نكاح

نكاح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ك ح‎ (n-k-ḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.kaːħ/

Noun

نِكَاح • (nikāḥ) m (plural أَنْكِحَة‎ (ʾankiḥa))

1. verbal noun of نَكَحَ‎ (nakaḥa) (form I)
2. (dated) marriage

   Synonym: زَوَاج‎ (zawāj)

   1. (dated) marriageability
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:6:

        ‏وَٱبْتَلُوا ٱلْيَتَامَى حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغُوا ٱلنِّكَاحَ فَإِنْ آنَسْتُم مِنْهُمْ رُشْدًا فَٱدْفَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ […] ‎

        wabtalū l-yatāmā ḥattā ʾiḏā balaḡū n-nikāḥa faʾin ʾānastum minhum rušdan fadfaʿū ʾilayhim ʾamwālahum […]

        Make trial of orphans until they reach the age of marriage; if then ye find sound judgment in them, release their property to them; […]

3. sexual intercourse

   Synonym: جِمَاع‎ (jimāʿ)

Declension

Declension of noun نِكَاح (nikāḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِكَاح nikāḥ	النِّكَاح‎ an-nikāḥ	نِكَاح nikāḥ
Nominative	نِكَاحٌ nikāḥun	النِّكَاحُ‎ an-nikāḥu	نِكَاحُ nikāḥu
Accusative	نِكَاحًا‎ nikāḥan	النِّكَاحَ‎ an-nikāḥa	نِكَاحَ nikāḥa
Genitive	نِكَاحٍ nikāḥin	النِّكَاحِ‎ an-nikāḥi	نِكَاحِ nikāḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِكَاحَيْن‎ nikāḥayn	النِّكَاحَيْن‎ an-nikāḥayn	نِكَاحَيْ‎ nikāḥay
Nominative	نِكَاحَانِ‎ nikāḥāni	النِّكَاحَانِ‎ an-nikāḥāni	نِكَاحَا‎ nikāḥā
Accusative	نِكَاحَيْنِ‎ nikāḥayni	النِّكَاحَيْنِ‎ an-nikāḥayni	نِكَاحَيْ‎ nikāḥay
Genitive	نِكَاحَيْنِ‎ nikāḥayni	النِّكَاحَيْنِ‎ an-nikāḥayni	نِكَاحَيْ‎ nikāḥay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْكِحَة‎ ʾankiḥa	الْأَنْكِحَة‎ al-ʾankiḥa	أَنْكِحَة‎ ʾankiḥat
Nominative	أَنْكِحَةٌ‎ ʾankiḥatun	الْأَنْكِحَةُ‎ al-ʾankiḥatu	أَنْكِحَةُ‎ ʾankiḥatu
Accusative	أَنْكِحَةً‎ ʾankiḥatan	الْأَنْكِحَةَ‎ al-ʾankiḥata	أَنْكِحَةَ‎ ʾankiḥata
Genitive	أَنْكِحَةٍ‎ ʾankiḥatin	الْأَنْكِحَةِ‎ al-ʾankiḥati	أَنْكِحَةِ‎ ʾankiḥati

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: nikah, nigah
• → Indonesian: nikah
• → Ottoman Turkish: نكاح‎
  • Turkish: nikâh
• → Persian: نکاح‎ (nekâh)
  • → Hindustani:

  Hindi: निकाह (nikāh)

  Urdu: نکاح‎ (nikāh)

  • → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਨਿਕਾਹ (nikāh)

  Shahmukhi: نکاح‎ (nikāh)

• → Swahili: nikaha
• → Uzbek: nikoh