نهض
nahada
To rise up in Arabic is نهض (nahada).
The verb نهض is used to describe the act of rising up or mounting a rebellion. Depending on the context, different related terms may be more appropriate: الانتفاضة is used when referring to the rise up of nations or groups in a political or social sense, while التصاعد denotes an escalation or an increase in intensity and can be used to describe the rise of tensions, ambitions or challenges.
Meaning: to mount a rebellion (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
nahada
Did you know?
- While نهض means to rise up, the term الانتفاضة (al-Intifada) literally means 'shaking off', as if a person is shaking off dust or a heavy blanket to stand up.
- The word النهضة (al-Nahda), derived from the root of 'rise up', refers specifically to the modern Arab Renaissance of the 19th and 20th centuries focused on cultural and intellectual awakening.
- While نهض can mean to revolt, it is also the standard verb used to describe a person physically getting out of bed in the morning.
Example conversation
Sara and Omar are discussing a historical event.
- سارة Saraلماذا نهض الناس في تلك المدينة؟Limadha nahada an-nasu fi tilka al-madina?Why did the people rise up in that city?
- عمر Omarلقد سئموا من الظلم والفقر.Laqad sa'imu min az-zulm wal-faqr.They were tired of injustice and poverty.
- سارة Saraهل نجحوا في تغيير النظام؟Hal najahu fi taghyir an-nizam?Did they succeed in changing the regime?
- عمر Omarنعم، لقد انتصروا في النهاية.Na'am, laqad intasaru fil-nihaya.Yes, they won in the end.
