Nokhai (died 1299), also called Nohai, Kara Nokhai, Isa Nogai, is a general and de facto ruler of the Golden Horde and a great-great-grandson of Genghis Khan.

His grandfather was Baul/Teval Khan, the 7th son of Jochi.

His name is also spelled Nohai and Nogaj.

Pelliot wrote that Nokhai meant a "dog."

In fact, in the Mongolian language, "nokhoi" literally means a "dog"; however it does not necessarily mean a particularly negative and insulting name in its context, since people were called "dogs" among the Mongols at the time and sometimes presently as "nokhduud" as in "you dogs (guys/men/people)."

Genghis Khan also called his capable generals "dogs of war" or "men of war."

This probably came about because Mongols had a lot of dogs, and dogs were very useful for people's lives in hunting and warnings.