נעים

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ע־ם‎

Related to נָעַם‎ (na'ám, “to please”). Cognate with Arabic نَعَمَ‎ (naʿama, “to please”) and نَعِيم‎ (naʿīm, “bliss”). Compare Eblaite 𒈾𒅎 (na-im /naʕim/, “good”).

Adjective

נָעִים • (na'ím) (feminine נְעִימָה‎, masculine plural נְעִימִים‎, feminine plural נְעִימוֹת‎) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. nice, pleasant

Derived terms

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