ن ع م

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of pleasantness, comfort, and well-being. It extends to notions of abundance, luxury, and prosperity. Derived meanings also encompass specific animals, places, and even abstract concepts like war.

Derived headwords

أَنْعَمَverb

1.
to enjoy abundanceboth
To attain or enter into a state of prosperity, luxury, and ease.
2.
to answer 'yes'classical
To respond affirmatively, to say 'yes' to someone.

نَعِمَverb

1.
to live in easeboth
To live a life of comfort, luxury, and well-being.

نَعِيمnoun

1.
blissboth
A state of extreme happiness, pleasure, and comfort; often used to refer to paradise.
2.
luxuryboth
A state of great comfort and extravagant living.

نَعْمَةnoun

1.
blessingboth
A favor or gift, especially from God; a source of happiness or well-being.
2.
prosperityboth
A state of flourishing, success, and good fortune.

تَنَعَّمَverb

1.
to live luxuriouslyboth
To indulge in a life of comfort, luxury, and pleasure.

نَعَامَةnoun

1.
ostrichboth
A large, flightless bird native to Africa.
2.
long legsclassical
Used metaphorically to describe something with long legs, like a horse.
3.
longclassical
Used to describe something that is tall or long, like a tree or a path.

نَعَامnoun

1.
ostrichesboth
The plural of ostrich.
2.
starsclassical
A name for certain stars or constellations.

ابْنُ النَّعَامَةnoun

1.
pathclassical
A term for a road or path.
2.
shin boneclassical
A part of the leg, specifically the shin bone.
3.
footclassical
A part of the foot, possibly the sole or the area beneath it.
4.
horseclassical
A term for a horse, possibly a specific one.
5.
legsclassical
Referring to one's legs.
6.
intense warclassical
A metaphor for the severity or intensity of warfare.

نَعَامِيَّةnoun

1.
ostrich-like stampedeclassical
A rapid, scattered flight, similar to the movement of ostriches.

نَعْمَانname

1.
place nameboth
A name for various locations, including mountains and areas in Medina and Mecca.
2.
personal nameboth
A male given name.

نَاعِمَةname

1.
place nameboth
A place name.
2.
woman's nameboth
A female given name.

نَعْمِيّname

1.
personal nameboth
A name derived from the root, used for individuals.

يَوْمُ نِعْمَةname

1.
day of battleclassical
A historical day of conflict among the Arabs.

نَعَامname

1.
place nameboth
A place name, specifically a valley in Yemen.

نَعْمَابَاذname

1.
village nameboth
A village in the Kufa region.

نَاعِمname

1.
fortress nameboth
The name of a fortress in Khaybar.
2.
place nameboth
Another place name mentioned in poetry.

ذُو نَعَامَةname

1.
tribal nameboth
The name of a lineage or clan.

بَنُو النَّعَامَةname

1.
tribal nameboth
The name of a tribe or clan.

نِعْمَةname

1.
personal nameboth
A male given name, part of a longer lineage.

النُّعَمِيُّونname

1.
descendantsboth
People who are descendants of a person named Nu'aym.

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ نُعَيْمname

1.
scholar's nameboth
A name of a hadith narrator or scholar.

أَبُو النُّعَيْمname

1.
scholar's nameboth
A kunya (patronymic) for scholars.

نُعَيْمَةname

1.
man's nameboth
A male given name.
2.
person's nameboth
A name associated with a historical figure.

نُعَيْمname

1.
person's nameboth
A name of a person, possibly a grandfather.

ظِلُّ النَّعَامَةnoun

1.
tall personclassical
A term used to refer to a tall person.

Parallel reading

وأقر أعيننا بلقائك ورؤيتك

And gladden our eyes with meeting and seeing You.

ما أنعم العيش لو أن الفتى حجر

How pleasant is life if only a person were a stone...

أنعم: صار إلى النعيم، ودخل فيه

An'ama: to become prosperous and enter into it.

وأنعم له: قال له: نعم

And an'ama for him: to say to him, 'Yes'.

عم صباحا، تحية الجاهلية، كأنه محذوف من نعم ينعم

'Am sabahan, the greeting of Jahiliyyah, as if it is a shortened form of 'niam yan'am'.

شخص كل إنسان نعامته

Every person's character is his 'na'amah'.

تنعم، كتكرم: منبذة لبعض الملوك

Tana''ama, like takarrama: a term used for some kings.

أجفلوا نعامية، أي: إجفالة، كإجفال النعام

They stampeded in a 'na'amiyyah', meaning a stampede, like the stampede of ostriches.

ويقال: ركب جناحي نعامة، إذا جد في أمره

And it is said: 'He rode on the wings of an ostrich,' meaning he became serious in his endeavor.

ويقال للمنهزمين: أضحوا نعاما

And for the defeated, it is said: 'They became ostriches'.

وإذا ظعنوا مسرعين، قالوا: خفت نعامتهم

And when they moved quickly, they said: 'Their 'na'amah' lightened'.

ويقال للعذارى: كأنهن بيض نعام

And virgins are described as: 'As if they were ostrich eggs'.

من يجمع بين الأروى والنعام؟

Who can gather between the mountain goat and the ostrich?

ما أنت إلا نعامة؛ يعنون قوله: (ومثل نعامة تدعى بعيرا ... تعاظمه إذا ما قيل: طيري)

'You are nothing but an ostrich'; they mean his saying: 'And like an ostrich called a camel... it considers itself great when told: fly!'

جاء كالنعامة؛ لأن الأعراب يقولون: إن النعامة ذهبت تطلب قرنين فقطعوا أذنيها، فجاءت بلا أذنين

'He came like an ostrich'; because the Arabs say: 'The ostrich went to seek horns, so they cut off its ears, and it returned without ears'.

يقال للإنسان: إنه لخفيف النعامة إذا كان ضعيف العقل

It is said of a person: 'He is light like an ostrich' if he is weak-minded.

وأراكة نعامة: طويلة

And an 'arakah na'amah': tall.

ابن النعامة: الطريق

'Ibn al-na'amah': the road.

ويقال: ابن النعامة: فرسه

And it is said: 'Ibn al-na'amah': his horse.

وقال أبو عبيدة: هو اسم لشدة الحرب

Abu Ubaidah said: It is a name for the intensity of war.

باض النعام به فنفر أهله إلا المقيم على الدوى المتأفن

The ostriches laid eggs in it, so its people fled, except for the one who remained with the persistent illness.

ويقال: باض النعام على رؤوسهم إذا لبسوا البيض

And it is said: 'The ostriches laid eggs on their heads' if they wore eggs.

ونعمان الغرقد: موضع بالمدينة

And Nu'man al-Gharqad: a place in Medina.

ونعمان: جبل بين مكة والطائف

And Nu'man: a mountain between Mecca and Taif.

ومسافر بن نعمة بن كرير: من شعرائهم

And Musafir bin Nu'mah bin Karir: among their poets.

ويوم نعمة، بالكسر: من أيام العرب

And Yawm Ni'mah, with kasra: one of the days of the Arabs.

ونعام كسحاب: موضع باليمن

And Na'am like Sahab: a place in Yemen.

وناعمة: امرأة طبخت عشبا يقال له: العقار، رجاء أن يذهب الطبخ بغائلته فأكلته، فقتلها، فسمي العقار لذلك عقار ناعمة

And Na'imah: a woman cooked a herb called 'al-'aqar', hoping the cooking would remove its harmful effect, so she ate it and it killed her, thus 'al-'aqar' was named 'aqar Na'imah'.

ونعماباذ: قرية بسواد الكوفة

And Nu'mabadh: a village in the Sawad of Kufa.

وناعم: حصن من حصون خيبر

And Na'im: a fortress among the fortresses of Khaybar.

وذو نعامة بن عمرو بن عامر، كثمامة: بطن من ذي يزن

And Dhu Na'amah bin Amr bin Amer, like Thumamah: a branch of Dhu Yazan.

وبنو النعامة: بطن من كلب

And Banu al-Na'amah: a branch of Kalb.

ونعمة بن المؤيد الطرسوسي، بالضم من مشايخ السلفي

And Nu'mah bin al-Mu'ayyad al-Tarsusi, with damma, from the elders of al-Salafi.

والنعيميون: جماعة نسبوا إلى جدهم نعيم

And al-Nu'aymiyyun: a group attributed to their ancestor Nu'aym.

ويقال للطوال: يا ظل النعامة

And to the tall, it is said: 'O shadow of the ostrich'.