ناعم

Arabic

Etymology

Apparently derived from the active participle of نَعَمَ‎ (naʿama, “to live in comfort, to be pleased, to enjoy”) and نَعِمَ‎ (naʿima, “to live in comfort, to be pleased, to enjoy”), from the root ن ع م‎ (n-ʿ-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.ʕim/

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Adjective

نَاعِم • (nāʿim) (feminine نَاعِمَة‎ (nāʿima), masculine plural نَاعِمُونَ‎ (nāʿimūna), feminine plural نَاعِمَات‎ (nāʿimāt) or نَوَاعِمُ‎ (nawāʿimu), elative أَنْعَم‎ (ʾanʿam))

1. soft, tender, delicate, fond
2. smooth
3. thin, fine
4. (sugar) powdered

Declension

Declension of adjective نَاعِم (nāʿim)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَاعِم nāʿim	النَّاعِم‎ an-nāʿim	نَاعِمَة‎ nāʿima	النَّاعِمَة‎ an-nāʿima
Nominative	نَاعِمٌ nāʿimun	النَّاعِمُ‎ an-nāʿimu	نَاعِمَةٌ‎ nāʿimatun	النَّاعِمَةُ‎ an-nāʿimatu
Accusative	نَاعِمًا‎ nāʿiman	النَّاعِمَ‎ an-nāʿima	نَاعِمَةً‎ nāʿimatan	النَّاعِمَةَ‎ an-nāʿimata
Genitive	نَاعِمٍ nāʿimin	النَّاعِمِ‎ an-nāʿimi	نَاعِمَةٍ‎ nāʿimatin	النَّاعِمَةِ‎ an-nāʿimati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَاعِمَيْن‎ nāʿimayn	النَّاعِمَيْن‎ an-nāʿimayn	نَاعِمَتَيْن‎ nāʿimatayn	النَّاعِمَتَيْن‎ an-nāʿimatayn
Nominative	نَاعِمَانِ‎ nāʿimāni	النَّاعِمَانِ‎ an-nāʿimāni	نَاعِمَتَانِ‎ nāʿimatāni	النَّاعِمَتَانِ‎ an-nāʿimatāni
Accusative	نَاعِمَيْنِ‎ nāʿimayni	النَّاعِمَيْنِ‎ an-nāʿimayni	نَاعِمَتَيْنِ‎ nāʿimatayni	النَّاعِمَتَيْنِ‎ an-nāʿimatayni
Genitive	نَاعِمَيْنِ‎ nāʿimayni	النَّاعِمَيْنِ‎ an-nāʿimayni	نَاعِمَتَيْنِ‎ nāʿimatayni	النَّاعِمَتَيْنِ‎ an-nāʿimatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَاعِمِين‎ nāʿimīn	النَّاعِمِين‎ an-nāʿimīn	نَاعِمَات‎‎; نَوَاعِم‎ nāʿimāt‎; nawāʿim	النَّاعِمَات‎‎; النَّوَاعِم‎ an-nāʿimāt‎; an-nawāʿim
Nominative	نَاعِمُونَ‎ nāʿimūna	النَّاعِمُونَ‎ an-nāʿimūna	نَاعِمَاتٌ‎‎; نَوَاعِمُ‎ nāʿimātun‎; nawāʿimu	النَّاعِمَاتُ‎‎; النَّوَاعِمُ‎ an-nāʿimātu‎; an-nawāʿimu
Accusative	نَاعِمِينَ‎ nāʿimīna	النَّاعِمِينَ‎ an-nāʿimīna	نَاعِمَاتٍ‎‎; نَوَاعِمَ‎ nāʿimātin‎; nawāʿima	النَّاعِمَاتِ‎‎; النَّوَاعِمَ‎ an-nāʿimāti‎; an-nawāʿima
Genitive	نَاعِمِينَ‎ nāʿimīna	النَّاعِمِينَ‎ an-nāʿimīna	نَاعِمَاتٍ‎‎; نَوَاعِمَ‎ nāʿimātin‎; nawāʿima	النَّاعِمَاتِ‎‎; النَّوَاعِمِ‎ an-nāʿimāti‎; an-nawāʿimi

Antonyms

• خَشِن‎ (ḵašin)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) , “ناعم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen