منوم

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ن و م (n-w-m)

Derived from the active participle of نَوَّمَ (nawwama, to cause to sleep), causative of نَامَ (nāma, to sleep).

Adjective[edit]

مُنَوِّم (munawwim) (feminine مُنَوِّمَة (munawwima), masculine plural مُنَوِّمُونَ (munawwimūna), feminine plural مُنَوِّمَات (munawwimāt))

  1. soporific
  2. hypnotic
  3. numbing

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

مُنَوِّم (munawwimm (plural مُنَوِّمَات (munawwimāt))

  1. soporific

Declension[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ن و م
7 terms

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُنَوِّم (munawwim). Equivalent to the verbal noun of نوّم (nawwam, to make someone sleep).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mu.naw.wim/, [muˈnaw.wɪm]
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Noun[edit]

منوّم (munawwemm

  1. soporific, narcotic
    Antonym: منبّه (mnabbeh, stimulant)
  2. hypnotist