نايم

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن و م
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَائِم (nāʔim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.jim/, [ˈnæː.jɪm]

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Participle

نايم • (nāyim) (feminine نايمة (nāyme), common plural نايمين (nāymīn))

1. active participle of نام (nām, “to sleep”):
   1. sleeping, asleep

      Synonym: غافي (ḡāfi)

      Antonyms: سهران (sahrān), صاحي (ṣāḥi)

   2. lying down