ن ح س

ن ح س • (n-ḥ-s)

1. connected to misfortune, being unprosperous or inauspicious
2. connected to difficulty, distress, trouble, fatigue
3. connected to smoke, fire, heat
4. connected to copper, brass

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܢܚܫܐ‎ and Hebrew נחש‎.

Verbs

• Form I: نَحِسَ‎ (naḥisa, “to be unforuntate”)
  • Active participle: نَاحِس‎ (nāḥis)
  • Passive participle: مَنْحُوس‎ (manḥūs)
• Form IV: أَنْحَسَ‎ (ʔanḥasa, “to have much smoke”)
  • Verbal noun: إِنْحَاس‎ (ʔinḥās)
  • Active participle: مُنْحِس‎ (munḥis)
  • Passive participle: مُنْحَس‎ (munḥas)
• Form VIII: اِنْتَحَسَ‎ (intaḥasa, “to be overthrown, cast-down”)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْتِحَاس‎ (intiḥās)
  • Active participle: مُنْتَحِس‎ (muntaḥis)
  • Passive participle: مُنْتَحَس‎ (muntaḥas)

Nouns

• نَحْس‎ (naḥs, “unprosperousness”)
• نُحَاس‎ (nuḥās, “copper, brass; fire, smoke”)