نحس

See also: نجس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ح س (n ḥ s)
3 terms

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܢܚܫܐ and Hebrew נחש.

Root
ن ح س (n ḥ s)
3 terms

Verb

نَحَسَ • (naḥasa) I (non-past يَنْحَسُ (yanḥasu), verbal noun نَحْس (naḥs))

1. to bring bad luck, to jinx, to hex

Conjugation

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَحْس naḥs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاحِس nāḥis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْحُوس manḥūs
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	نَحَسْتُ naḥastu	نَحَسْتَ naḥasta	نَحَسَ naḥasa		نَحَسْتُمَا naḥastumā	نَحَسَا naḥasā		نَحَسْنَا naḥasnā	نَحَسْتُمْ naḥastum	نَحَسُوا naḥasū
	f		نَحَسْتِ naḥasti	نَحَسَتْ naḥasat			نَحَسَتَا naḥasatā			نَحَسْتُنَّ naḥastunna	نَحَسْنَ naḥasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْحَسُ ʔanḥasu	تَنْحَسُ tanḥasu	يَنْحَسُ yanḥasu		تَنْحَسَانِ tanḥasāni	يَنْحَسَانِ yanḥasāni		نَنْحَسُ nanḥasu	تَنْحَسُونَ tanḥasūna	يَنْحَسُونَ yanḥasūna
	f		تَنْحَسِينَ tanḥasīna	تَنْحَسُ tanḥasu			تَنْحَسَانِ tanḥasāni			تَنْحَسْنَ tanḥasna	يَنْحَسْنَ yanḥasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْحَسَ ʔanḥasa	تَنْحَسَ tanḥasa	يَنْحَسَ yanḥasa		تَنْحَسَا tanḥasā	يَنْحَسَا yanḥasā		نَنْحَسَ nanḥasa	تَنْحَسُوا tanḥasū	يَنْحَسُوا yanḥasū
	f		تَنْحَسِي tanḥasī	تَنْحَسَ tanḥasa			تَنْحَسَا tanḥasā			تَنْحَسْنَ tanḥasna	يَنْحَسْنَ yanḥasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْحَسْ ʔanḥas	تَنْحَسْ tanḥas	يَنْحَسْ yanḥas		تَنْحَسَا tanḥasā	يَنْحَسَا yanḥasā		نَنْحَسْ nanḥas	تَنْحَسُوا tanḥasū	يَنْحَسُوا yanḥasū
	f		تَنْحَسِي tanḥasī	تَنْحَسْ tanḥas			تَنْحَسَا tanḥasā			تَنْحَسْنَ tanḥasna	يَنْحَسْنَ yanḥasna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْحَسْ inḥas			اِنْحَسَا inḥasā				اِنْحَسُوا inḥasū
	f		اِنْحَسِي inḥasī							اِنْحَسْنَ inḥasna
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	نُحِسْتُ nuḥistu	نُحِسْتَ nuḥista	نُحِسَ nuḥisa		نُحِسْتُمَا nuḥistumā	نُحِسَا nuḥisā		نُحِسْنَا nuḥisnā	نُحِسْتُمْ nuḥistum	نُحِسُوا nuḥisū
	f		نُحِسْتِ nuḥisti	نُحِسَتْ nuḥisat			نُحِسَتَا nuḥisatā			نُحِسْتُنَّ nuḥistunna	نُحِسْنَ nuḥisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْحَسُ ʔunḥasu	تُنْحَسُ tunḥasu	يُنْحَسُ yunḥasu		تُنْحَسَانِ tunḥasāni	يُنْحَسَانِ yunḥasāni		نُنْحَسُ nunḥasu	تُنْحَسُونَ tunḥasūna	يُنْحَسُونَ yunḥasūna
	f		تُنْحَسِينَ tunḥasīna	تُنْحَسُ tunḥasu			تُنْحَسَانِ tunḥasāni			تُنْحَسْنَ tunḥasna	يُنْحَسْنَ yunḥasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْحَسَ ʔunḥasa	تُنْحَسَ tunḥasa	يُنْحَسَ yunḥasa		تُنْحَسَا tunḥasā	يُنْحَسَا yunḥasā		نُنْحَسَ nunḥasa	تُنْحَسُوا tunḥasū	يُنْحَسُوا yunḥasū
	f		تُنْحَسِي tunḥasī	تُنْحَسَ tunḥasa			تُنْحَسَا tunḥasā			تُنْحَسْنَ tunḥasna	يُنْحَسْنَ yunḥasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْحَسْ ʔunḥas	تُنْحَسْ tunḥas	يُنْحَسْ yunḥas		تُنْحَسَا tunḥasā	يُنْحَسَا yunḥasā		نُنْحَسْ nunḥas	تُنْحَسُوا tunḥasū	يُنْحَسُوا yunḥasū
	f		تُنْحَسِي tunḥasī	تُنْحَسْ tunḥas			تُنْحَسَا tunḥasā			تُنْحَسْنَ tunḥasna	يُنْحَسْنَ yunḥasna

    Conjugation of نَحَسَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive (?), verbal noun نَحْس)

Noun

نَحْس • (naḥs) m (plural نُحُوس (nuḥūs) or أَنْحُس (ʔanḥus))

1. verbal noun of نَحَسَ (naḥasa) (form I)
2. bad luck, misfortune

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَحْس naḥs	النَّحْس an-naḥs	نَحْس naḥs
Nominative	نَحْسٌ naḥsun	النَّحْسُ an-naḥsu	نَحْسُ naḥsu
Accusative	نَحْسًا naḥsan	النَّحْسَ an-naḥsa	نَحْسَ naḥsa
Genitive	نَحْسٍ naḥsin	النَّحْسِ an-naḥsi	نَحْسِ naḥsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَحْسَيْن naḥsayn	النَّحْسَيْن an-naḥsayn	نَحْسَيْ naḥsay
Nominative	نَحْسَانِ naḥsāni	النَّحْسَانِ an-naḥsāni	نَحْسَا naḥsā
Accusative	نَحْسَيْنِ naḥsayni	النَّحْسَيْنِ an-naḥsayni	نَحْسَيْ naḥsay
Genitive	نَحْسَيْنِ naḥsayni	النَّحْسَيْنِ an-naḥsayni	نَحْسَيْ naḥsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُحُوس‎; أَنْحُس nuḥūs‎; ʔanḥus	النُّحُوس‎; الْأَنْحُس an-nuḥūs‎; al-ʔanḥus	نُحُوس‎; أَنْحُس nuḥūs‎; ʔanḥus
Nominative	نُحُوسٌ‎; أَنْحُسٌ nuḥūsun‎; ʔanḥusun	النُّحُوسُ‎; الْأَنْحُسُ an-nuḥūsu‎; al-ʔanḥusu	نُحُوسُ‎; أَنْحُسُ nuḥūsu‎; ʔanḥusu
Accusative	نُحُوسًا‎; أَنْحُسًا nuḥūsan‎; ʔanḥusan	النُّحُوسَ‎; الْأَنْحُسَ an-nuḥūsa‎; al-ʔanḥusa	نُحُوسَ‎; أَنْحُسَ nuḥūsa‎; ʔanḥusa
Genitive	نُحُوسٍ‎; أَنْحُسٍ nuḥūsin‎; ʔanḥusin	النُّحُوسِ‎; الْأَنْحُسِ an-nuḥūsi‎; al-ʔanḥusi	نُحُوسِ‎; أَنْحُسِ nuḥūsi‎; ʔanḥusi

Declension of noun نَحْس (naḥs)

Descendants

• → Uzbek: nahs

Etymology 2

Verb

نحس (form I)

1. نَحُسُّ (naḥussu) /na.ħus.su/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to freeze; to curry (a horse)”)
2. نُحَسُّ (nuḥassu) /nu.ħas.su/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to freeze; to curry (a horse)”) and حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, to perceive”)
3. نَحُسَّ (naḥussa) /na.ħus.sa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to freeze; to curry (a horse)”)
4. نُحَسَّ (nuḥassa) /nu.ħas.sa/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to freeze; to curry (a horse)”) and حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, to perceive”)
5. نَحُسِّ (naḥussi) /na.ħus.si/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to freeze; to curry (a horse)”)
6. نُحَسِّ (nuḥassi) /nu.ħas.si/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to freeze; to curry (a horse)”) and حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, to perceive”)
7. نَحِسُّ (naḥissu) /na.ħis.su/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to be moved with compassion”)
8. نَحِسَّ (naḥissa) /na.ħis.sa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to be moved with compassion”)
9. نَحِسِّ (naḥissi) /na.ħis.si/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to be moved with compassion”)
10. نَحَسُّ (naḥassu) /na.ħas.su/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, to perceive”)
11. نَحَسَّ (naḥassa) /na.ħas.sa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, to perceive”)
12. نَحَسِّ (naḥassi) /na.ħas.si/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, to perceive”)

Etymology 3

Verb

نحس (form IV)

1. نُحِسُّ (nuḥissu) /nu.ħis.su/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of أَحَسَّ (ʔaḥassa)
2. نُحَسُّ (nuḥassu) /nu.ħas.su/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of أَحَسَّ (ʔaḥassa)
3. نُحِسَّ (nuḥissa) /nu.ħis.sa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of أَحَسَّ (ʔaḥassa)
4. نُحَسَّ (nuḥassa) /nu.ħas.sa/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of أَحَسَّ (ʔaḥassa)
5. نُحِسِّ (nuḥissi) /nu.ħis.si/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَحَسَّ (ʔaḥassa)
6. نُحَسِّ (nuḥassi) /nu.ħas.si/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَحَسَّ (ʔaḥassa)