nağme

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نغمه‎, from Arabic نَغْمة‎ (naḡma, “melody, tone, sound”), from Aramaic ܢܠܡܬܐ‎ (nāˁamtā, “melody, sweet and soft voice”), from Hebrew נעם‎ (nāˁam, “sweet singing”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: nağ‧me

Noun

nağme (definite accusative nağmeyi, plural nağmeler)

beautiful, harmonious voice; melody

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “nağme”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
nağme in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

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