נעם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ע־ם (n-ʿ-m)
9 terms

Compare Arabic نَعِمَ (naʕima, “to be blessed”).

Verb

נָעַם • (na'ám) (pa'al construction)

1. to please

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָעַם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לנעום / לִנְעֹם
		action noun		—
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	נָעַמְתִּי		נָעַמְנוּ
	second	נָעַמְתָּ	נָעַמְתְּ	נְעַמְתֶּם1	נְעַמְתֶּן1
	third	נָעַם	נָעֲמָה	נָעֲמוּ
present		נָעִים	נְעִימָה	נְעִימִים	נְעִימוֹת
future	first	אֶנְעַם		נִנְעַם
	second	תִּנְעַם	תִּנְעֲמִי	תִּנְעֲמוּ	תִּנְעַמְנָה2
	third	יִנְעַם	תִּנְעַם	יִנְעֲמוּ	תִּנְעַמְנָה2
imperative		נְעַם	נַעֲמִי	נַעֲמוּ	נְעַמְנָה2

¹ Pronounced נָעַמְתֶּם and נָעַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

נֹעַם • (nó'am) m

1. defective spelling of נועם

Proper noun

נֹעַם • (nó'am) m

1. defective spelling of נועם

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛm/

Verb

נעם • (nem)

1. inflection of נעמען (nemen):
   1. first-person singular present
   2. imperative singular