Arabic

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Root
ن س م (n s m)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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نَسِيم (nasīmm (plural أَنْسَام (ʔansām) or نَسَائِم (nasāʔim))

  1. breeze, gentle wind
    • 12th-13th Century CE, Ibn al-Farid:
      وَلَقَدْ خَلَوْتُ مَعَ الحَبِيبِ وَبَيْنَنَا ، سِرٌّ أَرَقُّ مِنَ النَسِيمِ إِذَا سَرَى
      walaqad ḵalawtu maʕa l-ḥabībi wabaynanā , sirrun ʔaraqqu mina an-nasīmi ʔiḏā sarā
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  2. odour, scent
    Synonym: رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa)

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Proper noun

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نَسِيم (nasīmm

  1. a male given name