نصحان

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ص ح
3 terms

Etymology

Intensive adjective of the stative verb نصح (nisiḥ, to get fat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nasˤ.ħaːn/,
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Adjective

نصحان (naṣḥān) (feminine نصحانة (naṣḥāne), masculine plural نصحانين (naṣḥānīn))

  1. fat
    Synonym: ناصح (nāṣeḥ)

Usage notes

  • نصحان (naṣḥān) is used with the implication that someone has (recently) gained some weight while ناصح (nāṣeḥ) is the general term for "fat".