نسمة

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Arabic

Root
ن س م (n s m)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

نَسَمَة (nasamaf (plural نَسَمَات (nasamāt))

  1. breath, wiff, waft, breeze
  2. aura
  3. breathing, living creature
  4. person, soul (e.g., in a census, as a numerative in statistics)

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نسم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1130

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن س م
1 term

Etymology 1

Arabic نَسَمَة (nasama).

Pronunciation

Noun

نَسْمة (nasmaf (plural نَسْمَات (nasmāt))

  1. breath, wiff, waft, breeze
    نسمة هوا
    nasmat hawa
    a wiff of air (A breath of fresh air)

Etymology 2

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic نَسَمَة (nasama).

Pronunciation

Noun

نَسَمة (nasamaf (plural نَسَمات (nasamāt))

  1. person, soul (e.g., in a census, as a numerative in statistics)