نَعَمَ bless/be pleasant in Arabic
نَعَمَ is how you say “bless/be pleasant” in Arabic.
Root ن ع م n-ʿ-m. verb (form I). naʿama.
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Meaning of bless/be pleasant in Arabic
- to be or become pleasant, good said of a life or one's circumstances — plentiful and easy
- to be or become soft, tender e.g. skin grown soft to the feet
Example sentence
فدنا، ثم قال أنعموا صباحا،
So he came closer and said: Good morning,
أَنْعِمُوا you enjoy
A command 'be well, enjoy!' to a group (the '-u' ending = plural 'you'); part of an old greeting.
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How it is used
The base verb describes the state of being pleasant, soft, or at ease (of a life, or of skin); the sense of "blessing" or "bestowing" that gave this word its gloss belongs chiefly to the derived forms أَنْعَمَ and نَعَّمَ, while نِعْمَة and نَعِيم name the blessing or enjoyment itself.
Words from the same root
- نِعْمَةٌ a blessing, favor, benefit
- نَعِيمٌ bliss, delightful ease
- أَنْعَمَ to bestow a favor, blessing
- نَعَمْ yes
- نِعْمَ how excellent!
Common questions
- How do you say "be pleasant" in Arabic?
- نَعَمَ (naʿama) — to be or become pleasant, good, or easy, as of a life.
- What root does نَعَمَ belong to, and what else comes from it?
- The root ن ع م (n-ʿ-m), shared with نِعْمَة "blessing," نَعِيم "bliss," and أَنْعَمَ "to bestow a favor."
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).