نصحان

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/, [nɑsˤˈħɑːn]
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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".
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