# نعم
## Arabic
### Etymology 1

Cognate with Hebrew נָעַם (na‘ám, “to please”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /na.ʕam/

#### Verb

نَعَمَ • (naʕama) I (non-past يَنْعُمُ (yanʕumu) or يَنْعَمُ (yanʕamu), verbal noun نَعْمَة (naʕma) or مَنْعَم (manʕam)) نَعِمَ • (naʕima) I (non-past يَنْعَمُ (yanʕamu), verbal noun نَعْمَة (naʕma) or مَنْعَم (manʕam))
* to live in comfort, to be pleased
* to enjoy [with بِ (bi) ‘something’]

##### Conjugation
#### Verb

نَعُمَ • (naʕuma) I (non-past يَنْعُمُ (yanʕumu), verbal noun نُعُومَة (nuʕūma))
* to be soft, to be delicate, to be fine

##### Conjugation
#### Verb

نَعَّمَ • (naʕʕama) II (non-past يُنَعِّمُ (yunaʕʕimu), verbal noun تَنْعِيم (tanʕīm))
* to pulverize
* to favor, to coddle, to pamper
** 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 89:15:فَأَمَّا الْإِنْسَانُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِfa-ʔammā l-ʔinsānu ʔiḏā mā btalāhu rabbuhu fa-ʔakramahu wa-naʕʕamahu fa-yaqūlu rabbī ʔakramaniNow, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through [His] generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has [deservedly] honoured me!”

##### Conjugation
#### Noun

نَعَم • (naʕam) m (plural أَنْعَام (ʔanʕām))
* cattle, livestock

##### Declension
#### Adverb

نَعَمْ • (naʕam)
* yes

#### Verb

نِعْمَ • (niʕma) (feminine (archaic) نِعْمَتْ) (inconjugable)
* how good is...! how lovely is...!
    Synonym: حَبَّذَا (ḥabbaḏā)
    Antonyms: بِئْسَ (biʔsa), سَاءَ (sāʔa)
    نِعْمَ ٱلْعَمَلُ مُسَاعَدَةُ ٱلْفُقَرَاءِ.niʕma l-ʕamalu musāʕadatu l-fuqarāʔi.What an excellent work it is to help the poor.
    نِعْمَ طَالِبٌ/طَالِبًا إِبْرَاهِيمُ.niʕma ṭālibun/ṭāliban ʔibrāhīmu.What a good student Ibrahim is.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

نعم (form I)
* نَعُمُّ (naʕummu) /na.ʕum.mu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
* نَعُمَّ (naʕumma) /na.ʕum.ma/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
* نَعُمِّ (naʕummi) /na.ʕum.mi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
* نُعَمُّ (nuʕammu) /nu.ʕam.mu/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
* نُعَمَّ (nuʕamma) /nu.ʕam.ma/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
* نُعَمِّ (nuʕammi) /nu.ʕam.mi/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

نَعُمْ • (naʕum) (form I) /na.ʕum/
* first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَامَ (ʕāma)

### Etymology 4.1
#### Verb

نَعْمَ • (naʕma) (form I) /naʕ.ma/
* first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمِيَ (ʕamiya)

### Etymology 4.2
#### Verb

نعم (form II)
* نُعَمِّ (nuʕammi) /nu.ʕam.mi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)
* نُعَمَّ (nuʕamma) /nu.ʕam.ma/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)

### Etymology 4.3
#### Verb

نعم (form IV)
* نُعْمِ (nuʕmi) /nuʕ.mi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā)
* نُعْمَ (nuʕma) /nuʕ.ma/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā)

## Egyptian Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic نَعَم (naʕam, “yes”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnæʕæm/ (often with elongation of second syllable and rising tone)

### Interjection

نعم • (naʕam)
* yes?, response to being called by one's name.

### See also

* ايوه

## Urdu
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نعم (naʕam).

### Adverb

نعم • (na'am)
* yes

### References

* “نعم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.