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نَجَح
to succeed /ˈna.d͡ʒa.ħa/
verbA1#554 most common
Also: to pass (an exam), to be successful, to make it
Example sentences
نَجَحَ الوَلَدُ.
The boy passed.
نَجَحَتْ أُخْتي في الامْتِحانِ.
My sister passed the exam.
نَجَحْنا في الوُصولِ إلى القِمَّةِ قَبْلَ الغُروبِ.
We managed to reach the summit before sunset.
لَنْ يَنْجَحَ المَشْروعُ إذا لَمْ نَعمَلْ مَعًا.
The project will not succeed if we do not work together.
رَغمَ كُلِّ العَقَباتِ، نَجَحَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ في فَرضِ نَفسِها في السّوقِ.
Despite all the obstacles, the company succeeded in establishing itself in the market.
لَو نَجَحَ في إقناعِ المُساهِمينَ، لَتَغَيَّرَ مَسارُ الشَّرِكَةِ بِأَكمَلِهِ.
Had he succeeded in persuading the shareholders, the entire course of the company would have changed.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَنْجَحُ | نَجَحْتُ | سَأَنْجَحُ |
| 2sg | تَنْجَحُ | نَجَحْتَ | سَتَنْجَحُ |
| 3sg | يَنْجَحُ | نَجَحَ | سَيَنْجَحُ |
| 1pl | نَنْجَحُ | نَجَحْنا | سَنَنْجَحُ |
| 2pl | تَنْجَحونَ | نَجَحْتُمْ | سَتَنْجَحونَ |
| 3pl | يَنْجَحونَ | نَجَحوا | سَيَنْجَحونَ |
Word family
نَجاحsuccessناجِحsuccessful
نَجَّحَto pass (someone), to make succeed
أَنْجَحَto make successful, to bring to fruition
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root n-j-ḥ, tied to ideas of success and prosperity. Classical Arabic used it for ventures and crops turning out well. The modern sense centers on passing exams and reaching goals. Arabic is a Semitic language, so it has no Proto-Indo-European root.
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