See also: نغمة and نغمه

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian نغمه (nağma), itself from Arabic نَغْمة (naḡma).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نَغْمَہ (naġmam (formal plural نغمات, Hindi spelling नग़मा)

  1. melody, song, tune
    محبت کے نغمات گائیں گے ہم۔
    muhabbat ke naġmāt gāēn ge ham.
    We will recite the melodies of love.

Declension edit

Declension of نغمہ
singular plural
direct نغمہ (naġmah) نغمے (naġme)
oblique نغمے (naġme) نغموں (naġmõ)
vocative نغمے (naġme) نغمو (naġmo)

References edit

  • نغمہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “نغمہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • نغمہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.