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نَامَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to sleep
الطِّفْلُ نَامَ بِسُكُونٍ بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ.The child slept peacefully after a long day.
- to go to bed
- to go to sleep
أنَامْ أَوْ أَقْرَءْ.I go to sleep or read.
- to abate, to subside, to let up, to calm down
- to be inactive, to be listless
- to be numb
- to neglect, to omit, to overlook
- to forget
- to accept, to assent to, to acquiesce in
- to trust, to have confidence in
Word origin
Cognate with Hebrew נָם (nɔm).
Words from the root ن-و-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
نَامَ
· present يَنَامُ
Form I · The plain action
to sleep; to go to bed; to go to sleep
مَنَام
مَنام
sleep
نَائِم
مَنُوم
نَوَّمَ
· present يُنَوِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to lull to sleep, to put to bed, to put to sleep, to make lie down; to drowse; to sedate, to tranquilize, to anesthetize
تَنْوِيم
مُنَوِّم
soporific
مُنَوِّم
soporific
مُنَوَّم
أَنَامَ
· present يُنِيمُ
Form IV · Causative
to lull to sleep, to put to bed, to put to sleep, to make lie down; to anesthetize, to deaden, to numb; to kill
إِنَامَة
مُنِيم
مُنَام
تَنَاوَمَ
· present يَتَنَاوَمُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to pretend to sleep, to pretend to be asleep
تَنَاوُم
مُتَنَاوِم
نَوْمَة
an instance of sleeping
نَؤُوم
who sleeps much
نَامَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | نِمْتُ | أَنَامُ | أَنَامَ | أَنَمْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | نِمْتَ | تَنَامُ | تَنَامَ | تَنَمْ | نَمْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | نِمْتِ | تَنَامِينَ | تَنَامِي | تَنَامِي | نَامِي |
| هُوَ he | نَامَ | يَنَامُ | يَنَامَ | يَنَمْ | — |
| هِيَ she | نَامَتْ | تَنَامُ | تَنَامَ | تَنَمْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | نِمْتُمَا | تَنَامَانِ | تَنَامَا | تَنَامَا | نَامَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | نَامَا | يَنَامَانِ | يَنَامَا | يَنَامَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | نَامَتَا | تَنَامَانِ | تَنَامَا | تَنَامَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | نِمْنَا | نَنَامُ | نَنَامَ | نَنَمْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | نِمْتُمْ | تَنَامُونَ | تَنَامُوا | تَنَامُوا | نَامُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | نِمْتُنَّ | تَنَمْنَ | تَنَمْنَ | تَنَمْنَ | نَمْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | نَامُوا | يَنَامُونَ | يَنَامُوا | يَنَامُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | نِمْنَ | يَنَمْنَ | يَنَمْنَ | يَنَمْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | نَوْم، مَنَام |
|---|---|
| Active participle | نَائِم |
| Passive participle | مَنُوم |
نَامَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to sleep
الطِّفْلُ نَامَ بِسُكُونٍ بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ.The child slept peacefully after a long day.
to go to sleep
أنَامْ أَوْ أَقْرَءْ.I go to sleep or read.
From a fully vowelled text
وَفِيمَا أَبْطَأَ الْعَرِيسُ نَعَسْنَ جَمِيعُهُنَّ وَنِمْنَ.While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.Matthew 25:5, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالَ تَلاَمِيذُهُ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ نَامَ فَهُوَ يُشْفَى».Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.John 11:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَمَنْ نَامَ فِي الْبَيْتِ يَغْسِلُ ثِيَابَهُ. وَمَنْ أَكَلَ فِي الْبَيْتِ يَغْسِلُ ثِيَابَهُ.And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.Leviticus 14:47, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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