ن • ش • ح

, aor. نَسَحَ , inf. n. نَشْحٌ and نُشُوحٌ, He drank a little, (L,) less than what would satisfy him: (S, L, K:) or, contr., he drank until he was full: (L, K:) as also ↓ انتشح. (L.) نَشَحَ He gave his camel a little water to drink: (L:) he watered horses so as to allay the vehemence of their thirst. (T, L, K.)

A little water. (S, K.) Abu-n-Nejm says, describing asses,

حَتَّى إِذَا مَا غَيَّبَتْ نَشُوحَا

(S, L,) meaning Until, when they had taken into their bellies a little water: or نشوح signifies a drink less than suffices to satisfy. (L.)