نجم

See also: نحم

Arabic

Root
ن ج م (n j m)
7 terms

Etymology 1

Verb

نَجَمَ • (najama) I (non-past يَنْجُمُ (yanjumu), verbal noun نُجُوم (nujūm))

1. to appear
2. to rise
3. to break forth, to grow
4. to come forward
5. to pay punctually at appointed terms

Conjugation

Conjugation of نَجَمَ (I, sound, a ~ u, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun نُجُوم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نُجُوم nujūm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاجِم nājim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْجُوم manjūm
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	نَجَمْتُ najamtu	نَجَمْتَ najamta	نَجَمَ najama		نَجَمْنَا najamnā	نَجَمْتُمَا najamtumā	نَجَمَا najamā		نَجَمْنَا najamnā	نَجَمْتُمْ najamtum	نَجَمُوا najamū
	f		نَجَمْتِ najamti	نَجَمَتْ najamat				نَجَمَتَا najamatā			نَجَمْتُنَّ najamtunna	نَجَمْنَ najamna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْجُمُ ʔanjumu	تَنْجُمُ tanjumu	يَنْجُمُ yanjumu		نَنْجُمُ nanjumu	تَنْجُمَانِ tanjumāni	يَنْجُمَانِ yanjumāni		نَنْجُمُ nanjumu	تَنْجُمُونَ tanjumūna	يَنْجُمُونَ yanjumūna
	f		تَنْجُمِينَ tanjumīna	تَنْجُمُ tanjumu				تَنْجُمَانِ tanjumāni			تَنْجُمْنَ tanjumna	يَنْجُمْنَ yanjumna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْجُمَ ʔanjuma	تَنْجُمَ tanjuma	يَنْجُمَ yanjuma		نَنْجُمَ nanjuma	تَنْجُمَا tanjumā	يَنْجُمَا yanjumā		نَنْجُمَ nanjuma	تَنْجُمُوا tanjumū	يَنْجُمُوا yanjumū
	f		تَنْجُمِي tanjumī	تَنْجُمَ tanjuma				تَنْجُمَا tanjumā			تَنْجُمْنَ tanjumna	يَنْجُمْنَ yanjumna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْجُمْ ʔanjum	تَنْجُمْ tanjum	يَنْجُمْ yanjum		نَنْجُمْ nanjum	تَنْجُمَا tanjumā	يَنْجُمَا yanjumā		نَنْجُمْ nanjum	تَنْجُمُوا tanjumū	يَنْجُمُوا yanjumū
	f		تَنْجُمِي tanjumī	تَنْجُمْ tanjum				تَنْجُمَا tanjumā			تَنْجُمْنَ tanjumna	يَنْجُمْنَ yanjumna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُنْجُمْ unjum				اُنْجُمَا unjumā				اُنْجُمُوا unjumū
	f		اُنْجُمِي unjumī								اُنْجُمْنَ unjumna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	نُجِمَ nujima		—	—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—				—			—	—
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُنْجَمُ yunjamu		—	—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—				—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُنْجَمَ yunjama		—	—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—				—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُنْجَمْ yunjam		—	—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—				—			—	—

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

نَجَّمَ • (najjama) II (non-past يُنَجِّمُ (yunajjimu), verbal noun تَنْجِيم (tanjīm))

1. to observe the stars
2. to predict the future from the stars, to practice astrology
3. to pay in installments

Conjugation

Conjugation of نَجَّمَ (II, sound, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun تَنْجِيم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْجِيم tanjīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَجِّم munajjim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَجَّم munajjam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	نَجَّمْتُ najjamtu	نَجَّمْتَ najjamta	نَجَّمَ najjama		نَجَّمْنَا najjamnā	نَجَّمْتُمَا najjamtumā	نَجَّمَا najjamā		نَجَّمْنَا najjamnā	نَجَّمْتُمْ najjamtum	نَجَّمُوا najjamū
	f		نَجَّمْتِ najjamti	نَجَّمَتْ najjamat				نَجَّمَتَا najjamatā			نَجَّمْتُنَّ najjamtunna	نَجَّمْنَ najjamna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَجِّمُ ʔunajjimu	تُنَجِّمُ tunajjimu	يُنَجِّمُ yunajjimu		نُنَجِّمُ nunajjimu	تُنَجِّمَانِ tunajjimāni	يُنَجِّمَانِ yunajjimāni		نُنَجِّمُ nunajjimu	تُنَجِّمُونَ tunajjimūna	يُنَجِّمُونَ yunajjimūna
	f		تُنَجِّمِينَ tunajjimīna	تُنَجِّمُ tunajjimu				تُنَجِّمَانِ tunajjimāni			تُنَجِّمْنَ tunajjimna	يُنَجِّمْنَ yunajjimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَجِّمَ ʔunajjima	تُنَجِّمَ tunajjima	يُنَجِّمَ yunajjima		نُنَجِّمَ nunajjima	تُنَجِّمَا tunajjimā	يُنَجِّمَا yunajjimā		نُنَجِّمَ nunajjima	تُنَجِّمُوا tunajjimū	يُنَجِّمُوا yunajjimū
	f		تُنَجِّمِي tunajjimī	تُنَجِّمَ tunajjima				تُنَجِّمَا tunajjimā			تُنَجِّمْنَ tunajjimna	يُنَجِّمْنَ yunajjimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَجِّمْ ʔunajjim	تُنَجِّمْ tunajjim	يُنَجِّمْ yunajjim		نُنَجِّمْ nunajjim	تُنَجِّمَا tunajjimā	يُنَجِّمَا yunajjimā		نُنَجِّمْ nunajjim	تُنَجِّمُوا tunajjimū	يُنَجِّمُوا yunajjimū
	f		تُنَجِّمِي tunajjimī	تُنَجِّمْ tunajjim				تُنَجِّمَا tunajjimā			تُنَجِّمْنَ tunajjimna	يُنَجِّمْنَ yunajjimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَجِّمْ najjim				نَجِّمَا najjimā				نَجِّمُوا najjimū
	f		نَجِّمِي najjimī								نَجِّمْنَ najjimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى				plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	نُجِّمَ nujjima		—	—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—				—			—	—
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُنَجَّمُ yunajjamu		—	—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—				—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُنَجَّمَ yunajjama		—	—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—				—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُنَجَّمْ yunajjam		—	—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—				—			—	—

Etymology 3

Noun

نَجْم • (najm) m (plural نُجُوم (nujūm) or أَنْجُم (ʔanjum) or نُجُم (nujum) or أَنْجَام (ʔanjām))

1. (astronomy) celestial body, star, planet, luminary

   تُضْفِي ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱللَّامِعَةُ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ جَمَالًا خَاصًّا عَلَى اللَّيْلِ.

   tuḍfī n-nujūmu l-lāmiʕatu fī s-samāʔi jamālan ḵāṣṣan ʕalā l-layli.

   The bright stars in the sky add a special beauty to the night.

2. (astronomy) constellation, asterism
3. lucky star

Declension

Declension of noun نَجْم (najm)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجْم najm	النَّجْم an-najm	نَجْم najm
nominative	نَجْمٌ najmun	النَّجْمُ an-najmu	نَجْمُ najmu
accusative	نَجْمًا najman	النَّجْمَ an-najma	نَجْمَ najma
genitive	نَجْمٍ najmin	النَّجْمِ an-najmi	نَجْمِ najmi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجْمَيْن najmayn	النَّجْمَيْن an-najmayn	نَجْمَيْ najmay
nominative	نَجْمَانِ najmāni	النَّجْمَانِ an-najmāni	نَجْمَا najmā
accusative	نَجْمَيْنِ najmayni	النَّجْمَيْنِ an-najmayni	نَجْمَيْ najmay
genitive	نَجْمَيْنِ najmayni	النَّجْمَيْنِ an-najmayni	نَجْمَيْ najmay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نُجُوم; أَنْجُم; نُجُم; أَنْجَام nujūm; ʔanjum; nujum; ʔanjām	النُّجُوم; الْأَنْجُم; النُّجُم; الْأَنْجَام an-nujūm; al-ʔanjum; an-nujum; al-ʔanjām	نُجُوم; أَنْجُم; نُجُم; أَنْجَام nujūm; ʔanjum; nujum; ʔanjām
nominative	نُجُومٌ; أَنْجُمٌ; نُجُمٌ; أَنْجَامٌ nujūmun; ʔanjumun; nujumun; ʔanjāmun	النُّجُومُ; الْأَنْجُمُ; النُّجُمُ; الْأَنْجَامُ an-nujūmu; al-ʔanjumu; an-nujumu; al-ʔanjāmu	نُجُومُ; أَنْجُمُ; نُجُمُ; أَنْجَامُ nujūmu; ʔanjumu; nujumu; ʔanjāmu
accusative	نُجُومًا; أَنْجُمًا; نُجُمًا; أَنْجَامًا nujūman; ʔanjuman; nujuman; ʔanjāman	النُّجُومَ; الْأَنْجُمَ; النُّجُمَ; الْأَنْجَامَ an-nujūma; al-ʔanjuma; an-nujuma; al-ʔanjāma	نُجُومَ; أَنْجُمَ; نُجُمَ; أَنْجَامَ nujūma; ʔanjuma; nujuma; ʔanjāma
genitive	نُجُومٍ; أَنْجُمٍ; نُجُمٍ; أَنْجَامٍ nujūmin; ʔanjumin; nujumin; ʔanjāmin	النُّجُومِ; الْأَنْجُمِ; النُّجُمِ; الْأَنْجَامِ an-nujūmi; al-ʔanjumi; an-nujumi; al-ʔanjāmi	نُجُومِ; أَنْجُمِ; نُجُمِ; أَنْجَامِ nujūmi; ʔanjumi; nujumi; ʔanjāmi

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: نجم (nigm)
• → Old Anatolian Turkish: نجم (necm)
  • Classical Azerbaijani: nəcm
  • Ottoman Turkish: نجم (necm)
• → Persian: نجم (najm)
• → Swahili: unajimu

Noun

نَجْم • (najm) m (plural نُجُوم (nujūm))

1. installment, partial payment

Declension

Declension of noun نَجْم (najm)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجْم najm	النَّجْم an-najm	نَجْم najm
nominative	نَجْمٌ najmun	النَّجْمُ an-najmu	نَجْمُ najmu
accusative	نَجْمًا najman	النَّجْمَ an-najma	نَجْمَ najma
genitive	نَجْمٍ najmin	النَّجْمِ an-najmi	نَجْمِ najmi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجْمَيْن najmayn	النَّجْمَيْن an-najmayn	نَجْمَيْ najmay
nominative	نَجْمَانِ najmāni	النَّجْمَانِ an-najmāni	نَجْمَا najmā
accusative	نَجْمَيْنِ najmayni	النَّجْمَيْنِ an-najmayni	نَجْمَيْ najmay
genitive	نَجْمَيْنِ najmayni	النَّجْمَيْنِ an-najmayni	نَجْمَيْ najmay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نُجُوم nujūm	النُّجُوم an-nujūm	نُجُوم nujūm
nominative	نُجُومٌ nujūmun	النُّجُومُ an-nujūmu	نُجُومُ nujūmu
accusative	نُجُومًا nujūman	النُّجُومَ an-nujūma	نُجُومَ nujūma
genitive	نُجُومٍ nujūmin	النُّجُومِ an-nujūmi	نُجُومِ nujūmi

Noun

نَجْم • (najm) m (collective, singulative نَجْمَة f (najma), plural نُجُوم (nujūm) or أَنْجُم (ʔanjum) or نُجُم (nujum) or أَنْجَام (ʔanjām))

1. stalkless plant, herb, grass

Declension

Declension of noun نَجْم (najm)

collective	basic collective triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجْم najm	النَّجْم an-najm	نَجْم najm
nominative	نَجْمٌ najmun	النَّجْمُ an-najmu	نَجْمُ najmu
accusative	نَجْمًا najman	النَّجْمَ an-najma	نَجْمَ najma
genitive	نَجْمٍ najmin	النَّجْمِ an-najmi	نَجْمِ najmi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجْمَة najma	النَّجْمَة an-najma	نَجْمَة najmat
nominative	نَجْمَةٌ najmatun	النَّجْمَةُ an-najmatu	نَجْمَةُ najmatu
accusative	نَجْمَةً najmatan	النَّجْمَةَ an-najmata	نَجْمَةَ najmata
genitive	نَجْمَةٍ najmatin	النَّجْمَةِ an-najmati	نَجْمَةِ najmati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجْمَتَيْن najmatayn	النَّجْمَتَيْن an-najmatayn	نَجْمَتَيْ najmatay
nominative	نَجْمَتَانِ najmatāni	النَّجْمَتَانِ an-najmatāni	نَجْمَتَا najmatā
accusative	نَجْمَتَيْنِ najmatayni	النَّجْمَتَيْنِ an-najmatayni	نَجْمَتَيْ najmatay
genitive	نَجْمَتَيْنِ najmatayni	النَّجْمَتَيْنِ an-najmatayni	نَجْمَتَيْ najmatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجْمَات najmāt	النَّجْمَات an-najmāt	نَجْمَات najmāt
nominative	نَجْمَاتٌ najmātun	النَّجْمَاتُ an-najmātu	نَجْمَاتُ najmātu
accusative	نَجْمَاتٍ najmātin	النَّجْمَاتِ an-najmāti	نَجْمَاتِ najmāti
genitive	نَجْمَاتٍ najmātin	النَّجْمَاتِ an-najmāti	نَجْمَاتِ najmāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نُجُوم; أَنْجُم; نُجُم; أَنْجَام nujūm; ʔanjum; nujum; ʔanjām	النُّجُوم; الْأَنْجُم; النُّجُم; الْأَنْجَام an-nujūm; al-ʔanjum; an-nujum; al-ʔanjām	نُجُوم; أَنْجُم; نُجُم; أَنْجَام nujūm; ʔanjum; nujum; ʔanjām
nominative	نُجُومٌ; أَنْجُمٌ; نُجُمٌ; أَنْجَامٌ nujūmun; ʔanjumun; nujumun; ʔanjāmun	النُّجُومُ; الْأَنْجُمُ; النُّجُمُ; الْأَنْجَامُ an-nujūmu; al-ʔanjumu; an-nujumu; al-ʔanjāmu	نُجُومُ; أَنْجُمُ; نُجُمُ; أَنْجَامُ nujūmu; ʔanjumu; nujumu; ʔanjāmu
accusative	نُجُومًا; أَنْجُمًا; نُجُمًا; أَنْجَامًا nujūman; ʔanjuman; nujuman; ʔanjāman	النُّجُومَ; الْأَنْجُمَ; النُّجُمَ; الْأَنْجَامَ an-nujūma; al-ʔanjuma; an-nujuma; al-ʔanjāma	نُجُومَ; أَنْجُمَ; نُجُمَ; أَنْجَامَ nujūma; ʔanjuma; nujuma; ʔanjāma
genitive	نُجُومٍ; أَنْجُمٍ; نُجُمٍ; أَنْجَامٍ nujūmin; ʔanjumin; nujumin; ʔanjāmin	النُّجُومِ; الْأَنْجُمِ; النُّجُمِ; الْأَنْجَامِ an-nujūmi; al-ʔanjumi; an-nujumi; al-ʔanjāmi	نُجُومِ; أَنْجُمِ; نُجُمِ; أَنْجَامِ nujūmi; ʔanjumi; nujumi; ʔanjāmi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نجم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

نُجُم • (nujum) m pl

1. plural of نَجْم (najm)

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

نجم (form I)

1. نَجِمُ (najimu) /na.d͡ʒi.mu/: first-person dual/plural non-past active indicative of وَجَمَ (wajama)
2. نَجِمَ (najima) /na.d͡ʒi.ma/: first-person dual/plural non-past active subjunctive of وَجَمَ (wajama)
3. نَجِمْ (najim) /na.d͡ʒim/: first-person dual/plural non-past active jussive of وَجَمَ (wajama)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic نَجْم (najm).

Noun

نجم • (nigm) m (plural نجوم (nugūm))

1. star

   Synonym: نجمة

   حساب النجوم ― ḥisāb in-nugūm ― horoscope

Noun

نجم • (nigm/nagm) m (plural نجوم (nugūm), feminine نجمة (nigma))

1. movie star, star performer

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَجْم (najm, “star, celestial body”)

Noun

نجم • (necm) (plural نجوم (necūm))

1. (astronomy) synonym of یلدوز (yılduz, “star”)

Descendants

• Classical Azerbaijani: nəcm
• Ottoman Turkish: نجم (necm)

Ottoman Turkish

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Arabic نَجْم (najm)

Old Anatolian Turkish نجم (necm)

Ottoman Turkish نجم

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish نجم (necm), from Arabic نَجْم (najm, “star, celestial body”).

Noun

نجم • (necm) (plural نجوم (necum))

1. (astronomy) star, a luminous celestial body made up of plasma

   Synonyms: اختر (ahter), ستاره (sitare), یلدز (yıldız)

2. (astronomy) asterism, an unofficial constellation like the Orion's Belt

Derived terms

• نجم ثاقب (necm-i sabit, “bright star; Saturn”)
• نجمی (necmi, “starry”)

Further reading

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• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “necm”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3509
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “نجم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[3] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1270
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Stella”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[4], Vienna, column 1595
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “نجم”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[5], Vienna, column 5142
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “نجم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[6], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2074

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَجْم (najm).

Noun

نجم • (najm)

1. (astronomy) star

   Synonym: ستاره (setâre)

Related terms

• نجوم (nojum)

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic نَجَمَ (najama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɘʒ.ʒɘm]

Verb

نجم (nejjem) II (non-past ينجم (ynejjem))

1. can, to be able to

   Synonym: (South) ڨَدّ (gadd)

2. could

Conjugation

Conjugation of نِجِّم (Group V2)

Infinitive: نِجِّم singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Active voice past نِجِّمت (nejjemt) نِجِّمت (nejjemt) نِجِّم (nejjem) نِجّمِت (nejjmet) نِجِّمنا (nejjemnə) نِجِّمتُوا (nejjemtu) نِجّمُوا (nejjmu) non-past نِّجِّم (nnejjem) تنِجِّم (tnejjem) ينِجِّم (ynejjem) تنِجِّم (tnejjem) نِّجّمُوا (nnejjmu) تنِجّمُوا (tnejjmu) ينِجّمُوا (ynejjmu) imperative نِجِّم (nejjem) نِجّمُوا (nejjmu) masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun — ​ singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Passive voice past non-past imperative masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun ​ singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Causative voice past non-past imperative masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun ​ singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Passive Causative voice past non-past imperative masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun

The infinitive form is identically the 3rd person singular masculine past form of the verb

Urdu

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Arabic نَجْم (najm)

Classical Persian نجم (najm)bor.

Urdu نجم

Borrowed from Classical Persian نجم (najm), from Arabic نَجْم (najm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nəd͡ʒm/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /nə.d͡ʒəm/

Noun

نَجْم • (najm) m (formal plural نُجُوم (nujūm), Hindi spelling नज्म)

1. star, planet
2. (astrology) fortune, fate
3. horoscope
4. (botany) any plant without a stalk or trunk, such as grass
5. white pearl

Declension

Declension of نجم

	singular	plural
direct	نَجْم (najm)	نَجْم (najm)
oblique	نَجْم (najm)	نَجْموں (najmõ)
vocative	نَجْم (najm)	نَجْمو (najmo)

Synonyms

• سِتارَہ (sitāra)
• تارا (tārā)
• سَیّارَہ (saiyāra)

Derived terms

• بَینَ النُجُوم (bainal-nujūm, “interstellar”)
• نَجمِ سَحَر (najm-i sahar, “morning star”)
• نَجْمُ الثّاقِب (najmus-sāqib)
• نَجْمی (najmī, “starry, stellar”)
• نُجُوم پَرَسْتی (nujūm parastī, “astrolatry”)
• نُجُومِ مُزْدَوَجَہ (nujūm-i muzdavaja, “double star”)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “نجم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “نجم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• John Shakespear (1834), “نجم”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC