نكح

Arabic

Root
ن ك ح (n k ḥ)
4 terms

Verb

نَكَحَ • (nakaḥa) I (non-past يَنْكِحُ (yankiḥu) or يَنْكَحُ (yankaḥu), verbal noun نِكَاح (nikāḥ) or نَكْح (nakḥ))

1. to marry

   Synonym: تَزَوَّجَ (tazawwaja)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:230:

     فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ مِن بَعْدُ حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُ ۗ فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَن يَتَرَاجَعَا إِن ظَنَّا أَن يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ يُبَيِّنُهَا لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

     fa-ʔin ṭallaqahā fa-lā taḥillu lahu min baʕdu ḥattā tankiḥa zawjan ḡayrahu; fa-ʔin ṭallaqahā fa-lā junāḥa ʕalayhimā ʔan yatarājaʕā ʔin ẓannā ʔan yuqīmā ḥudūda lahi; wa-tilka ḥudūdu lahi yubayyinuhā li-qawmin yaʕlamūna

     And if he has divorced her, then she is not lawful to him afterward until she marries a husband other than him. And if the latter husband divorces her, there is no blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning to each other if they think that they can keep the limits of God. These are the limits of God, which He makes clear to a people who know.

2. (vulgar) to have sex with

Usage notes

• The sense “to marry” is standard in Islamic religious discourse and hence sometimes in legal contexts. Otherwise تَزَوَّجَ (tazawwaja) is by far the predominant word in Modern Standard Arabic and نَكَحَ (nakaḥa) should be used with caution because in most vernaculars it has become a vulgar word (to fuck).

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَكَحَ (I, sound, a ~ i/a, full passive, verbal nouns نِكَاح, نَكْح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نِكَاح, نَكْح nikāḥ, nakḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاكِح nākiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْكُوح mankūḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَكَحْتُ nakaḥtu	نَكَحْتَ nakaḥta	نَكَحَ nakaḥa		نَكَحْتُمَا nakaḥtumā	نَكَحَا nakaḥā		نَكَحْنَا nakaḥnā	نَكَحْتُمْ nakaḥtum	نَكَحُوا nakaḥū
	f		نَكَحْتِ nakaḥti	نَكَحَتْ nakaḥat			نَكَحَتَا nakaḥatā			نَكَحْتُنَّ nakaḥtunna	نَكَحْنَ nakaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْكِحُ, أَنْكَحُ ʔankiḥu, ʔankaḥu	تَنْكِحُ, تَنْكَحُ tankiḥu, tankaḥu	يَنْكِحُ, يَنْكَحُ yankiḥu, yankaḥu		تَنْكِحَانِ, تَنْكَحَانِ tankiḥāni, tankaḥāni	يَنْكِحَانِ, يَنْكَحَانِ yankiḥāni, yankaḥāni		نَنْكِحُ, نَنْكَحُ nankiḥu, nankaḥu	تَنْكِحُونَ, تَنْكَحُونَ tankiḥūna, tankaḥūna	يَنْكِحُونَ, يَنْكَحُونَ yankiḥūna, yankaḥūna
	f		تَنْكِحِينَ, تَنْكَحِينَ tankiḥīna, tankaḥīna	تَنْكِحُ, تَنْكَحُ tankiḥu, tankaḥu			تَنْكِحَانِ, تَنْكَحَانِ tankiḥāni, tankaḥāni			تَنْكِحْنَ, تَنْكَحْنَ tankiḥna, tankaḥna	يَنْكِحْنَ, يَنْكَحْنَ yankiḥna, yankaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْكِحَ, أَنْكَحَ ʔankiḥa, ʔankaḥa	تَنْكِحَ, تَنْكَحَ tankiḥa, tankaḥa	يَنْكِحَ, يَنْكَحَ yankiḥa, yankaḥa		تَنْكِحَا, تَنْكَحَا tankiḥā, tankaḥā	يَنْكِحَا, يَنْكَحَا yankiḥā, yankaḥā		نَنْكِحَ, نَنْكَحَ nankiḥa, nankaḥa	تَنْكِحُوا, تَنْكَحُوا tankiḥū, tankaḥū	يَنْكِحُوا, يَنْكَحُوا yankiḥū, yankaḥū
	f		تَنْكِحِي, تَنْكَحِي tankiḥī, tankaḥī	تَنْكِحَ, تَنْكَحَ tankiḥa, tankaḥa			تَنْكِحَا, تَنْكَحَا tankiḥā, tankaḥā			تَنْكِحْنَ, تَنْكَحْنَ tankiḥna, tankaḥna	يَنْكِحْنَ, يَنْكَحْنَ yankiḥna, yankaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْكِحْ, أَنْكَحْ ʔankiḥ, ʔankaḥ	تَنْكِحْ, تَنْكَحْ tankiḥ, tankaḥ	يَنْكِحْ, يَنْكَحْ yankiḥ, yankaḥ		تَنْكِحَا, تَنْكَحَا tankiḥā, tankaḥā	يَنْكِحَا, يَنْكَحَا yankiḥā, yankaḥā		نَنْكِحْ, نَنْكَحْ nankiḥ, nankaḥ	تَنْكِحُوا, تَنْكَحُوا tankiḥū, tankaḥū	يَنْكِحُوا, يَنْكَحُوا yankiḥū, yankaḥū
	f		تَنْكِحِي, تَنْكَحِي tankiḥī, tankaḥī	تَنْكِحْ, تَنْكَحْ tankiḥ, tankaḥ			تَنْكِحَا, تَنْكَحَا tankiḥā, tankaḥā			تَنْكِحْنَ, تَنْكَحْنَ tankiḥna, tankaḥna	يَنْكِحْنَ, يَنْكَحْنَ yankiḥna, yankaḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْكِحْ, اِنْكَحْ inkiḥ, inkaḥ			اِنْكِحَا, اِنْكَحَا inkiḥā, inkaḥā				اِنْكِحُوا, اِنْكَحُوا inkiḥū, inkaḥū
	f		اِنْكِحِي, اِنْكَحِي inkiḥī, inkaḥī							اِنْكِحْنَ, اِنْكَحْنَ inkiḥna, inkaḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُكِحْتُ nukiḥtu	نُكِحْتَ nukiḥta	نُكِحَ nukiḥa		نُكِحْتُمَا nukiḥtumā	نُكِحَا nukiḥā		نُكِحْنَا nukiḥnā	نُكِحْتُمْ nukiḥtum	نُكِحُوا nukiḥū
	f		نُكِحْتِ nukiḥti	نُكِحَتْ nukiḥat			نُكِحَتَا nukiḥatā			نُكِحْتُنَّ nukiḥtunna	نُكِحْنَ nukiḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْكَحُ ʔunkaḥu	تُنْكَحُ tunkaḥu	يُنْكَحُ yunkaḥu		تُنْكَحَانِ tunkaḥāni	يُنْكَحَانِ yunkaḥāni		نُنْكَحُ nunkaḥu	تُنْكَحُونَ tunkaḥūna	يُنْكَحُونَ yunkaḥūna
	f		تُنْكَحِينَ tunkaḥīna	تُنْكَحُ tunkaḥu			تُنْكَحَانِ tunkaḥāni			تُنْكَحْنَ tunkaḥna	يُنْكَحْنَ yunkaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْكَحَ ʔunkaḥa	تُنْكَحَ tunkaḥa	يُنْكَحَ yunkaḥa		تُنْكَحَا tunkaḥā	يُنْكَحَا yunkaḥā		نُنْكَحَ nunkaḥa	تُنْكَحُوا tunkaḥū	يُنْكَحُوا yunkaḥū
	f		تُنْكَحِي tunkaḥī	تُنْكَحَ tunkaḥa			تُنْكَحَا tunkaḥā			تُنْكَحْنَ tunkaḥna	يُنْكَحْنَ yunkaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْكَحْ ʔunkaḥ	تُنْكَحْ tunkaḥ	يُنْكَحْ yunkaḥ		تُنْكَحَا tunkaḥā	يُنْكَحَا yunkaḥā		نُنْكَحْ nunkaḥ	تُنْكَحُوا tunkaḥū	يُنْكَحُوا yunkaḥū
	f		تُنْكَحِي tunkaḥī	تُنْكَحْ tunkaḥ			تُنْكَحَا tunkaḥā			تُنْكَحْنَ tunkaḥna	يُنْكَحْنَ yunkaḥna