نعيم

See also: نعیم

Arabic

Root
ن ع م (n-ʕ-m)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.ʕiːm/

Noun

نَعِيم • (naʕīm) m

  1. bliss, delight
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 82:13-14:
      إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ / وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ
      ʔinna l-ʔabrāra lafī naʕīmin / waʔinna l-fujjāra lafī jaḥīmin
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    • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi :
      ذُو الْعَقْلِ يَشْقَى فِي النَّعِيمِ بِعَقْلِهِ / وَأَخُو الْجَهَالَةِ فِي الشَّقَاوَةِ يَنْعَمُ
      ḏū l-ʕaqli yašqā fī an-naʕīmi biʕaqlihi / waʔaḵū l-jahālati fī š-šaqāwati yanʕamu
  2. (figuratively) heaven, the Heaven, paradise, the Paradise
    Synonyms: فِرْدَوس, جَنَّة (janna) Antonyms: سَعِير (saʕīr), لَظَىٰ (laẓā), النَّار (an-nār), جَهَنَّم (jahannam), جَحِيم (jaḥīm), حُطَمَة (ḥuṭama), سَقَر (saqar), هَاوِيَة (hāwiya)

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