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أَنْهَض

to raise (someone) up; to help to rise /ˈʔan.ha.dˤa/

verbB1#2120 most common

Also: to rouse, stir up, to revive, to get (someone) to their feet

Example sentences

أَنْهَضَ الأَبُ ابْنَهُ مِنَ السَّرِيرِ.
The father got his son up out of bed.
أَنْهَضَتِ الأُمُّ الطِّفْلَ بِرِفْقٍ.
The mother gently helped the child to his feet.
حاوَلَ الطَّبيبُ أَنْ يُنْهِضَ المَريضَ بَعْدَ العَمَلِيَّةِ.
The doctor tried to get the patient up after the operation.
القائِدُ الَّذي أَنْهَضَ الأُمَّةَ مِنْ كَبْوَتِها لا يُنْسى.
The leader who raised the nation from its fall is not forgotten.
لَمْ تَنْجَحِ الإِصْلاحاتُ في أَنْ تُنْهِضَ الاقْتِصادَ المُنْهارَ.
The reforms failed to revive the collapsing economy.
إِنَّ كَلِماتِهِ أَنْهَضَتْ في النُّفوسِ عَزيمَةً كادَتْ تَخْبو.
His words roused in their hearts a resolve that had nearly died out.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgأُنْهِضُأَنْهَضْتُسَأُنْهِضُ
2sgتُنْهِضُأَنْهَضْتَسَتُنْهِضُ
3sgيُنْهِضُأَنْهَضَسَيُنْهِضُ
1plنُنْهِضُأَنْهَضْناسَنُنْهِضُ
2plتُنْهِضونَأَنْهَضْتُمْسَتُنْهِضونَ
3plيُنْهِضونَأَنْهَضواسَيُنْهِضونَ

Word family

نَهَضَto rise, get up
نَهْضَةrevival, renaissance, awakening
ناهِضrising, on the rise
نُهوضthe act of rising, standing up
اِسْتَنْهَضَto rouse, urge to rise

Etymology

The verb comes from the triliteral root n-h-ḍ, which carries the sense of rising and standing up. The base form نَهَضَ means to get up. The fourth form, أَنْهَضَ, adds a causative layer: to make someone or something rise.

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