Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ن و م (n w m)
9 terms

Derived from the active participle of نَوَّمَ (nawwama, to cause to sleep), causative of نَامَ (nāma, to sleep).

Adjective

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مُنَوِّم (munawwim) (feminine مُنَوِّمَة (munawwima), masculine plural مُنَوِّمُونَ (munawwimūna), feminine plural مُنَوِّمَات (munawwimāt))

  1. soporific
  2. hypnotic
  3. numbing

Declension

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Noun

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مُنَوِّم (munawwimm (plural مُنَوِّمَات (munawwimāt))

  1. soporific

Declension

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ن و م
7 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic مُنَوِّم (munawwim). Equivalent to the verbal noun of نوّم (nawwam, to make someone sleep).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mu.naw.wim/, [muˈnaw.wɪm]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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منوّم (munawwemm

  1. soporific, narcotic
    Antonym: منبّه (mnabbeh, stimulant)
  2. hypnotist