Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ن و م (n-w-m)

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

Adjective edit

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

  1. soporific
  2. hypnotic
  3. numbing

Declension edit

Noun edit

مُنَوِّم (munawwimm (plural مُنَوِّمَات (munawwimāt))

  1. soporific

Declension edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ن و م
7 terms

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mu.naw.wim/, [muˈnaw.wɪm]
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Noun edit

منوّم (munawwemm

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