نكح

Arabic

Root
ن ك ح (n-k-ḥ)

Verb

نَكَحَ • (nakaḥa) I, non-past يَنْكِحُ or يَنْكَحُ‎ (yankiḥu or yankaḥu)

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 llahi; wa-tilka ḥudūdu llahi 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

(form-I sound, verbal nouns نِكَاح or نَكْح)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						نِكَاح or نَكْح nikāḥ or 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 or أَنْكَحُ ʔankiḥu or ʔankaḥu	تَنْكِحُ or تَنْكَحُ tankiḥu or tankaḥu	يَنْكِحُ or يَنْكَحُ yankiḥu or yankaḥu		تَنْكِحَانِ or تَنْكَحَانِ tankiḥāni or tankaḥāni	يَنْكِحَانِ or يَنْكَحَانِ yankiḥāni or yankaḥāni		نَنْكِحُ or نَنْكَحُ nankiḥu or nankaḥu	تَنْكِحُونَ or تَنْكَحُونَ tankiḥūna or tankaḥūna	يَنْكِحُونَ or يَنْكَحُونَ yankiḥūna or yankaḥūna
	f		تَنْكِحِينَ or تَنْكَحِينَ tankiḥīna or tankaḥīna	تَنْكِحُ or تَنْكَحُ tankiḥu or tankaḥu			تَنْكِحَانِ or تَنْكَحَانِ tankiḥāni or tankaḥāni			تَنْكِحْنَ or تَنْكَحْنَ tankiḥna or tankaḥna	يَنْكِحْنَ or يَنْكَحْنَ yankiḥna or yankaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْكِحَ or أَنْكَحَ ʔankiḥa or ʔankaḥa	تَنْكِحَ or تَنْكَحَ tankiḥa or tankaḥa	يَنْكِحَ or يَنْكَحَ yankiḥa or yankaḥa		تَنْكِحَا or تَنْكَحَا tankiḥā or tankaḥā	يَنْكِحَا or يَنْكَحَا yankiḥā or yankaḥā		نَنْكِحَ or نَنْكَحَ nankiḥa or nankaḥa	تَنْكِحُوا or تَنْكَحُوا tankiḥū or tankaḥū	يَنْكِحُوا or يَنْكَحُوا yankiḥū or yankaḥū
	f		تَنْكِحِي or تَنْكَحِي tankiḥī or tankaḥī	تَنْكِحَ or تَنْكَحَ tankiḥa or tankaḥa			تَنْكِحَا or تَنْكَحَا tankiḥā or tankaḥā			تَنْكِحْنَ or تَنْكَحْنَ tankiḥna or tankaḥna	يَنْكِحْنَ or يَنْكَحْنَ yankiḥna or yankaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْكِحْ or أَنْكَحْ ʔankiḥ or ʔankaḥ	تَنْكِحْ or تَنْكَحْ tankiḥ or tankaḥ	يَنْكِحْ or يَنْكَحْ yankiḥ or yankaḥ		تَنْكِحَا or تَنْكَحَا tankiḥā or tankaḥā	يَنْكِحَا or يَنْكَحَا yankiḥā or yankaḥā		نَنْكِحْ or نَنْكَحْ nankiḥ or nankaḥ	تَنْكِحُوا or تَنْكَحُوا tankiḥū or tankaḥū	يَنْكِحُوا or يَنْكَحُوا yankiḥū or yankaḥū
	f		تَنْكِحِي or تَنْكَحِي tankiḥī or tankaḥī	تَنْكِحْ or تَنْكَحْ tankiḥ or tankaḥ			تَنْكِحَا or تَنْكَحَا tankiḥā or tankaḥā			تَنْكِحْنَ or تَنْكَحْنَ tankiḥna or tankaḥna	يَنْكِحْنَ or يَنْكَحْنَ yankiḥna or yankaḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْكِحْ or اِنْكَحْ inkiḥ or inkaḥ			اِنْكِحَا or اِنْكَحَا inkiḥā or inkaḥā				اِنْكِحُوا or اِنْكَحُوا inkiḥū or inkaḥū
	f		اِنْكِحِي or اِنْكَحِي inkiḥī or inkaḥī							اِنْكِحْنَ or اِنْكَحْنَ inkiḥna or 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