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نَصَح
to advise, to counsel sincerely /naˈsˤaħa/
verbB2#3577 most common
Also: to give sincere counsel, to urge (someone) for their own good
Example sentences
أَنصَحُكَ بِشُرْبِ الماءِ.
I advise you to drink water.
نَصَحَنِي أَبِي بِالدِّراسَةِ.
My father advised me to study.
نَصَحَتْ الطَّبيبَةُ المَريضَ بِالرَّاحَةِ.
The doctor advised the patient to rest.
يَنصَحُ الخُبَراءُ بِتَقليلِ استِهلاكِ السُّكَّرِ.
Experts advise cutting down on sugar consumption.
لَو نَصَحْتَني في الوَقتِ المُناسِبِ، لَما وَقَعْتُ في هَذا الخَطَأِ.
If you had advised me at the right time, I would not have made this mistake.
نَصَحَ الحَكيمُ تَلاميذَهُ بِأَلّا يَغتَرُّوا بِالسُّلطَةِ، فَإِنَّها زائِلَةٌ لا مَحالَة.
The wise man advised his students not to be deceived by power, for it is bound to pass.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَنصَحُ | نَصَحْتُ | سَأَنصَحُ |
| 2sg | تَنصَحُ | نَصَحْتَ | سَتَنصَحُ |
| 3sg | يَنصَحُ | نَصَحَ | سَيَنصَحُ |
| 1pl | نَنصَحُ | نَصَحْنَا | سَنَنصَحُ |
| 2pl | تَنصَحُونَ | نَصَحْتُم | سَتَنصَحُونَ |
| 3pl | يَنصَحُونَ | نَصَحُوا | سَيَنصَحُونَ |
Word family
نَصيحةa piece of advice
ناصِحadvisor, sincere counselor
نُصْحsincere counsel (verbal noun)
استَنصَحَto seek advice, to consult
تَناصَحواto advise one another
Etymology
نَصَح comes from the Semitic triliteral root ن ص ح, which centers on sincerity and well-meant guidance. In Classical Arabic the verb could mean both to purify or mend something and to give someone sincere counsel, and the counsel sense became the standard use. The related noun نصيحة (advice) and the phrase in a well-known hadith, 'الدين النصيحة' (religion is sincere counsel), show how tightly the root binds honesty to advice-giving.
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