نوم

See also: نؤم and ن و م

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ن و م (n w m)
9 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naw.wa.ma/
Audio: (file)

Verb

نَوَّمَ • (nawwama) II (non-past يُنَوِّمُ (yunawwimu), verbal noun تَنْوِيم (tanwīm))

(transitive) to lull to sleep, to put to bed, to put to sleep, to make lie down
(transitive) to drowse
(transitive) to sedate, to tranquilize, to anesthetize
Synonym: خَدَّرَ (ḵaddara, “to benumb; to drug; to narcotize”)
(transitive, by extension) to stupefy, to deaden, to numb

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نَوَّمَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَنْوِيم*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَنْوِيم tanwīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُنَوِّم munawwim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُنَوَّم munawwam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَوَّمْتُ nawwamtu	نَوَّمْتَ nawwamta	نَوَّمَ nawwama	نَوَّمْتُمَا nawwamtumā	نَوَّمَا nawwamā	نَوَّمْنَا nawwamnā	نَوَّمْتُمْ nawwamtum	نَوَّمُوا nawwamū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَوَّمْتُ nawwamtu	نَوَّمْتِ nawwamti	نَوَّمَتْ nawwamat	نَوَّمْتُمَا nawwamtumā	نَوَّمَتَا nawwamatā	نَوَّمْنَا nawwamnā	نَوَّمْتُنَّ nawwamtunna	نَوَّمْنَ nawwamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَوِّمُ ʔunawwimu	تُنَوِّمُ tunawwimu	يُنَوِّمُ yunawwimu	تُنَوِّمَانِ tunawwimāni	يُنَوِّمَانِ yunawwimāni	نُنَوِّمُ nunawwimu	تُنَوِّمُونَ tunawwimūna	يُنَوِّمُونَ yunawwimūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَوِّمُ ʔunawwimu	تُنَوِّمِينَ tunawwimīna	تُنَوِّمُ tunawwimu	تُنَوِّمَانِ tunawwimāni	تُنَوِّمَانِ tunawwimāni	نُنَوِّمُ nunawwimu	تُنَوِّمْنَ tunawwimna	يُنَوِّمْنَ yunawwimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَوِّمَ ʔunawwima	تُنَوِّمَ tunawwima	يُنَوِّمَ yunawwima	تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā	يُنَوِّمَا yunawwimā	نُنَوِّمَ nunawwima	تُنَوِّمُوا tunawwimū	يُنَوِّمُوا yunawwimū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَوِّمَ ʔunawwima	تُنَوِّمِي tunawwimī	تُنَوِّمَ tunawwima	تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā	تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā	نُنَوِّمَ nunawwima	تُنَوِّمْنَ tunawwimna	يُنَوِّمْنَ yunawwimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَوِّمْ ʔunawwim	تُنَوِّمْ tunawwim	يُنَوِّمْ yunawwim	تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā	يُنَوِّمَا yunawwimā	نُنَوِّمْ nunawwim	تُنَوِّمُوا tunawwimū	يُنَوِّمُوا yunawwimū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَوِّمْ ʔunawwim	تُنَوِّمِي tunawwimī	تُنَوِّمْ tunawwim	تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā	تُنَوِّمَا tunawwimā	نُنَوِّمْ nunawwim	تُنَوِّمْنَ tunawwimna	يُنَوِّمْنَ yunawwimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَوِّمْ nawwim		نَوِّمَا nawwimā			نَوِّمُوا nawwimū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		نَوِّمِي nawwimī		نَوِّمَا nawwimā			نَوِّمْنَ nawwimna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُوِّمْتُ nuwwimtu	نُوِّمْتَ nuwwimta	نُوِّمَ nuwwima	نُوِّمْتُمَا nuwwimtumā	نُوِّمَا nuwwimā	نُوِّمْنَا nuwwimnā	نُوِّمْتُمْ nuwwimtum	نُوِّمُوا nuwwimū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نُوِّمْتُ nuwwimtu	نُوِّمْتِ nuwwimti	نُوِّمَتْ nuwwimat	نُوِّمْتُمَا nuwwimtumā	نُوِّمَتَا nuwwimatā	نُوِّمْنَا nuwwimnā	نُوِّمْتُنَّ nuwwimtunna	نُوِّمْنَ nuwwimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَوَّمُ ʔunawwamu	تُنَوَّمُ tunawwamu	يُنَوَّمُ yunawwamu	تُنَوَّمَانِ tunawwamāni	يُنَوَّمَانِ yunawwamāni	نُنَوَّمُ nunawwamu	تُنَوَّمُونَ tunawwamūna	يُنَوَّمُونَ yunawwamūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَوَّمُ ʔunawwamu	تُنَوَّمِينَ tunawwamīna	تُنَوَّمُ tunawwamu	تُنَوَّمَانِ tunawwamāni	تُنَوَّمَانِ tunawwamāni	نُنَوَّمُ nunawwamu	تُنَوَّمْنَ tunawwamna	يُنَوَّمْنَ yunawwamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَوَّمَ ʔunawwama	تُنَوَّمَ tunawwama	يُنَوَّمَ yunawwama	تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā	يُنَوَّمَا yunawwamā	نُنَوَّمَ nunawwama	تُنَوَّمُوا tunawwamū	يُنَوَّمُوا yunawwamū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَوَّمَ ʔunawwama	تُنَوَّمِي tunawwamī	تُنَوَّمَ tunawwama	تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā	تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā	نُنَوَّمَ nunawwama	تُنَوَّمْنَ tunawwamna	يُنَوَّمْنَ yunawwamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَوَّمْ ʔunawwam	تُنَوَّمْ tunawwam	يُنَوَّمْ yunawwam	تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā	يُنَوَّمَا yunawwamā	نُنَوَّمْ nunawwam	تُنَوَّمُوا tunawwamū	يُنَوَّمُوا yunawwamū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَوَّمْ ʔunawwam	تُنَوَّمِي tunawwamī	تُنَوَّمْ tunawwam	تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā	تُنَوَّمَا tunawwamā	نُنَوَّمْ nunawwam	تُنَوَّمْنَ tunawwamna	يُنَوَّمْنَ yunawwamna

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nawm/

Noun

نَوْم • (nawm) m

verbal noun of نَامَ (nāma) (form I)
sleep

Declension

Declension of noun **نَوْم** (nawm)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوْم nawm	النَّوْم an-nawm	نَوْم nawm
nominative	نَوْمٌ nawmun	النَّوْمُ an-nawmu	نَوْمُ nawmu
accusative	نَوْمًا nawman	النَّوْمَ an-nawma	نَوْمَ nawma
genitive	نَوْمٍ nawmin	النَّوْمِ an-nawmi	نَوْمِ nawmi

References

Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “نوم”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 740
Freytag, Georg (1837) “نوم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 355
Wehr, Hans (1979) “نوم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1187

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَوْم (nawm).

Noun

نوم • (nūm) m

verbal noun of نام (nām)
sleep

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن و م
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَوَّمَ (nawwama).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naw.wam/

Verb

نَوَّم • (nawwam) II (non-past يِنَوِّم (yinawwim))

(transitive) to lull to sleep, to put to bed, to put to sleep, to make lie down
(transitive) to sedate, to tranquilize, to anesthetize
Synonym: خَدَّر (ḵaddar)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نوم**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	نومت (nawwamt)	نومت (nawwamt)	نوم (nawwam)	نومنا (nawwamna)	نومتوا (nawwamtu)	نوموا (nawwamu)
past	f	نومت (nawwamt)	نومتي (nawwamti)	نومت (nawwamat)	نومنا (nawwamna)	نومتوا (nawwamtu)	نوموا (nawwamu)
non-past	m	أنوم (ʔanawwim)	تنوم (tinawwim)	ينوم (yinawwim)	ننوم (ninawwim)	تنوموا (tinawwimu)	ينوموا (yinawwimu)
non-past	f	أنوم (ʔanawwim)	تنومي (tinawwimi)	تنوم (tinawwim)	ننوم (ninawwim)	تنوموا (tinawwimu)	ينوموا (yinawwimu)
imperative	m		نوم (nawwim)			نوموا (nawwimu)
imperative	f		نومي (nawwimi)			نوموا (nawwimu)

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَوْم (nawm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /noːm/, [no̞ːm]

Noun

نوم • (nōm) m (collective, singulative نومة f (nōma), plural نومات (nōmāt))

sleep
Synonym: (rare) رُقاد (rugād)

Pashto

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Cognate with Persian (nâm), Northern Kurdish nav, Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Urdu نام (nām), Greek όνομα (ónoma), Italian nome, Tocharian A ñom, Armenian անուն (anun) and English name.

Noun

نوم • (num) m (plural نومونه)

name

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic نَوْم (nawm).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈnawm/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näwm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näwm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näwm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nowm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näwm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nawm
Dari reading^?	nawm
Iranian reading^?	nowm
Tajik reading^?	navm

Noun

نوم • (nowm)

sleep
Synonym: خواب (xâb)
dream
Synonyms: خواب (xâb), رؤیا (ro'yâ)
- 1977, Faramarz Aslani, “اگه یه روز [If One Day]”, in Ageh Ye Rooz:
  اگه یه روزی نوم تو تو گوش من صدا کنه دوباره باز غمت بیاد
  age ye ruzi nowm-e to tu guš-e man sedâ kone dobâre bâz ġam-et biyâd
  If dreams of you ring in my ear one day, I’ll be sad for you once again

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuːm/
(Sistan) IPA^(key): /noːm/

Noun

نوم • (num or nom)

dialectal form of (nâm, “name”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن و م
7 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَوَّمَ (nawwama).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naw.wam/, [ˈnaw.wam]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

نوّم • (nawwam) II (present بنوّم (binawwem), active participle منوّم (mnawwem))

to make someone sleep
to hypnotise

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نوم**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	نوّمت (nawwamt)	نوّمت (nawwamt)	نوّم (nawwam)	نوّمنا (nawwamna)	نوّمتو (nawwamtu)	نوّمو (nawwamu)
past	f	نوّمت (nawwamt)	نوّمتي (nawwamti)	نوّمت (nawwamat)	نوّمنا (nawwamna)	نوّمتو (nawwamtu)	نوّمو (nawwamu)
present	m	بنوّم (banawwim)	بتنوّم (bitnawwim)	بنوّم (binawwim)	مننوّم (minnawwim)	بتنوّمو (bitnawwmu)	بنوّمو (binawwmu)
present	f	بنوّم (banawwim)	بتنوّمي (bitnawwmi)	بتنوّم (bitnawwim)	مننوّم (minnawwim)	بتنوّمو (bitnawwmu)	بنوّمو (binawwmu)
subjunctive	m	انوّم (anawwim)	تنوّم (tnawwim)	ينوّم (ynawwim)	ننوّم (nnawwim)	تنوّمو (tnawwmu)	ينوّمو (ynawwmu)
subjunctive	f	انوّم (anawwim)	تنوّمي (tnawwmi)	تنوّم (tnawwim)	ننوّم (nnawwim)	تنوّمو (tnawwmu)	ينوّمو (ynawwmu)
imperative	m		نوّم (nawwim)			نوّمو (nawwmu)
imperative	f		نوّمي (nawwmi)			نوّمو (nawwmu)

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَوْم (nawm). Equivalent to the verbal noun of نام (nām, “to sleep”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /noːm/, [noːm]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Noun

نوم • (nōm) m

sleep, sleeping
غرفة النوم ― ḡurfet in-nōm ― bedroom

Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto نوم (nūm).

Noun

نوم (nōm)

name