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ناجِح

successful person /ˈnaː.dʒiħ/

nounB1#2182 most common

Also: achiever, one who succeeds, passing (student)

Example sentences

هو ناجِح.
He is successful.
أنا طالِب ناجِح.
I am a successful student.
أخي رَجُل ناجِح في عَمَلِه.
My brother is a successful man in his work.
كُلُّ طالِب ناجِح يَدرُس كَثيراً.
Every successful student studies a lot.
التاجِر الناجِح يَعرِف كَيفَ يَتَعامَل مَعَ الزَّبائِن.
The successful merchant knows how to deal with customers.
لَم يَكُن مُجَرَّدَ رَجُلٍ ناجِحٍ، بَل كانَ قُدوَةً لِلآخَرين.
He was not merely a successful man, but a role model for others.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeناجِحٌناجِحونَ
Genitiveناجِحٍناجِحينَ
Accusativeناجِحاًناجِحينَ
Vocativeيا ناجِحُيا ناجِحونَ

Word family

نَجاحsuccess
نَجَحَto succeed
ناجِحةsuccessful woman
أَنجَحَto make successful
مَنجَحmeans of success

Etymology

The word derives from the triliteral Arabic root n-j-ḥ, which carries the sense of succeeding or accomplishing. It is the active participle of the verb najaḥa, "to succeed." As a participle, it names the one performing the action, so "the one who succeeds."

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