نغم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root نغم primarily relates to the pleasant sound of the voice, speech, or music. It encompasses the quality of a voice, the act of singing or speaking melodiously, and also extends to subtle or hidden speech, and even a small sip of a drink.

Derived headwords

النَّغْمَةnoun

1.
Melody, toneboth
The sound quality of a word or voice, particularly its pleasantness in recitation or singing. It refers to the musicality and beauty of sound.
2.
Subtle speechclassical
Refers to quiet or hidden speech, a soft utterance.

نَغَمَverb

1.
To sing, to chantboth
To produce a melodious sound, especially in singing or chanting.
2.
To speak softlyclassical
To utter words in a low or subtle manner.
3.
To sipclassical
To drink a small amount of a liquid.

تَنَغَّمَverb

1.
To sing melodiouslyboth
To engage in singing or chanting with a pleasant, musical tone.
2.
To speakclassical
To utter or express something through speech.

نَغَمٌnoun

1.
Melodies, tonesboth
The plural of نغمة, referring to multiple pleasant sounds or melodies.
2.
Hidden speechclassical
Refers to speech that is not clearly audible or is spoken in a low tone.

نَغَمًاnoun

1.
A soft soundclassical
A subtle or quiet sound, often referring to speech.

نَغْمَةnoun

1.
A small sipclassical
Similar to نغبة, referring to a small quantity of liquid drunk.

Parallel reading

النغمة: جرس الكلمة وحسن الصوت في القراءة وغيرها

The melody: the resonance of the word and the beauty of the voice in recitation and otherwise.

وهو حسن النغمة

And he has a beautiful tone.

والجمع نغم

And the plural is نغم.

ولو انها ضحكت فتسمع نغمها ... رعش المفاصل، صلبه متحنب

And if she laughed, you would hear her melody... her joints trembling, her firm back bent.

وقد تنغم بالغناء ونحوه

And he may sing melodiously or the like.

وإنه ليتنغم بشيء ويتنسم بشيء وينسم بشيء أي يتكلم به

And indeed he speaks something, and he utters something, and he speaks something, meaning he talks about it.

والنغم: الكلام الخفي

And نغم: the hidden speech.

والنغمة: الكلام الحسن

And نغمة: the beautiful speech.

وقيل: هو الكلام الخفي

And it was said: it is the hidden speech.

نغم ينغم وينغم

He spoke softly, he spoke softly.

وسكت فلان فما نغم بحرف وما تنغم مثله

So-and-so was silent, and he did not utter a single letter, nor did he speak like him.

وما نغم بكلمة

And he did not utter a word.

ونغم في الشراب: شرب منه قليلا كنغب

And نغم in drinking: he drank a little of it, like نغب.

والنغمة: كالنغبة

And نغمة: is like نغبة.