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نَاعِم

soft

AdjectiveRoot ن-ع-م

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Highlights

Feminine
نَاعِمَة
Masculine plural
نَاعِمُون
Feminine plural
نَاعِمَات، نَوَاعِمُ
Elative
أَنْعَم
more / most …

Most common words from the same root

Noun
نِعْمَة
blessing
Noun
نَعِيم
bliss
Verb · Form V
تَنَعَّمَ
to enjoy a pleasant
Verb · Form I
نَعَمَ
to live in comfort
Verb · Form I
نَعُمَ
to be soft
Verb · Form II
نَعَّمَ
to pulverize

نَاعِم in English

Adjective

  1. soft, tender, delicate, fond
  2. smooth
    ثَوْبٌ نَاعِمُ ٱلْمَلْمَسِa garment soft to the touch
  3. thin, fine
  4. powdered

Word origin

Apparently derived from the active participle of نَعَمَ (naʕama, “to live in comfort, to be pleased, to enjoy”) and نَعِمَ (naʕima, “to live in comfort, to be pleased, to enjoy”).

Words from the root ن-ع-م

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نَعَمَ · present يَنْعُمُ
Form I · The plain action

to live in comfort, to be pleased; to enjoy

نَعْمَة
Verbal noun
مَنْعَم
Verbal noun
نَاعِم
Active participle · Adjective
soft
مَنْعُوم
Passive participle
نَعُمَ · present يَنْعُمُ
Form I · The plain action

to be soft, to be delicate, to be fine

نُعُومَة
Verbal noun
softness
نَاعِم
Active participle
نَعَّمَ · present يُنَعِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to pulverize; to favor, to coddle, to pamper

تَنْعِيم
Verbal noun
مُنَعِّم
Active participle
مُنَعَّم
Passive participle
أَنْعَمَ · present يُنْعِمُ
Form IV · Causative

to make good, nice; to bestow, to confer (على - upon)

إِنْعَام
Verbal noun
favor
مُنْعِم
Active participle
مُنْعَم
Passive participle
تَنَعَّمَ · present يَتَنَعَّمُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to enjoy a pleasant, soft or easy life with ampleness of means of subsistence

تَنَعُّم
Verbal noun
living in comfort and luxury
مُتَنَعِّم
Active participle
نِعْمَ
Form

how good is...! how lovely is...!

نِعْمَة
Noun · f.
blessing
نَعِيم
Noun · m.
bliss
نَعَامَة
Noun · f.
ostrich
نَعَم
Noun · m.
cattle
نَعَمْ
Adverb
yes
نَعَام
Noun · m.
ostrich
أَنْعَم
Adjective
elative degree of نَاعِم

نَاعِم: plural and other forms

Singularنَاعِم
Feminineنَاعِمَة
Masculine pluralنَاعِمُون
Feminine pluralنَاعِمَات، نَوَاعِمُ
Elative (more / most)أَنْعَم

نَاعِم in a sentence

Dictionary examples

smooth

ثَوْبٌ نَاعِمُ ٱلْمَلْمَسِa garment soft to the touch

From a fully vowelled text

لكِنْ مَاذَا خَرَجْتُمْ لِتَنْظُرُوا؟ أَإِنْسَانًا لاَبِسًا ثِيَابًا نَاعِمَةً؟ هُوَذَا الَّذِينَ يَلْبَسُونَ الثِّيَابَ النَّاعِمَةَ هُمْ فِي بُيُوتِ الْمُلُوكِ.But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.Matthew 11:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
بَلْ مَاذَا خَرَجْتُمْ لِتَنْظُرُوا؟ أَإِنْسَانًا لاَبِسًا ثِيَابًا نَاعِمَةً؟ هُوَذَا الَّذِينَ فِي اللِّبَاسِ الْفَاخِرِ وَالتَّنَعُّمِ هُمْ فِي قُصُورِ الْمُلُوكِ.But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.Luke 7:25, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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