منوم

Arabic

Etymology

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

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

  1. soporific
  2. hypnotic
  3. numbing

Declension

Noun

مُنَوِّم • (munawwim) m (plural مُنَوِّمَات (munawwimāt))

  1. soporific

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن و م
7 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

منوّم • (munawwem) m

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