نعم

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن ع م (n-ʕ-m). Cognate with Hebrew נָעַם (na‘ám, “to please”).

Verb

1. to live in comfort, to be pleased, to enjoy

Verb

1. to be soft, to be delicate, to be fine

Verb

نَعَّمَ • (naʕʕama) II (non-past يُنَعِّمُ (yunaʕʕimu), verbal noun تَنْعِيم (tanʕīm))

1. to pulverize
2. to favor, to coddle, to pamper

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَعَّمَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَنْعِيم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْعِيم tanʕīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَعِّم munaʕʕim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَعَّم munaʕʕam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَعَّمْتُ naʕʕamtu	نَعَّمْتَ naʕʕamta	نَعَّمَ naʕʕama		نَعَّمْتُمَا naʕʕamtumā	نَعَّمَا naʕʕamā		نَعَّمْنَا naʕʕamnā	نَعَّمْتُمْ naʕʕamtum	نَعَّمُوا naʕʕamū
	f		نَعَّمْتِ naʕʕamti	نَعَّمَتْ naʕʕamat			نَعَّمَتَا naʕʕamatā			نَعَّمْتُنَّ naʕʕamtunna	نَعَّمْنَ naʕʕamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَعِّمُ ʔunaʕʕimu	تُنَعِّمُ tunaʕʕimu	يُنَعِّمُ yunaʕʕimu		تُنَعِّمَانِ tunaʕʕimāni	يُنَعِّمَانِ yunaʕʕimāni		نُنَعِّمُ nunaʕʕimu	تُنَعِّمُونَ tunaʕʕimūna	يُنَعِّمُونَ yunaʕʕimūna
	f		تُنَعِّمِينَ tunaʕʕimīna	تُنَعِّمُ tunaʕʕimu			تُنَعِّمَانِ tunaʕʕimāni			تُنَعِّمْنَ tunaʕʕimna	يُنَعِّمْنَ yunaʕʕimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَعِّمَ ʔunaʕʕima	تُنَعِّمَ tunaʕʕima	يُنَعِّمَ yunaʕʕima		تُنَعِّمَا tunaʕʕimā	يُنَعِّمَا yunaʕʕimā		نُنَعِّمَ nunaʕʕima	تُنَعِّمُوا tunaʕʕimū	يُنَعِّمُوا yunaʕʕimū
	f		تُنَعِّمِي tunaʕʕimī	تُنَعِّمَ tunaʕʕima			تُنَعِّمَا tunaʕʕimā			تُنَعِّمْنَ tunaʕʕimna	يُنَعِّمْنَ yunaʕʕimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَعِّمْ ʔunaʕʕim	تُنَعِّمْ tunaʕʕim	يُنَعِّمْ yunaʕʕim		تُنَعِّمَا tunaʕʕimā	يُنَعِّمَا yunaʕʕimā		نُنَعِّمْ nunaʕʕim	تُنَعِّمُوا tunaʕʕimū	يُنَعِّمُوا yunaʕʕimū
	f		تُنَعِّمِي tunaʕʕimī	تُنَعِّمْ tunaʕʕim			تُنَعِّمَا tunaʕʕimā			تُنَعِّمْنَ tunaʕʕimna	يُنَعِّمْنَ yunaʕʕimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَعِّمْ naʕʕim			نَعِّمَا naʕʕimā				نَعِّمُوا naʕʕimū
	f		نَعِّمِي naʕʕimī							نَعِّمْنَ naʕʕimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُعِّمْتُ nuʕʕimtu	نُعِّمْتَ nuʕʕimta	نُعِّمَ nuʕʕima		نُعِّمْتُمَا nuʕʕimtumā	نُعِّمَا nuʕʕimā		نُعِّمْنَا nuʕʕimnā	نُعِّمْتُمْ nuʕʕimtum	نُعِّمُوا nuʕʕimū
	f		نُعِّمْتِ nuʕʕimti	نُعِّمَتْ nuʕʕimat			نُعِّمَتَا nuʕʕimatā			نُعِّمْتُنَّ nuʕʕimtunna	نُعِّمْنَ nuʕʕimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَعَّمُ ʔunaʕʕamu	تُنَعَّمُ tunaʕʕamu	يُنَعَّمُ yunaʕʕamu		تُنَعَّمَانِ tunaʕʕamāni	يُنَعَّمَانِ yunaʕʕamāni		نُنَعَّمُ nunaʕʕamu	تُنَعَّمُونَ tunaʕʕamūna	يُنَعَّمُونَ yunaʕʕamūna
	f		تُنَعَّمِينَ tunaʕʕamīna	تُنَعَّمُ tunaʕʕamu			تُنَعَّمَانِ tunaʕʕamāni			تُنَعَّمْنَ tunaʕʕamna	يُنَعَّمْنَ yunaʕʕamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَعَّمَ ʔunaʕʕama	تُنَعَّمَ tunaʕʕama	يُنَعَّمَ yunaʕʕama		تُنَعَّمَا tunaʕʕamā	يُنَعَّمَا yunaʕʕamā		نُنَعَّمَ nunaʕʕama	تُنَعَّمُوا tunaʕʕamū	يُنَعَّمُوا yunaʕʕamū
	f		تُنَعَّمِي tunaʕʕamī	تُنَعَّمَ tunaʕʕama			تُنَعَّمَا tunaʕʕamā			تُنَعَّمْنَ tunaʕʕamna	يُنَعَّمْنَ yunaʕʕamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَعَّمْ ʔunaʕʕam	تُنَعَّمْ tunaʕʕam	يُنَعَّمْ yunaʕʕam		تُنَعَّمَا tunaʕʕamā	يُنَعَّمَا yunaʕʕamā		نُنَعَّمْ nunaʕʕam	تُنَعَّمُوا tunaʕʕamū	يُنَعَّمُوا yunaʕʕamū
	f		تُنَعَّمِي tunaʕʕamī	تُنَعَّمْ tunaʕʕam			تُنَعَّمَا tunaʕʕamā			تُنَعَّمْنَ tunaʕʕamna	يُنَعَّمْنَ yunaʕʕamna

Noun

نَعَم • (naʕam) m (plural أَنْعَام (ʔanʕām))

1. cattle, livestock

Declension

Declension of noun نَعَم (naʕam)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَعَم naʕam	النَّعَم an-naʕam	نَعَم naʕam
Nominative	نَعَمٌ naʕamun	النَّعَمُ an-naʕamu	نَعَمُ naʕamu
Accusative	نَعَمًا naʕaman	النَّعَمَ an-naʕama	نَعَمَ naʕama
Genitive	نَعَمٍ naʕamin	النَّعَمِ an-naʕami	نَعَمِ naʕami
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَعَمَيْن naʕamayn	النَّعَمَيْن an-naʕamayn	نَعَمَيْ naʕamay
Nominative	نَعَمَانِ naʕamāni	النَّعَمَانِ an-naʕamāni	نَعَمَا naʕamā
Accusative	نَعَمَيْنِ naʕamayni	النَّعَمَيْنِ an-naʕamayni	نَعَمَيْ naʕamay
Genitive	نَعَمَيْنِ naʕamayni	النَّعَمَيْنِ an-naʕamayni	نَعَمَيْ naʕamay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْعَام ʔanʕām	الْأَنْعَام al-ʔanʕām	أَنْعَام ʔanʕām
Nominative	أَنْعَامٌ ʔanʕāmun	الْأَنْعَامُ al-ʔanʕāmu	أَنْعَامُ ʔanʕāmu
Accusative	أَنْعَامًا ʔanʕāman	الْأَنْعَامَ al-ʔanʕāma	أَنْعَامَ ʔanʕāma
Genitive	أَنْعَامٍ ʔanʕāmin	الْأَنْعَامِ al-ʔanʕāmi	أَنْعَامِ ʔanʕāmi

Adverb

نَعَمْ • (naʕam)

1. yes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ʕam/

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 2

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past active indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
2. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past passive indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
2. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

Etymology 3

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمِيَ (ʕamiya)

Etymology 4

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)

Verb

1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَعَم (naʕam, “yes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæʕæm/ (often with elongation of second syllable and rising tone)

Interjection

نعم • (naʕam)

1. yes?, response to being called by one's name.

See also

• ايوه