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nyḥˀ (nīḥā) adv. all right, satisfactory
all right, satisfactory
Gal, JBA
PTSot 17.d:52[2]↗ ניחא תמן ٠٠٠ הכא מה אית לך‏ : that is all right there ... but what do you do here? ; BT Ber 29a(15)↗ לאביי ניחא לרבא קשיא‏ : it is satisfactory according to PN, but difficult according to PN2
(1)
often with preposed h, i.e. hˀ interj. followed by אלא
JBA
BT Pes 5b(47)↗ text not cited ; BT Yom 33b(26)↗ text not cited ; BT BM 81a(39)↗ הניחא למאן דאמ׳ פשיעה בבעלים פטור אלא למאן דאמ׳ פשיעה בבעלים חייב‏ : that is fine for the one who said "negligence with (pledged) owners is not liable" but what about the one who said "negligence with owners is liable"?
(2)
+ ל, קדם : to prefer, want
JBA, JBAg, LJLA
BT Šab 120a(31)↗ דלא ניחא ליה דליתהני מאחריני ובחנם נמי לא ניחא ליה דליטרח‏ : for he does not prefer to take advantage of others but he also does not want to work for nothing ; Anan 115:4↗ משתריא לאינסובי לכל דניחא לה‏ : she is allowed to marry whomever she prefers ; TgEsth103:1↗ לא ניחא קדמי לשיצאותיה מן עלמא‏ : I do not prefer to destroy him from the world
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