نرم

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See also: نزم

Arabic

Verb

نرم (form I)

  1. نَرْمِ (narmi) /nar.mi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of رَمَى (ramā)
  2. نُرْمَ (nurma) /nur.ma/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of رَمَى (ramā)

Khalaj

Adjective

نَرم (narm or nərm)

  1. Arabic spelling of narm, nərm (soft)

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *namráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *namrás (submissive, humble).

Noun

نرم (narm)

  1. soft
  2. smooth
  3. sleek
  4. mild
  5. bendy
  6. gentle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Khalaj: narm
  • Bengali: নরম (norom)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نرم (narm, soft), from Middle Persian (narm, humble, soft),[1] ultimately from Proto-Iranian *namráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *namrás (submissive, humble), from Proto-Indo-European *nm̥-ró-s, from *nem- (to bend) +‎ *-rós (adjective suffix).[2]

Doublet of نمر (namr, bent, curteous, humble, submissive). Cognate with Parthian 𐫗𐫖𐫡 (namr, humble, meek).[3]

Pronunciation

Adjective

نَرْم (narm) (Hindi spelling नरम)

  1. soft
  2. smooth
  3. sleek
  4. mild
  5. bendy
  6. gentle
  7. bland

References

  1. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “narm”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag
  3. ^ A. Tafażżolī (2011 August 10) [1986 December 15] “Arabic Language ii. Iranian Loanwords in Arabic”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, volume II, fascicle 3, pages 231–33
  4. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “نرم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu نرم (narm).

Noun

نرم (narm)

  1. soft
  2. smooth
  3. sleek
  4. mild
  5. bendy
  6. gentle
  7. bland