נעם

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
⁧נ־ע־ם⁩ (n-ʿ-m)

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

Verb

⁧נָעַם⁩ • (na'ám) third-singular masculine past (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 ⁧נָעַמְתִּי⁩⁧נָעַמְנוּ⁩
second ⁧נָעַמְתָּ⁩⁧נָעַמְתְּ⁩⁧נְעַמְתֶּם⁩1⁧נְעַמְתֶּן⁩1
third ⁧נָעַם⁩⁧נָעֲמָה⁩⁧נָעֲמוּ⁩
present ⁧נָעִים⁩⁧נְעִימָה⁩⁧נְעִימִים⁩⁧נְעִימוֹת⁩
future first ⁧אֶנְעַם⁩⁧נִנְעַם⁩
second ⁧תִּנְעַם⁩⁧תִּנְעֲמִי⁩⁧תִּנְעֲמוּ⁩⁧תִּנְעַמְנָה⁩2
third ⁧יִנְעַם⁩⁧תִּנְעַם⁩⁧יִנְעֲמוּ⁩⁧תִּנְעַמְנָה⁩2
imperative ⁧נְעַם⁩⁧נַעֲמִי⁩⁧נַעֲמוּ⁩⁧נְעַמְנָה⁩2
notes
  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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