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 נְחַת נַחֲתִי נַחֲתוּ נְחַתְנָה2

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