Form 1نَحَِلَ جِسْمُهُ1 sense
Core sense — his body became lean, or emaciatedgenerated
1.1
His body became lean, or emaciated.
Show Lane's original text
His body became lean, or emaciated. (S.)
نحل
Derived nouns 1
Nounنِحْلَةٌ1 sense
Core sense — religion, a religious creedgenerated
1[What is your religion?]—مَا نِحْلَتُكَ
Same as فَرِيضَةٌ, or as دِيَانَةٌ and دِينٌ.
Qur’ānic occurrences نِحْلَة
4:4
وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ صَدُقَـٰتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً ۚ فَإِن طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَن شَىْءٍ مِّنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيٓـًٔا مَّرِيٓـًٔاAnd give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, Take it and enjoy it with right good cheer.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
Show Lane's original text
i. q. فَرِيضَةٌ ; or دِيَانَةٌ ; and دِينٌ , as in the saying مَا نِحْلَتُكَ [What is thy religion?]. (TA.)