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Root entry · 33 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of conveying information, often with negative connotations of slander, gossip, or spreading falsehoods. It also extends to meanings of appearance, manifestation, subtle sounds, and even specific types of plants or substances.

Derived headwords

النَّمّnoun

1.
Gossip, slanderboth
The act of spreading talk, often with embellishment and falsehood, with the intent to cause discord or damage.
2.
Incitement, instigationclassical
To stir up trouble or discord between people by conveying messages.
3.
Adornment of speechclassical
Making speech attractive, often through lies or exaggeration.

يَنِمُverb

1.
To spread talkboth
To convey information from one group to another, often with the intent to corrupt or deceive.
2.
To appear, manifestclassical
To become evident or visible.

يَنِمُverb

1.
To convey, transmitboth
To carry or transmit information or messages, often implying a transitive action.

نَمَّ الحديثَverb

1.
To convey the talkboth
To transmit or relay a piece of information or conversation.

نَمَّ بهverb

1.
To reveal itclassical
To make something known or apparent.

نَمَّ عليهverb

1.
To reveal against himclassical
To expose or betray someone by conveying information about them.

نَمَّامnoun

1.
Slanderer, gossipboth
One who habitually spreads talk, often with malicious intent.
2.
One who doesn't keep secretsclassical
Someone who cannot retain or keep information confidential.

مَنِمّnoun

1.
Slandererclassical
A person who engages in gossip or slander.

نَمِيمnoun

1.
Slander, gossipclassical
The act or instance of spreading harmful talk.

نَمِيمَةnoun

1.
Gossip, slanderboth
The act of conveying talk from one person to another with the intent to cause corruption or evil.
2.
Sound of writingclassical
The subtle noise produced by writing.
3.
Whisper, faint soundboth
A quiet or barely audible sound, such as a whisper or the rustling of movement.

نَامَةnoun

1.
Sense, feelingclassical
A subtle perception or awareness of something.
2.
Movementclassical
The act of moving or a slight motion.
3.
Life of the soulclassical
The vital essence or spirit of a living being.

نَامِيَةnoun

1.
Life, vitalityclassical
The inherent life force or living nature of a creature.

نَمَّ المسكُverb

1.
Musk spreadclassical
When the scent of musk becomes strong and apparent.

النَّمَّامnoun

1.
Fragrant plantclassical
A plant with a pleasant aroma, named for its strong scent.

نَمْنَمَةnoun

1.
Decoration, inscriptionclassical
Intricate patterns, markings, or embellishments.
2.
Etching, tracingclassical
The act of drawing fine lines or patterns, like those left by wind on dust.

نَمْنَمَ الترابَverb

1.
Wind etched dustclassical
When the wind creates fine lines or patterns on the dust.

نَمْنِمnoun

1.
Etching, traceclassical
A fine line or pattern left by wind or water.

نَمْنِيمnoun

1.
Etching, traceclassical
A fine line or pattern left by wind or water.

النَّمْنَمnoun

1.
White spots on nailsclassical
Small white marks appearing on the fingernails of young people.

النُّمَّةnoun

1.
Louse, antclassical
A small insect, specifically a louse or an ant, in some dialects.

النَّمِيّnoun

1.
Betrayal, treacheryclassical
An act of disloyalty or deceit.
2.
Flaw, defectclassical
An imperfection or blemish, metaphorically like lead mixed with gold.
3.
Scale weightclassical
The pan or part of a scale used for weighing.
4.
Enmity, natureclassical
Hostility or a natural disposition.
5.
Lead coinsclassical
Coins made of lead, or mixed with lead or copper, of Roman origin.
6.
Human essenceclassical
The fundamental nature or substance of a person.

النُّمَيَّةnoun

1.
Dove, pigeonclassical
A type of bird, specifically a turtledove.

نَمَّامَةnoun

1.
Dove, pigeonclassical
A type of bird, specifically a turtledove.

نَمِيمِيّnoun

1.
Lead coinsclassical
Coins made of lead or mixed metals.

نَمِيَّةnoun

1.
Dove, pigeonclassical
A type of bird, specifically a turtledove.

نَمِيّnoun

1.
None, nobodyclassical
Used in negation to mean 'no one' or 'nothing'.

نَمَّتُهُnoun

1.
His sense, his movementclassical
His subtle feeling or slight motion.

مُنَمْنَمadjective

1.
Patterned, embroideredclassical
Marked with fine lines or intricate patterns, like embroidery or fine tracery.

النَّمْنَمnoun

1.
Small louseclassical
A tiny louse.

نَمَّةnoun

1.
Spot of white/blackclassical
A patch of white in black, or black in white.

مُنَمْنَمَةnoun

1.
Pattern, traceryclassical
Fine lines or intricate patterns, like those made by wind.

نَمَّتُهnoun

1.
His sense, his movementclassical
His subtle feeling or slight motion.

نَمِيَّةnoun

1.
Water-impermeable hideclassical
A description of animal hides that do not absorb water.

Parallel reading

النم: التوريش، والإغراء، ورفع الحديث، إشاعة له، وإفسادا، وتزيين الكلام بالكذب

An-namm: embellishment, incitement, conveying talk, spreading it, corrupting, and adorning speech with lies.

وينم بالضم، والأصل الضم

and 'yanum' with damma, and the origin is damma.

ينم بالكسر في اللازم، أي يظهر، وبالضم في المتعدي، أي: ينقل

'yanum' with kasra is intransitive, meaning it appears, and with damma is transitive, meaning it conveys.

نم الحديث ينمه، وينمه، بالوجهين، إذا نقله

'Namma al-hadith' (he conveyed the talk), 'yanumuhu' and 'yanimuhu', with both vowels, means if he transmitted it.

ونم الحديث ينم: إذا ظهر، متعد، لازم

And 'nama al-hadith' (the talk appeared), 'yanum': if it appeared, it is transitive and intransitive.

ونم عليك الكاشحون، وقبل ذا ... عليك الهوى قد نم لو نفع النم

And the enemies revealed against you, and before that... desire revealed against you, if revealing were beneficial.

فهو نموم، ونمام، ومنم، ونم

So he is 'namum', 'nammam', 'munamm', and 'namam'.

من قوم نمين، وأنماء، ونم

from a people of 'namin', 'anmaa', and 'namam'.

وهي نمة، والنميمة: الاسم منه

And it is 'nammah', and 'an-namimah': the noun from it.

وهو نقل الحديث من قوم إلى قوم، على جهة الإفساد والشر

And it is conveying talk from one people to another, with the intent of corruption and evil.

النمام، معناه في كلام العرب: الذي لا يمسك الأحاديث، ولم يحفظها

An-nammam, its meaning in the speech of the Arabs: one who does not retain conversations and does not keep them.

والنميمة أيضا صوت الكتابة

And 'an-namimah' is also the sound of writing.

وأيضا وسواس همس الكلام

And also the whisper of hushed speech.

وقيل: الصوت الخفي، من حركة شيء، أو وطء قدم

And it was said: the faint sound, from the movement of something, or the tread of a foot.

فشربن ثم سمعن حسا دونه ... شرف الحجاب، وريب قرع يقرع

So they drank, then heard a sound below it... the height of the veil, and the uncertainty of a knocking.

ونميمة من قانص متلبب ... في كفه جشء أجش وأقطع

And a faint sound from a hunter, wrapped... in his hand a coarse, rough, and cut object.

والنامة: الحس، والحركة

And 'an-namah': the sense, and the movement.

سمعت نامته، ونمته، أي: حسه، وحركته

I heard his 'namatah', and his 'namatah', meaning: his sense, and his movement.

والنامه حياة النفس

And 'an-namah': the life of the soul.

لا تمثلوا بنامه الله

Do not represent God's creation.

أي: بخلقه، ونامية الله أيضا، وهي على البدل

Meaning: by His creation, and also 'namiat Allah', and it is a substitute.

أسكت الله تعالى نامته

May God Almighty silence his sense.

أي: جرسه، وما ينم عليه من حركته، أي: أمانه

Meaning: his sound, and what his movement reveals, meaning: his safety.

ونم المسك ينم، بالكسر: إذا سطع وظهر

And 'nama al-misk' (musk spread), 'yanum', with kasra: if it became strong and apparent.

والنمام: نبت طيب الريح، صفة غالبة، سمي بذلك لسطوع رائحته، فينم على حامله

And 'an-nammam': a fragrant plant, a dominant characteristic, named so for the strength of its scent, which emanates from its carrier.

ونمنمه نمنمة: زخرفه ونقشه

'Nanamahu' (he decorated it) 'nanamatan': its embellishment and its inscription.

رقشه. وهي خطوط متقاربة، فصار شبه ما تنمنم الريح دقاق التراب، ولكل وشي نمنمة

He embellished it. And it is close-set lines, so it became like what the wind etches on fine dust, and every pattern has an etching.

ونمنمت الريح التراب إذا خطته، وتركت عليه أثرا كالكتابة

And 'nanammat ar-rih at-turab' (the wind etched the dust) if it traced it, and left a mark on it like writing.

والأثر المذكور: نمنم، ونمنيم بكسرهما

And the mentioned mark: 'namnam', and 'namnim' with their kasra.

فيفا عليه لذيل الريح نمنيم

So it passed over it, and the tail of the wind left a trace.

وكذلك: نمنمة الريح الماء

And likewise: the wind's etching on water.

والنمنم، كهدهد، وفلفل: بياض يبدو بظفر الشباب، واحدته بهاء

And 'an-namnam', like 'hudhud' and 'fulful': whiteness that appears on the nails of youth, its singular is 'bahā'.

والنمة، بالكسر: القملة أو النملة، في بعض اللغات

And 'an-nimmah', with kasra: the louse or the ant, in some languages.

والنمي: الخيانة

And 'an-namiyy': betrayal.

والعيب

And the flaw.

أبديت نميهم وأدخلت تحت الثياب الإبر

I would reveal their flaw and insert needles under the clothes.

أراد بالنمي هنا العيب، وأصله: الرصاص، تجعله في الذهب، بمنزلة النحاس في الفضة

He meant by 'an-namiyy' here the flaw, and its origin: lead, which you put in gold, like copper in silver.

والنمي: صنجة الميزان

And 'an-namiyy': the scale pan of the balance.

وأيضا العداوة، والطبيعة

And also enmity, and nature.

ولولا غيره لكشفت عنه ... وعن نميه الطبع اللعين

And if not for someone else, I would have revealed about him... and about the cursed nature's enmity.

وأيضا الفلوس من الرصاص، رومية

And also coins made of lead, Roman.

وباع لها ... من الفصافص بالنمي سفسير

And sold to her... from the cheap goods with lead coins.

النمي: الفلس، بالرومية

An-namiyy: the coin, in Roman.

أو هي الدراهم التي فيها رصاص، أو نحاس

Or it is dirhams that contain lead, or copper.

وكانت بالحيرة، على عهد النعمان ابن المنذر

And they were in Al-Hirah, during the time of An-Nu'man ibn Al-Mundhir.

الواحدة: بهاء

The singular: bahā'.

بلا خدب، ولا خور إذا ما ... بدت نمية الخدب النفاة

Without weakness, nor slackness, when... the defiant horse's nature appeared.

ج: نمامي

Plural: namāmī.

وأيضا جوهر الإنسان، وأصله

And also the essence of a human, and its origin.

وما بها نمي

And there is no one in it.

أي: أحد

Meaning: anyone.

والنمية: الفاختة

And 'an-nimyah': the turtledove.

جلود نمة: إذا كانت لا تمسك الماء

Nummah hides: if they do not retain water.

وسمعت نمته؛ أي: حسه

And I heard his 'namatah'; meaning: his sense.

وثوب منمنم: مرقوم، موشى

And a 'munanmam' garment: patterned, embroidered.

والنمنم، كفلفل: القملة الصغيرة

And 'an-namnam', like 'fulful': the small louse.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: النمة: اللمعة من بياض في سواد، وسواد في بياض

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: 'an-nimmah': a patch of white in black, or black in white.

وناقة منمنمة: سمي

And a 'munanmamah' she-camel: named.