نعم

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ن ع م (n ʕ m)
9 terms

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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
Conjugation

Verb

نَعُمَ (naʕuma) I (non-past يَنْعُمُ (yanʕumu), verbal noun نُعُومَة (nuʕūma))

  1. to be soft, to be delicate, to be fine
Conjugation

Verb

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

Noun

نَعَم (naʕamm (plural أَنْعَام (ʔanʕām))

  1. cattle, livestock
Declension

Adverb

نَعَمْ (naʕam)

  1. yes

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

نَعُمْ (naʕum) (form I) /na.ʕum/

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

Etymology 4.1

Verb

نَعْمَ (naʕma) (form I) /naʕ.ma/

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

Etymology 4.2

Verb

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

Verb

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

Etymology

From Arabic نَعَم (naʕam, yes).

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

نعم (naʕam)

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

See also

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نعم (naʕam).

Adverb

نعم (na'am)

  1. yes

References

  • نعم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.