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نعم

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ن ع م (n ʕ m)
9 terms

Cognate with Hebrew נָעַם (na‘ám, to please).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /na.ʕam/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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نَعَمَ (naʕama) I (non-past يَنْعُمُ (yanʕumu) or يَنْعَمُ (yanʕamu), verbal noun نَعْمَة (naʕma) or مَنْعَم (manʕam))
نَعِمَ (naʕima) I (non-past يَنْعَمُ (yanʕamu), verbal noun نَعْمَة (naʕma) or مَنْعَم (manʕam))

  1. to live in comfort, to be pleased
  2. to enjoy [with بِ (bi) ‘something’]
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نَعُمَ (naʕuma) I (non-past يَنْعُمُ (yanʕumu), verbal noun نُعُومَة (nuʕūma))

  1. to be soft, to be delicate, to be fine
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نَعَّمَ (naʕʕama) II (non-past يُنَعِّمُ (yunaʕʕimu), verbal noun تَنْعِيم (tanʕīm))

  1. to pulverize
  2. to favor, to coddle, to pamper
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 89:15:
      فَأَمَّا الْإِنْسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
      Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!.
Conjugation
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Noun

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نَعَم (naʕamm (plural أَنْعَام (ʔanʕām))

  1. cattle, livestock
Declension
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Adverb

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نَعَمْ (naʕam)

  1. yes

Verb

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نِعْمَ (niʕma) (feminine (archaic) نِعْمَتْ) (inconjugable)

  1. how good is...! how lovely is...!
    Synonym: حَبَّذَا (ḥabbaḏā)
    Antonyms: بِئْسَ (biʔsa), سَاءَ (sāʔa)
    نِعْمَ ٱلْعَمَلُ مُسَاعَدَةُ ٱلْفُقَرَاءِ.
    niʕma l-ʕamalu musāʕadatu l-fuqarāʔi.
    What an excellent work it is to help the poor.
    نِعْمَ طَالِبٌ/طَالِبًا إِبْرَاهِيمُ.
    niʕma ṭālibun/ṭāliban ʔibrāhīmu.
    What a good student Ibrahim is.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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نعم (form I)

  1. نَعُمُّ (naʕummu) /na.ʕum.mu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
  2. نَعُمَّ (naʕumma) /na.ʕum.ma/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
  3. نَعُمِّ (naʕummi) /na.ʕum.mi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
  4. نُعَمُّ (nuʕammu) /nu.ʕam.mu/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
  5. نُعَمَّ (nuʕamma) /nu.ʕam.ma/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
  6. نُعَمِّ (nuʕammi) /nu.ʕam.mi/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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نَعُمْ (naʕum) (form I) /na.ʕum/

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَامَ (ʕāma)

Etymology 4.1

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Verb

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نَعْمَ (naʕma) (form I) /naʕ.ma/

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمِيَ (ʕamiya)

Etymology 4.2

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نعم (form II)

  1. نُعَمِّ (nuʕammi) /nu.ʕam.mi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)
  2. نُعَمَّ (nuʕamma) /nu.ʕam.ma/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)

Etymology 4.3

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نعم (form IV)

  1. نُعْمِ (nuʕmi) /nuʕ.mi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā)
  2. نُعْمَ (nuʕma) /nuʕ.ma/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā)

Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic نَعَم (naʕam, yes).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnæʕæm/ (often with elongation of second syllable and rising tone)

Interjection

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نعم (naʕam)

  1. yes?, response to being called by one's name.

See also

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نعم (naʕam).

Adverb

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نعم (na'am)

  1. yes

References

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  • نعم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.