نسيم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن س م (n-s-m).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.siːm/

Noun

نَسِيم (nasīm) m (plural أَنْسَام (ʾansām) or نَسَائِم (nasāʾim))

  1. breeze, gentle wind
    • 12th-13th Century CE, Ibn al-Farid:
      وَلَقَدْ خَلَوْتُ مَعَ الحَبِيبِ وَبَيْنَنَا ، سِرٌّ أَرَقُّ مِنَ النَسِيمِ إِذَا سَرَى
      walaqad ḵalawtu maʿa l-ḥabībi wabaynanā , sirrun ʾaraqqu mina n-nasīmi ʾiḏā sarā
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  2. odour, scent
    Synonym: رَائِحَة (rāʾiḥa)

Declension

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