نوم

See also: نؤم and ن و م

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ن و م (n w m)
9 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naw.wa.ma/

• Audio:

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Verb

نَوَّمَ • (nawwama) II (non-past يُنَوِّمُ (yunawwimu), verbal noun تَنْوِيم (tanwīm))

1. (transitive) to lull to sleep, to put to bed, to put to sleep, to make lie down
2. (transitive) to drowse
3. (transitive) to sedate, to tranquilize, to anesthetize

   Synonym: خَدَّرَ (ḵaddara, “to benumb; to drug; to narcotize”)

4. (transitive, by extension) to stupefy, to deaden, to numb

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَوَّمَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَنْوِيم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْوِيم tanwīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَوِّم munawwim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَوَّم munawwam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَوَّمْتُ nawwamtu	نَوَّمْتَ nawwamta	نَوَّمَ nawwama		نَوَّمْتُمَا nawwamtumā	نَوَّمَا nawwamā		نَوَّمْنَا nawwamnā	نَوَّمْتُمْ nawwamtum	نَوَّمُوا nawwamū
	f		نَوَّمْتِ nawwamti	نَوَّمَتْ nawwamat			نَوَّمَتَا nawwamatā			نَوَّمْتُنَّ nawwamtunna	نَوَّمْنَ nawwamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَوِّمُ ʔunawwimu	تُنَوِّمُ tunawwimu	يُنَوِّمُ yunawwimu		تُنَوِّمَانِ tunawwimāni	يُنَوِّمَانِ yunawwimāni		نُنَوِّمُ nunawwimu	تُنَوِّمُونَ tunawwimūna	يُنَوِّمُونَ yunawwimūna
	f		تُنَوِّمِينَ tunawwimīna	تُنَوِّمُ tunawwimu			تُنَوِّمَانِ tunawwimāni			تُنَوِّمْنَ tunawwimna	يُنَوِّمْنَ yunawwimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَوِّمَ ʔunawwima	تُنَوِّمَ tunawwima	يُنَوِّمَ yunawwima		تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā	يُنَوِّمَا yunawwimā		نُنَوِّمَ nunawwima	تُنَوِّمُوا tunawwimū	يُنَوِّمُوا yunawwimū
	f		تُنَوِّمِي tunawwimī	تُنَوِّمَ tunawwima			تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā			تُنَوِّمْنَ tunawwimna	يُنَوِّمْنَ yunawwimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَوِّمْ ʔunawwim	تُنَوِّمْ tunawwim	يُنَوِّمْ yunawwim		تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā	يُنَوِّمَا yunawwimā		نُنَوِّمْ nunawwim	تُنَوِّمُوا tunawwimū	يُنَوِّمُوا yunawwimū
	f		تُنَوِّمِي tunawwimī	تُنَوِّمْ tunawwim			تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā			تُنَوِّمْنَ tunawwimna	يُنَوِّمْنَ yunawwimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَوِّمْ nawwim			نَوِّمَا nawwimā				نَوِّمُوا nawwimū
	f		نَوِّمِي nawwimī							نَوِّمْنَ nawwimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُوِّمْتُ nuwwimtu	نُوِّمْتَ nuwwimta	نُوِّمَ nuwwima		نُوِّمْتُمَا nuwwimtumā	نُوِّمَا nuwwimā		نُوِّمْنَا nuwwimnā	نُوِّمْتُمْ nuwwimtum	نُوِّمُوا nuwwimū
	f		نُوِّمْتِ nuwwimti	نُوِّمَتْ nuwwimat			نُوِّمَتَا nuwwimatā			نُوِّمْتُنَّ nuwwimtunna	نُوِّمْنَ nuwwimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَوَّمُ ʔunawwamu	تُنَوَّمُ tunawwamu	يُنَوَّمُ yunawwamu		تُنَوَّمَانِ tunawwamāni	يُنَوَّمَانِ yunawwamāni		نُنَوَّمُ nunawwamu	تُنَوَّمُونَ tunawwamūna	يُنَوَّمُونَ yunawwamūna
	f		تُنَوَّمِينَ tunawwamīna	تُنَوَّمُ tunawwamu			تُنَوَّمَانِ tunawwamāni			تُنَوَّمْنَ tunawwamna	يُنَوَّمْنَ yunawwamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَوَّمَ ʔunawwama	تُنَوَّمَ tunawwama	يُنَوَّمَ yunawwama		تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā	يُنَوَّمَا yunawwamā		نُنَوَّمَ nunawwama	تُنَوَّمُوا tunawwamū	يُنَوَّمُوا yunawwamū
	f		تُنَوَّمِي tunawwamī	تُنَوَّمَ tunawwama			تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā			تُنَوَّمْنَ tunawwamna	يُنَوَّمْنَ yunawwamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَوَّمْ ʔunawwam	تُنَوَّمْ tunawwam	يُنَوَّمْ yunawwam		تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā	يُنَوَّمَا yunawwamā		نُنَوَّمْ nunawwam	تُنَوَّمُوا tunawwamū	يُنَوَّمُوا yunawwamū
	f		تُنَوَّمِي tunawwamī	تُنَوَّمْ tunawwam			تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā			تُنَوَّمْنَ tunawwamna	يُنَوَّمْنَ yunawwamna

نَوْم

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nawm/

Noun

نَوْم • (nawm) m

1. verbal noun of نَامَ (nāma) (form I)
2. sleep

Declension

Declension of noun نَوْم (nawm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوْم nawm	النَّوْم an-nawm	نَوْم nawm
Nominative	نَوْمٌ nawmun	النَّوْمُ an-nawmu	نَوْمُ nawmu
Accusative	نَوْمًا nawman	النَّوْمَ an-nawma	نَوْمَ nawma
Genitive	نَوْمٍ nawmin	النَّوْمِ an-nawmi	نَوْمِ nawmi

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “نوم”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 740
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “نوم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 355
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نوم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1187

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَوْم (nawm).

Noun

نوم • (nūm) m

1. verbal noun of نام (nām)
2. sleep

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن و م
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَوَّمَ (nawwama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naw.wam/

Verb

نَوَّم • (nawwam) II (non-past يِنَوِّم (yinawwim))

1. (transitive) to lull to sleep, to put to bed, to put to sleep, to make lie down
2. (transitive) to sedate, to tranquilize, to anesthetize

   Synonym: خَدَّر (ḵaddar)

Conjugation

Conjugation of نوم (nawwam)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نومت (nawwamt)	نومت (nawwamt)	نوم (nawwam)		نومنا (nawwamna)	نومتوا (nawwamtu)	نوموا (nawwamu)
	f		نومتي (nawwamti)	نومت (nawwamat)
non-past	m	أنوم (ʔanawwim)	تنوم (tinawwim)	ينوم (yinawwim)		ننوم (ninawwim)	تنوموا (tinawwimu)	ينوموا (yinawwimu)
	f		تنومي (tinawwimi)	تنوم (tinawwim)
imperative	m		نوم (nawwim)				نوموا (nawwimu)
	f		نومي (nawwimi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَوْم (nawm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːm/, [no̞ːm]

Noun

نوم • (nōm) m (collective, singulative نومة f (nōma), plural نومات (nōmāt))

1. sleep

   Synonym: (rare) رُقاد (rugād)

Pashto

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Cognate with Persian نام (nâm), Northern Kurdish nav, Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Urdu نام (nām), Greek όνομα (ónoma), Italian nome, Tocharian A ñom, Armenian անուն (anun) and English name.

Noun

نوم • (num) m (plural نومونه)

1. name

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic نَوْم (nawm).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nawm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näwm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näwm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näwm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näwm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nowm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näwm]

Readings
Classical reading?	nawm
Dari reading?	nawm
Iranian reading?	nowm
Tajik reading?	navm

Noun

نوم • (nowm)

1. sleep

   Synonym: خواب (xâb)

2. dream

   Synonyms: خواب (xâb), رؤیا (ro'yâ)

   • 1977, Faramarz Aslani (lyrics and music), “اگه یه روز [If One Day]”, in Ageh Ye Rooz:

     اگه یه روزی نوم تو تو گوش من صدا کنه دوباره باز غمت بیاد

     age ye ruzi nowm-e to tu guš-e man sedâ kone dobâre bâz ğam-et biyâd

     If dreams of you ring in my ear one day, I’ll be sad for you once again

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuːm/
• (Sistan) IPA^(key): /noːm/

Noun

نوم • (num or nom)

1. Dialectal form of نام (nâm, “name”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن و م
7 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَوَّمَ (nawwama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naw.wam/, [ˈnaw.wam]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Verb

نوّم • (nawwam) II (present بنوّم (binawwem), active participle منوّم (mnawwem))

1. to make someone sleep
2. to hypnotise

Conjugation

Conjugation of نوّم (nawwam)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نوّمت (nawwamt)	نوّمت (nawwamt)	نوّم (nawwam)		نوّمنا (nawwamna)	نوّمتو (nawwamtu)	نوّمو (nawwamu)
	f		نوّمتي (nawwamti)	نوّمت (nawwamat)
present	m	بنوّم (banawwem)	بتنوّم (bitnawwem)	بنوّم (binawwem)		مننوّم (minnawwem)	بتنوّمو (bitnawwmu)	بنوّمو (binawwmu)
	f		بتنوّمي (bitnawwmi)	بتنوّم (bitnawwem)
subjunctive	m	انوّم (anawwem)	تنوّم (tnawwem)	ينوّم (ynawwem)		ننوّم (nnawwem)	تنوّمو (tnawwmu)	ينوّمو (ynawwmu)
	f		تنوّمي (tnawwmi)	تنوّم (tnawwem)
imperative	m		نوّم (nawwem)				نوّمو (nawwmu)
	f		نوّمي (nawwmi)

See also

• نيّم (nayyam, “to send to sleep, to put to bed”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَوْم (nawm). Equivalent to the verbal noun of نام (nām, “to sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːm/, [noːm]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Noun

نوم • (nōm) m

1. sleep, sleeping

   غرفة النوم ― ḡurfet in-nōm ― bedroom

   Audio (Ramallah):

   (file)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto نوم (nūm).

Noun

نوم (nōm)

1. name