نكهة

Arabic

Root
ن ك ه (n-k-h)

Noun

نَكْهَة • (nakha) f

1. exhaled smell, aroma, scent

   Synonyms: رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa), عَبِير (ʕabīr), أَرِيج (ʔarīj), شَذًا (šaḏan)

2. flavour, flavor

   Synonym: طَعْم (ṭaʕm)

Declension

Declension of noun نَكْهَة (nakha)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَكْهَة nakha	النَّكْهَة an-nakha	نَكْهَة nakhat
Nominative	نَكْهَةٌ nakhatun	النَّكْهَةُ an-nakhatu	نَكْهَةُ nakhatu
Accusative	نَكْهَةً nakhatan	النَّكْهَةَ an-nakhata	نَكْهَةَ nakhata
Genitive	نَكْهَةٍ nakhatin	النَّكْهَةِ an-nakhati	نَكْهَةِ nakhati

Descendants

• → Persian: نکهت (nakhat)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَكْهَة (nakha).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ˈnəkhə/, (construct state) /ˈnəkhət/

Noun

نَكْهة • (nakha) f (dual نَكْهِتين (nakhitēn), plural نَكْهات (nakhāt))

1. flavour, flavor

   Synonym: طعم (ṭaʕam)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ك ه
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic نَكْهَة (nakha)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nak.he/, [ˈnak.ha]
• IPA^(key): /nak.ha/, [ˈnak.ha]

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Noun

نكهة • (nakha) f (plural نكهات (nakhāt))

1. flavour, flavor

   Synonym: طعم (ṭaʕm)