Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ن ع م (n-ʕ-m)

Cognate with Hebrew נָעַם (na‘ám, to please).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /na.ʕam/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb edit

نَعَمَ (naʕama) I, non-past يَنْعُمُ or يَنْعَمُ‎ (yanʕumu or yanʕamu)
نَعِمَ (naʕima) I, non-past يَنْعَمُ‎ (yanʕamu)

  1. to live in comfort, to be pleased, to enjoy
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نَعُمَ (naʕuma) I, non-past يَنْعُمُ‎ (yanʕumu)

  1. to be soft, to be delicate, to be fine
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نَعَّمَ (naʕʕama) II, non-past يُنَعِّمُ‎ (yunaʕʕimu)

  1. to pulverize
  2. to favor, to coddle, to pamper
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Noun edit

نَعَم (naʕamm (plural أَنْعَام (ʔanʕām))

  1. cattle, livestock
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Adverb edit

نَعَمْ (naʕam)

  1. yes

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نِعْمَ (niʕma) (feminine (archaic) نِعْمَتْ) (inconjugable)

  1. how good is...! how lovely is...!
    Synonym: حَبَّذَا (ḥabbaḏā)
    Antonyms: بِئْسَ (biʔsa), سَاءَ (sāʔa)
    نِعْمَ ٱلْعَمَلُ مُسَاعَدَةُ ٱلْفُقَرَاءِ.
    niʕma l-ʕamalu musāʕadatu l-fuqarāʔi.
    What an excellent work it is to help the poor.
    نِعْمَ طَالِبٌ/طَالِبًا إِبْرَاهِيمُ.
    niʕma ṭālibun/ṭāliban ʔibrāhīmu.
    What a good student Ibrahim is.

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

نَعُمُّ (naʕummu) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

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نَعُمَّ (naʕumma) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
  2. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

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نَعُمِّ (naʕummi) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

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نُعَمُّ (nuʕammu) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

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نُعَمَّ (nuʕamma) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
  2. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

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نُعَمِّ (nuʕammi) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

Etymology 3 edit

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نَعْمَ (naʕma) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمِيَ (ʕamiya)

Etymology 4 edit

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نُعَمِّ (nuʕammi) (form II)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)

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نُعَمَّ (nuʕamma) (form II)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)

Egyptian Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic نَعَم (naʕam, yes).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæʕæm/ (often with elongation of second syllable and rising tone)

Interjection edit

نعم (naʕam)

  1. yes?, response to being called by one's name.

See also edit