Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
נ־ע־ם (n-ʿ-m)

Related to נָעַם (na'ám, to please). Cognate with Arabic نَعَمَ (naʕama, to please) and نَعِيم (naʕīm, bliss). Compare Eblaite 𒈾𒅎 (na-im /⁠naʕim⁠/, good).

Adjective edit

נָעִים (na'ím) (feminine נְעִימָה, masculine plural נְעִימִים, feminine plural נְעִימוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. nice, pleasant

Derived terms edit