נעם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ע־ם (n-ʿ-m)
9 terms

Compare Arabic نَعِمَ (naʕima, “to be blessed”).

Verb

נָעַם • (na'ám) (pa'al construction)

  1. to please

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָעַם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לנעום / לִנְעֹם
action noun —
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first נָעַמְתִּי נָעַמְנוּ
second נָעַמְתָּ נָעַמְתְּ נְעַמְתֶּם1 נְעַמְתֶּן1
third נָעַם נָעֲמָה נָעֲמוּ
present נָעִים נְעִימָה נְעִימִים נְעִימוֹת
future first אֶנְעַם נִנְעַם
second תִּנְעַם תִּנְעֲמִי תִּנְעֲמוּ תִּנְעַמְנָה2
third יִנְעַם תִּנְעַם יִנְעֲמוּ תִּנְעַמְנָה2
imperative נְעַם נַעֲמִי נַעֲמוּ נְעַמְנָה2

1 Pronounced נָעַמְתֶּם and נָעַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

נֹעַם • (nó'am) m

  1. defective spelling of נועם

Proper noun

נֹעַם • (nó'am) m

  1. defective spelling of נועם

Yiddish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛm/

Verb

נעם • (nem)

  1. inflection of נעמען (nemen):
    1. first-person singular present
    2. imperative singular
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