تنحنح

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word تنحنح. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word تنحنح, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say تنحنح in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word تنحنح you have here. The definition of the word تنحنح will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofتنحنح, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Arabic

Root
ن ح ن ح (n ḥ n ḥ)
1 term

Pronunciation

Verb

تَنَحْنَحَ (tanaḥnaḥa) IIq (non-past يَتَنَحْنَحُ (yatanaḥnaḥu), verbal noun تَنَحْنُح (tanaḥnuḥ))

  1. (intransitive) to clear one's throat
    • 1962, Ghassan Kanafani, رجال في الشمس [Men in the Sun]:
      بَعْدَ فُتْرَةِ صَمْتٍ طَوِيلَةٍ تَنَحْنَحَ ٱلْأُسْتَاذُ سَلِيمٌ وَقَالَ بِصَوْتٍ هَادِئٍ
      baʕda futrati ṣamtin ṭawīlatin tanaḥnaḥa l-ʔustāḏu salīmun waqāla biṣawtin hādiʔin
      After a long period of silence, Ustaz Selim cleared his throat and said quietly.

Conjugation