نءم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns subtle, quiet, or weak sounds, often associated with animals or inanimate objects. It can also refer to a gentle or faint sound, and by extension, to the act of dying or being silenced.

Derived headwords

نَأَمَverb

1.
to make a faint soundboth
To produce a subtle, quiet, or weak sound, akin to a faint breath or a barely audible noise.
2.
to make a sound like strainingclassical
To emit a sound that resembles straining or difficulty in breathing, similar to زحير (zaḥīr).

نَئِيمnoun

1.
faint soundboth
A subtle, quiet, or weak sound, possibly a faint breath or a barely audible noise.
2.
sound of strainingclassical
A sound resembling straining or difficulty in breathing.
3.
sound of the bow, lion, or gazelleclassical
Specifically refers to the sound produced by a bowstring, the roar of a lion, or the bleating of a gazelle.

نَأْمَةnoun

1.
faint soundboth
A subtle, quiet, or weak sound, a faint breath or a barely audible noise.
2.
tune, melodyclassical
A musical tone or a melody, a distinct sound.

نَامَةnoun

1.
his breath, his soundclassical
Refers to a person's breath or the sound they make, often used in the context of being silenced.

Parallel reading

نَأم، كضرب ومنع، نئيما: أن، أو هو كالزحير، أو صوت خفي، أو ضعيف.

Nāma, like ḍaraba and manaʿa, nayeeman: to breathe, or it is like straining, or a hidden sound, or a weak one.

والنئيم: صوت القوس والأسد والظبي.

And the nayeem: the sound of the bow, the lion, and the gazelle.

والنأمة: النغمة، والصوت.

And the na'mah: the tune, and the sound.

وأسكت الله تعالى نأمته،

And may Allah the Almighty silence his breath/sound,

ويقال: نامته، مشددة، أي: أماته.

And it is said: nāmatahu, with shaddah, meaning: He caused him to die.