ن ءم

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sounds, particularly soft, low, or stifled ones. It extends to the sounds of animals like lions, gazelles, and owls, as well as the sound of a bowstring. It can also metaphorically refer to a faint sound or even a person's life force or breath.

Derived headwords

نَأَمٌnoun

1.
A faint soundboth
A sound that is like a groan or a stifled, weak sound.

نَئِيمٌnoun

1.
Sound of a bowstringboth
The sound produced by a bowstring when it is drawn or released.
2.
Sound of a lionclassical
A sound made by a lion, described as being less than a roar.
3.
Sound of an owlclassical
The hooting sound made by an owl.

نَأَمَverb

1.
To make a faint soundboth
To emit a low, weak, or stifled sound, similar to a groan.

نَأَمَتِ الْقَوْسُverb

1.
The bowstring made a soundboth
The sound was produced by the bowstring when it was drawn or released.

نَأْمَةٌnoun

1.
Melody or soundboth
A tune, melody, or a general sound. It can also refer to a person's breath or life force.
2.
A wordclassical
In a figurative sense, it can mean a word or utterance.

تَنَأَّمَتِ الدِّيكَةُverb

1.
The roosters crowedclassical
The roosters made their characteristic crowing sounds.

نَائِمٌadjective

1.
Sleepingboth
In a state of sleep.

يَنْئِمُverb

1.
To make a faint soundboth
To emit a low, weak, or stifled sound, similar to a groan.

Parallel reading

النَّئِيمُ شبه الأنين، أو صوت خفي أو ضعيف أيا كان.

The na'eem is like a groan, or a hidden or weak sound, whatever it may be.

والنَّئِيمُ: صوت القوس

And the na'eem: the sound of the bowstring.

إذا ما تعاطوها سمعت لصوتها ... إذا أنبضوا فيها نئيما وأزملا

When they drew it, you heard its sound... when they shot it, it made a na'eem and a whizzing sound.

والنَّئِيمُ: صوت الأسد، وهو دون الزئير

And the na'eem: the sound of the lion, which is less than a roar.

ويستعار منه لصوت الظبي

And it is metaphorically used for the sound of a gazelle.

متى تستثره من منام ينامه ... لترضعه ينئم إليها ويبغم

Whenever you rouse it from its sleep, it will make a faint sound towards it to nurse and bleat.

والنَّأْمَةُ: النغمة والصوت

And the na'mah: the melody and the sound.

أسكت الله تعالى نأمته

May God Almighty silence its sound (its breath/life).

النَّئِيمُ: صوت البوم

The na'eem: the sound of the owl.

إلا نئيم البوم والضوعا

Except for the hooting of the owl and the cooing of the dove.

وتنأمت الديكة: صاحت

And the roosters تناأمت: they crowed.

حتى نؤوب تنؤم العجم

Until we return, and the roosters crow.

ما يعصيه زأمة ولا نأمة

He does not disobey it with a roar or a sound (word).