נחת

Aramaic

Verb

נחת • (transliteration needed)

  1. to descend

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ח־ת (n-kh-t)
2 terms

Noun

נָחֵת • (nakhétm (plural indefinite נְחֵתִים, singular construct נְחֵת־, plural construct נְחֵתֵי־)

  1. (music) A flat, a flat sign.
  2. (נְחֵת־, n'khét-) singular construct state form of נָחֵת.

Noun

נֶחָת • (nekhátm (plural indefinite נֶחָתִים, singular construct נַחַת־, plural construct נֶחָתֵי־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. A marine, such as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
  2. (נַחַת־, nakhát) singular construct state form of נֶחָת.

Verb

נָחַת • (nakhát) (pa'al construction)

  1. (of an aircraft, or its passengers or cargo) To land.
Conjugation
Conjugation of נָחַת (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לנחות / לִנְחֹת
action noun נְחִיתָה
passive participle נָחוּת
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first נחתתי / נָחַתִּי נָחַתְנוּ
second נחתת / נָחַתָּ נחתת / נָחַתְּ נחתתם / נְחַתֶּם1 נחתתן / נְחַתֶּן1
third נָחַת נָחֲתָה נָחֲתוּ
present נוֹחֵת נוֹחֶתֶת נוֹחֲתִים נוֹחֲתוֹת
future first אֶנְחַת נִנְחַת
second תִּנְחַת תִּנְחֲתִי תִּנְחֲתוּ תִּנְחַתְנָה2
third יִנְחַת תִּנְחַת יִנְחֲתוּ תִּנְחַתְנָה2
imperative positive נְחַת נַחֲתִי נַחֲתוּ נְחַתְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced נחתתם / נָחַתֶּם and נחתתן / נָחַתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ו־ח (n-w-kh)
11 terms

Noun

נַחַת • (nákhatf (no plural forms, singular construct נַחַת־)

  1. Relaxation, rest; comfort, peace.
    • Tanach, Ecclesiastes 6:5:
      גַּם־שֶׁמֶשׁ לֹא־רָאָה וְלֹא יָדָע נַחַת לָזֶה מִזֶּה׃
      gám-shémesh ló-ra'á v'ló yadá nákhat lazé mizé.
      Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known [any thing]: this hath more rest than the other.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Yiddish: נחת (nakhes)

References

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נחת (nákhat). The development of the first vowel is irregular, perhaps borrowed at a later date than most of the Hebrew component in Yiddish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaχəs/

Noun

נחת • (nakhesm or n (uncountable)

  1. pleasure, satisfaction (especially the pleasure that a parent derives from a child)
    שעפּן נחתshepn nakhesto derive pleasure

Descendants