ناعم

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naː.ʕim/
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Adjective

نَاعِم • (nāʕim) (feminine نَاعِمَة‎ (nāʕima), masculine plural نَاعِمُونَ‎ (nāʕimūna), feminine plural نَاعِمَات‎ (nāʕimāt) or نَوَاعِمُ‎ (nawāʕimu), elative أَنْعَم‎ (ʔanʕam))

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

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