נחת

Aramaic

Verb

נחת • (transliteration needed)

  1. to descend

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ח־ת‎

Noun

נָחֵת • (nakhét) m (plural indefinite נְחֵתִים‎, singular construct נְחֵת־, plural construct נְחֵתֵי־‎)

  1. (music) A flat, a flat sign.
  2. (נְחֵת־‎, n'khét-) Singular construct form of נָחֵת‎‎.

Noun

נֶחָת • (nekhát) m (plural indefinite נֶחָתִים‎, singular construct נַחַת־, plural construct נֶחָתֵי־‎)

  1. A marine, such as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
  2. (נַחַת־‎, nakhát) Singular construct form of נֶחָת‎‎.

Verb

נָחַת • (nakhát) (pa'al construction)

  1. (of an aircraft, or its passengers or cargo) To land.

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ו־ח‎

Noun

נַחַת • (nákhat) f (no plural forms, singular construct נַחַת־)

  1. Relaxation, rest; comfort, peace.
    • Ecclesiastes 6:5
      ‏גַּם־שֶׁמֶשׁ לֹא־רָאָה וְלֹא יָדָע נַחַת לָזֶה מִזֶּה׃‎‎
      gám-shémesh ló-ra'á v'ló yadá nákhat lazé mizé.
      Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known [any thing]: this hath more rest than the other.
Descendants

References

  • “נחת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ‎ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 845.

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נחת‎ (nákhat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaχəs/

Noun

נחת • (nakhes) m, n

(uncountable)
  1. pleasure, satisfaction (especially the pleasure that a parent derives from a child)
    ‏שעפּן נחת‎ ― shepn nakhes ― to derive pleasure
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