṣaḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْصَحْ inṣaḥ			اِنْصَحَا inṣaḥā				اِنْصَحُوا inṣaḥū
	f		اِنْصَحِي inṣaḥī							اِنْصَحْنَ inṣaḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُصِحْتُ nuṣiḥtu	نُصِحْتَ nuṣiḥta	نُصِحَ nuṣiḥa		نُصِحْتُمَا nuṣiḥtumā	نُصِحَا nuṣiḥā		نُصِحْنَا nuṣiḥnā	نُصِحْتُمْ nuṣiḥtum	نُصِحُوا nuṣiḥū
	f		نُصِحْتِ nuṣiḥti	نُصِحَتْ nuṣiḥat			نُصِحَتَا nuṣiḥatā			نُصِحْتُنَّ nuṣiḥtunna	نُصِحْنَ nuṣiḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْصَحُ ʔunṣaḥu	تُنْصَحُ tunṣaḥu	يُنْصَحُ yunṣaḥu		تُنْصَحَانِ tunṣaḥāni	يُنْصَحَانِ yunṣaḥāni		نُنْصَحُ nunṣaḥu	تُنْصَحُونَ tunṣaḥūna	يُنْصَحُونَ yunṣaḥūna
	f		تُنْصَحِينَ tunṣaḥīna	تُنْصَحُ tunṣaḥu			تُنْصَحَانِ tunṣaḥāni			تُنْصَحْنَ tunṣaḥna	يُنْصَحْنَ yunṣaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْصَحَ ʔunṣaḥa	تُنْصَحَ tunṣaḥa	يُنْصَحَ yunṣaḥa		تُنْصَحَا tunṣaḥā	يُنْصَحَا yunṣaḥā		نُنْصَحَ nunṣaḥa	تُنْصَحُوا tunṣaḥū	يُنْصَحُوا yunṣaḥū
	f		تُنْصَحِي tunṣaḥī	تُنْصَحَ tunṣaḥa			تُنْصَحَا tunṣaḥā			تُنْصَحْنَ tunṣaḥna	يُنْصَحْنَ yunṣaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْصَحْ ʔunṣaḥ	تُنْصَحْ tunṣaḥ	يُنْصَحْ yunṣaḥ		تُنْصَحَا tunṣaḥā	يُنْصَحَا yunṣaḥā		نُنْصَحْ nunṣaḥ	تُنْصَحُوا tunṣaḥū	يُنْصَحُوا yunṣaḥū
	f		تُنْصَحِي tunṣaḥī	تُنْصَحْ tunṣaḥ			تُنْصَحَا tunṣaḥā			تُنْصَحْنَ tunṣaḥna	يُنْصَحْنَ yunṣaḥna

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: نصح (niṣaḥ)
• South Levantine Arabic: نصح (naṣaḥ)

Noun

نَصْح or نُصْح • (naṣḥ or nuṣḥ) m

1. verbal noun of نَصَحَ (naṣaḥa) (form I)
2. good advice, counseling

Declension

Declension of noun نَصْح (naṣḥ)‎; نُصْح (nuṣḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَصْح‎; نُصْح naṣḥ‎; nuṣḥ	النَّصْح‎; النُّصْح an-naṣḥ‎; an-nuṣḥ	نَصْح‎; نُصْح naṣḥ‎; nuṣḥ
nominative	نَصْحٌ‎; نُصْحٌ naṣḥun‎; nuṣḥun	النَّصْحُ‎; النُّصْحُ an-naṣḥu‎; an-nuṣḥu	نَصْحُ‎; نُصْحُ naṣḥu‎; nuṣḥu
accusative	نَصْحًا‎; نُصْحًا naṣḥan‎; nuṣḥan	النَّصْحَ‎; النُّصْحَ an-naṣḥa‎; an-nuṣḥa	نَصْحَ‎; نُصْحَ naṣḥa‎; nuṣḥa
genitive	نَصْحٍ‎; نُصْحٍ naṣḥin‎; nuṣḥin	النَّصْحِ‎; النُّصْحِ an-naṣḥi‎; an-nuṣḥi	نَصْحِ‎; نُصْحِ naṣḥi‎; nuṣḥi

Synonyms

• نَصِيحَة (naṣīḥa)

Etymology 2

Noun

نُصْح • (nuṣḥ) m

1. verbal noun of نَصَحَ (naṣaḥa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun نُصْح (nuṣḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نُصْح nuṣḥ	النُّصْح an-nuṣḥ	نُصْح nuṣḥ
nominative	نُصْحٌ nuṣḥun	النُّصْحُ an-nuṣḥu	نُصْحُ nuṣḥu
accusative	نُصْحًا nuṣḥan	النُّصْحَ an-nuṣḥa	نُصْحَ nuṣḥa
genitive	نُصْحٍ nuṣḥin	النُّصْحِ an-nuṣḥi	نُصْحِ nuṣḥi

Etymology 3

Verb

نَصِحْ • (naṣiḥ) (form I) /na.sˤiħ/

1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of صَاحَ (ṣāḥa)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ص ح
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَصَحَ (naṣaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.sˤaħ/, [ˈnɑ.sˤɑħ]

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Verb

نصح • (naṣaḥ) I (present بنصح (binṣaḥ))

1. to advise, to recommend

Conjugation

Conjugation of نصح

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نصحت (naṣaḥt)	نصحت (naṣaḥt)	نصح (naṣaḥ)		نصحنا (naṣaḥna)	نصحتو (naṣaḥtu)	نصحو (naṣaḥu)
	f		نصحتي (naṣaḥti)	نصحت (naṣḥat)
present	m	بنصح (banṣaḥ)	بتنصح (btinṣaḥ)	بنصح (binṣaḥ)		مننصح (mninṣaḥ)	بتنصحو (btinṣaḥu)	بنصحو (binṣaḥu)
	f		بتنصحي (btinṣaḥi)	بتنصح (btinṣaḥ)
subjunctive	m	أنصح (ʔanṣaḥ)	تنصح (tinṣaḥ)	ينصح (yinṣaḥ)		ننصح (ninṣaḥ)	تنصحو (tinṣaḥu)	ينصحو (yinṣaḥu)
	f		تنصحي (tinṣaḥi)	تنصح (tinṣaḥ)
imperative	m		انصح (inṣaḥ)				انصحو (inṣaḥu)
	f		انصحي (inṣaḥi)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.sˤiħ/, [ˈni.sˤɪħ]

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Verb

نصح • (niṣiḥ) I (present بنصح (binṣaḥ), active participle ناصح (nāṣeḥ))

1. to get fat, to gain weight

   Antonym: ضعف (ḍiʕif)

Conjugation

Conjugation of نصح

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نصحت (nṣiḥt)	نصحت (nṣiḥt)	نصح (niṣiḥ)		نصحنا (nṣiḥna)	نصحتو (nṣiḥtu)	نصحو (niṣḥu)
	f		نصحتي (nṣiḥti)	نصحت (niṣḥat)
present	m	بنصح (banṣaḥ)	بتنصح (btinṣaḥ)	بنصح (binṣaḥ)		مننصح (mninṣaḥ)	بتنصحو (btinṣaḥu)	بنصحو (binṣaḥu)
	f		بتنصحي (btinṣaḥi)	بتنصح (btinṣaḥ)
subjunctive	m	أنصح (ʔanṣaḥ)	تنصح (tinṣaḥ)	ينصح (yinṣaḥ)		ننصح (ninṣaḥ)	تنصحو (tinṣaḥu)	ينصحو (yinṣaḥu)
	f		تنصحي (tinṣaḥi)	تنصح (tinṣaḥ)
imperative	m		انصح (inṣaḥ)				انصحو (inṣaḥu)
	f		انصحي (inṣaḥi)