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נִיחַ‏ adj. quiet

calm, soft, gentle, easy-going Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. TgEsth² 8:13 : ברוחא ניחתא ובמכיכות רוחא‏ . easily accommodated, all right, ok : see s.v. nyḥˀ adv. Gal, Sam, JBA, LJLA.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 349a; DJBA: 749a; Jastrow: 903; Levy Ch-W: 2:108;

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Derivatives:

nyḥˀ (nīḥā) adv. all right, satisfactory