منوم

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of نَوَّمَ‎ (nawwama, “to cause to sleep”), causative of نَامَ‎ (nāma, “to sleep”), from the root ن و م‎ (n-w-m).

Adjective

مُنَوِّم • (munawwim) (feminine مُنَوِّمَة‎ (munawwima), masculine plural مُنَوِّمُونَ‎ (munawwimūna), feminine plural مُنَوِّمَات‎ (munawwimāt))

  1. soporific
  2. hypnotic
  3. numbing

Declension

Noun

مُنَوِّم • (munawwim) m (plural مُنَوِّمَات‎ (munawwimāt))

  1. soporific

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن و م‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُنَوِّم‎ (munawwim). Equivalent to the verbal noun of نوّم‎ (nawwam, “to make someone sleep”) .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.naw.wim/, [muˈnaw.wɪm]
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Noun

منوّم • (munawwem) m

  1. soporific, narcotic
    Antonym: منبّه‎ (mnabbeh, “stimulant”)
  2. hypnotist
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