נִיחוּתָא f. (נוּחַ) 1) mildness, gentleness. Targ. Job XXXI, 18 (v. תּוּנַחְתָּא).—Taan. 4ᵃ, v. אֲלַף II. Arakh. 17ᵃ לעניין תוקפא וכ׳ as regards ruling with rigor or with leniency. B. Bath. 25ᵇ דאתיא מיטרא בנ׳ when the rain comes down gently, opp. בשפיכותא. Sabb. 34ᵃ, a. e. צריך למימרינהו בנ׳ he must say them in a gentle way; a. e. —2) submission, humility. Gitt. 36ᵇ, v. עוּלְבַּן. —3) ease of mind, satisfaction. Snh. 30ᵇ; Pes. 32ᵇ מאי נ׳ why this ease of mind (why does he say, Let thy mind be set at rest as thou didst mine)?