nağme

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نغمه, from Arabic نَغْمة (naḡma, “melody, tone, sound”), from Aramaic ܢܥܡܬܐ (nāˁamtā, “melody, sweet and soft voice”), from Hebrew נעם (nāˁam, “sweet singing”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: nağ‧me

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• Homophone: name

Noun

nağme (definite accusative nağmeyi, plural nağmeler)

1. beautiful, harmonious voice; melody

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nağme”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “nağme”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu