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Form 1نَعِمَ عَيْشُهَُ4 senses · 1 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarنُعُومَةٌ

Core sense — his life became plentiful and easy; it became soft, or tendergenerated

1.1

His life was, or became, plentiful and easy; it was, or became, good, or pleasant. See عَوْفٌ.

1.1.1

نَعِمَ, is like فَضِلَ, and like حَضِرَ. See the last of these.

1.1.2

اِنْعِمْ ضَبَاحًا and عِمْ صَباحًا: see تَرِبَ and صَبَاحٌ.

1.1.3it was, or became, soft, or tender, to the feet—نَعُمَ

Maṣdar نُعُومَةٌ and نَعِمَ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 4 shown of 16
13:24
سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكُم بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ ۚ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى ٱلدَّارِ

"Peace unto you for that ye persevered in patience! Now how excellent is the final home!"

37:75
وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ

(In the days of old), Noah cried to Us, and We are the best to hear prayer.

51:48
وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَـٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَـٰهِدُونَ

And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!

77:23
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ

For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).

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His life was, or became, plentiful and easy: (Msb:) was, or became, good, or pleasant. (Mgh.) See عَوْفٌ . نَعِمَ , aor. نَعُمَ , is like فَضِلَ , aor. نَعُمَ , and حَضِرَ , aor نَعُمَ . See the latter. اِنْعِمْ ضَبَاحًا , and عِمْ صَباحًا : see تَرِبَ and صَبَاحٌ . نَعُمَ , inf. n. نُعُومَةٌ ; (S, Msb;) and نَعِمَ ; (S;) It was, or became, soft, or tender, (S, Msb,) to the feet. (Msb.)
Form 2نَعَّمَهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he made him lead a life of ease and plenty; he pampered himgenerated

2.1he (God) made him lead a plentiful, easy, and soft life; a life of ease and plenty—نَاعَمَهُ
2.1.1he nourished him, or it, well; he pampered him—نَعَّمَهُ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2
89:15
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."

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, (S, Msb, K,) and نَاعَمَهُ , (S, K,) He (God, S, Msb,) made him to enjoy, or lead, a plentiful, and a pleasant or an easy, and a soft, or delicate, state, or life; a state, or life, of ease and plenty. (S, Msb, K.) نَعَّمَهُ He nourished well him, or it; pampered him.
Form 3نَاْعَمَ1 sense

Core sense — he made him lead a life of ease and plentygenerated

3.1

See form 2.

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see 2.
Form 4أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْهِ بِشَىْءٍِ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he conferred a favour on him; he did a thing wellgenerated

4.1

He conferred, or bestowed, a thing on him as a favour. See أَحْسَنَ.

4.1.1he kneaded it well, or thoroughly—أَنْعَمَ عَجْنَهُ

Mentioned under the word رَيْعٌ.

4.1.2he bruised, or powdered, it finely—أَنْعَمَ الدَّقَّ

See دَقَّقَ.

4.1.3he cooked it well—أَنْعَمَ طَبْخَهُ

The verb is often used in this sense.

Synonym أَجَادَ طَبْخَهُ.

4.1.4

أَنْعَمَ ٱللّٰهُ بِكَ عَيْنًا: see أَبْغَضَ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4 5 shown of 16
1:7
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.

17:83
وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسًا

Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair!

28:17
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرًا لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ

He said: "O my Lord! For that Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace on me, never shall I be a help to those who sin!"

41:51
وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَآءٍ عَرِيضٍ

When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and gets himself remote on his side (instead of coming to Us); and when evil seizes him, (he comes) full of prolonged prayer!

43:59
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel.

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He conferred, or bestowed, upon him a thing as a favour. See أَحْسَنَ . أَنْعَمَ عَجْنَهُ He kneaded it well, thoroughly, or soundly. (TA, voce رَيْعٌ .) أَنْعَمَ الدَّقَّ He bruised or powdered finely: see دَقَّقَ . أَنْعَمَ طَبْخَهُ He cooked it well; syn. أَجَادَ طَبْخَهُ . (IbrD.) The verb is often used in this sense. أَنْعَمَ ٱللّٰهُ بِكَ عَيْنًا : see أَبْغَضَ .
Form 5تَنَعَّمَ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he led a life of ease and plenty; it became flourishing and freshgenerated

5.1

He enjoyed, or led, an easy, pleasant, soft, or delicate life, with ample means of subsistence; a life of ease and plenty.

5.1.1it became flourishing and fresh, said of a tree—تَنَعَّمَ

Also luxuriant, succulent, sappy, soft, tender, and supple. (Under the article روى and elsewhere.)

See رَوِىَ.

5.1.2

تَنَعَّمَ means the same as تَمَتَّعَ.

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he enjoyed, or led, an easy, a pleasant, a soft, or a delicate, life, with ampleness of the means of subsistence; a life of ease and plenty. (K.) تَنَعَّمَ It (a tree) became flourishing and fresh, (TK, art. روى , &c.,) luxuriant, succulent, sappy, soft, tender, and supple. See رَوِىَ . تَنَعَّمَ i. q. تَمَتَّعَ . (Msb. *)

Derived nouns 14

Nounنُعْمٌ1 sense

Core sense — prosperity, ease and plentygenerated

1

Contrary of بُؤْسٌ [like نَعْمَآءُ and نُعْمَى and نَعْمَةٌ and نَعِيمٌ]. Plural أَنْعُمٌ. See نِعْمَةٌ.

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contr. of بُؤْسٌ , (S,) [like نَعْمَآءُ and نُعْمَى and نَعْمَةٌ and نَعِيمٌ :] pl. أَنْعُمٌ . (S.) See نِعْمَةٌ .
Nounنَعَمْ1 sense

Core sense — yes; even sogenerated

1

Even so; yes.

See أَجَلْ and بَجَلْ.

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Even so; yes; yea. (Msb, &c.) See أَجَلْ and بَجَلْ .
Nounنَعَمٌ1 sense

Core sense — cattle: camels, or neat, or sheep and goatsgenerated

1pasturing [cattle]—مَال

Mostly applied to camels, and to neat, and to sheep and goats; or applied to all of these, and to camels when alone, but neat alone, or sheep and goats alone, are not so called. So: cattle consisting of camels, or neat, or sheep and goats, or all of these, or camels alone.

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Pasturing مَال [or cattle]; mostly applied to camels, and neat, and sheep and goats: or applied to all these, and to camels when alone, but neat and sheep or goats when alone are not thus termed; (Msb;) therefore, cattle, consisting of camels or neat or sheep or goats, or all these, or camels alone.
Nounنِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ زَيْدٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — excellent, or most excellent, is the man Zeydgenerated

1

Excellent, or most excellent, or excellent above all, is the man, Zeyd; or [very or] superlatively good.

1.1

See بئْسَ.

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Excellent, or most excellent, or excellent above all, is the man, Zeyd; or [very or] superlatively good, &c. (Msb.) See بئْسَ .
Nounنَعْمَةٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — ease and plenty, softness of life; the bloom of youthgenerated

1

A noun from تَنَعُّمٌ, in the sense in which تَرَفُّةٌ is a noun from تَمَتُّعْ; or it means the same as what follows.

1.1plentifulness, pleasantness or easiness, and softness or delicacy, of life; ease and plenty—تَنَعُّمٌ

In F's smaller copy written تَنَعِيمٌ, which is clearly a mistake.

1.2a living in [or rather enjoyment of a life of] softness, or delicacy, and ease, comfort, or affluence—نَعْمَةٌ

The same as نَعِيمٌ and مُتْعَةٌ; it is from التَّنَعُّمُ, and نِعْمَةٌ is from الإِنْعَامُ. (Ksh, cited in Kull, p. 364.)

See نِعْمَةٌ and تُرْفَةٌ.

Lane cites “Jel in xliv. 26” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
1.3[the flourishing freshness, softness, tenderness, or blooming loveliness, of youth]—نَعْمَةُ الشَّباَبِ

See عَبْعَبٌ.

1.4softness; tenderness; bloom; or flourishing freshness—نَعْمَةٌ

Of a branch, and of youth, or youthfulness. (Under the article ملد and elsewhere.)

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subst. of تَنَعُّمٌ (Msb, K) in the sense of تَرَفُّةٌ subst. of تَمَتُّعْ (Msb:) or i. q. تَنَعُّمٌ : (S: in F's smaller copy, تَنَعِيمٌ , an evident mistake:) i. e. plentifulness, and pleasantness or easiness, and softness or delicacy, of life: ease and plenty. نَعْمَةٌ A living in [or rather enjoyment of a life of] softness, daintiness, or delicacy, and ease, comfort, or affluence: (KL:) i. q. نَعِيمٌ ; (Msb;) and مُتْعَةٌ : (Jel in xliv. 26:) it is from التَّنَعُّمُ ; and نِعْمَةٌ is from الإِنْعَامُ . (Ksh, cited in Kull, p. 364.) See نِعْمَةٌ : and see تُرْفَةٌ . نَعْمَةُ الشَّباَبِ [The flourishing freshness, softness, tenderness, or blooming loveliness or graces, of youth. See عَبْعَبٌ .] نَعْمَةٌ Softness; tenderness; bloom; or flourishing freshness (IbrD;) of a branch; and of youth, or youthfulness. (M, art. ملد ; &c.)
Nounنِعْمَةٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a benefit, a favour, a boon, a blessing; wealthgenerated

1a benefit; a favour; a boon; a blessing; or what God bestows on one—نُعْمَى

نَعْمَآءُ has the same meaning.

the grace of God—نَعِيمٌ
enjoyment; welfare, or well-being—نَعِيمٌ

Also نَعْمَةٌ, with fet-h, and نُعْمَى and نَعْمَآءُ and نُعْمٌ, meaning ease and plenty.

نُعْمَى and نَعْمَآءُ are the contrary of بُؤْسَى and بَأْسَآءُ.

نَعْمَآءُ بَعْدَ ضَرَّآءَ in the Qur'ān [11:13] is like health after sickness, and richness, or competence, after want.

1.1a blessing; a cause of happiness; a favour, or benefit—نِعْمَةٌ
1.2wealth, or property—نِعْمَةٌ

The first explanations given above are assigned in the K not to this word, but to نَعِيمٌ and نُعْمَى.

1.3

نِعْمَةٌ with the article seems generally to mean wealth; and without the article, a benefit, favour, boon, or blessing.

Qur’ānic occurrences نِعْمَة 4 shown of 49
37:57
وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ

"Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those brought (there)!

68:2
مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ

Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.

92:19
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

93:11
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim!

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and نُعْمَى and نَعْمَآءُ A benefit; benefaction; favour; boon; or good: (S, Msb:) a blessing; [bounty; gratuity;] or what God bestows upon one: and so نَعِيمٌ : (S:) [grace of God:] and نَعِيمٌ and نَعْمَةٌ , with fet-h, [and نُعْمَى and نَعْمَآءُ and نُعْمٌ , ease and plenty,] enjoyment; (Msb;) [welfare; well being; weal:] نُعْمَى and نَعْمَآءُ are the contr. of بُؤْسَى and بَأْسَآءُ : (TA, art. بأس :) نَعْمَآءُ بَعْدَ ضَرَّآءَ , in the Kur [xi. 13,] is like health after sickness; and richness, or competence, after want. (Bd.) نِعْمَةٌ A blessing; (S;) a cause of happiness. (K.) A favour: a benefit; and the like. (S.) نِعْمَةٌ Wealth, or property. (K.) The first explanations given to it above are assigned in the K, not to this word, but to نَعِيمٌ and نُعْمَى . نِعْمَةٌ with the article seems generally to signify Wealth: and without the article, A benefit, benefaction, favour, boon, or blessing.
Nounنُعْمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — rejoicing by, or in, a thinggenerated

1

The act of rejoicing by a thing; and the state of rejoicing in a thing.

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The act of rejoicing by a thing: and the state of rejoicing in a thing. (KL.)
Nounنُعْمَى2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — prosperity, ease and plentygenerated

1

Contrary of بُؤْسَى.

And نَعْمَآءُ is the contrary of بَأَسَآءُ.

1.1

See نِعْمَةٌ.

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contr. of بُؤْسَى ; (S, TA in art. بأس ;) and نَعْمَآءُ contr. of بَأَسَآءُ . (TA in that art.) See نِعْمَةٌ .
Nounنَعْمَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — a blessing, a favour; ease and plentygenerated

1

See نِعْمَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences نَعْمَآء
11:10
وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَـٰهُ نَعْمَآءَ بَعْدَ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ ذَهَبَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتُ عَنِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَفَرِحٌ فَخُورٌ

But if We give him a taste of (Our) favours after adversity hath touched him, he is sure to say, "All evil has departed from me:" Behold! he falls into exultation and pride.

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: see نِعْمَةٌ .
Nounنَعِيمٌ1 sense

Core sense — enjoyment, delight, pleasure; plenty and easegenerated

1

Enjoyment; [delight; pleasure;] as also نَعْمَةٌ: plenty and ease.

See نِعْمَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences نَعِيم 1 shown of 17
37:43
فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

In Gardens of Felicity,

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Enjoyment; [delight; pleasure;] as also نَعْمَةٌ , q. v.: (Msb:) plenty and ease. (K.) See نِعْمَةٌ .
Nounنَعَامَةٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the ostrich; the blackness of night; the shank-bonegenerated

1

The blackness of night.

For an example see سقْطٌ.

1.1the ostrich—نَعَامَةٌ

It sometimes denotes the female.

See مَخْزُومٌ and جَراَدٌ.

1.2

شاَلَتْ نَعَامَتُهُمْ: see طَائِرٌ, زَأْلٌ, شَالَ, and a verse under إِمَّا.

1.3the shank-bone—اِبْنُ النَّعَامَةِ

Also a certain vein in the leg; the middle, or beaten track, of the road; the brisk, lively, or sprightly, horse; and the drawer of water who is at the head of the well.

1.4

نَعَامَةٌ and نَعَامَتَانِ, of a well: see زُرْنُوقٌ.

1.5nine stars [of Sagittarius]—النَّعَائِمُ

The twentieth Mansion of the Moon. (El-Kazweenee.)

They lie behind الشَّوْلَةُ: four in the Milky Way, [β, γ, δ, and,] called النعائمُ الوَارِدَةُ, as though drinking; four outside the Milky Way, [c, s, t, and f,] called النعائمُ الصَّادِرَةُ, as though returning from drinking; and the ninth high between them, [not mentioned by some.] Each of the two fours forms the corners of a quadrilateral figure.

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The blackness of night. (S in art. سقط .) see an ex. voce سقْطٌ . نَعَامَةٌ The ostrich: it sometimes denotes the female. See مَخْزُومٌ and جَراَدٌ . شاَلَتْ نَعَامَتُهُمْ : see طَائِرٌ , زَأْلٌ , شَالَ , and a verse voce إِمَّا . اِبْنُ النَّعَامَةِ The shank-bone: and a certain vein in the leg: and the middle, or beaten track, of the road: and the brisk, lively, or sprightly, horse: and the drawer of water ( السَّانِى ) who is at the head of the well. (T in art. بنى .) نَعَامَةٌ and نَعَامَتَانِ of a well see زُرْنُوقٌ . النَّعَائِمُ Nine stars [of Sagittarius], behind الشَّوْلَةُ , four in the Milky Way, [β, γ, δ, and ,] called النعائمُ الوَارِدَةُ , as though drinking; and four without the Milky Way , [c, s, t, and f,] called النعائمُ الصَّادِرَةُ , as though returning from drinking; and the ninth, [ ,] [not mentioned by some,] high between them: each of the two fours forming the corners of a quadrilateral figure. The twentieth Mansion of the Moon. (El- Kazweenee.)
Nounعَيْشٌ نَاعِمٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a plentiful, easy, and pleasant life; soft, or tendergenerated

1

[A plentiful and easy life.] A pleasant life. [A soft, or delicate, life.]

See نَعِمَ عَيْشُهُ.

1.1soft, or tender—نَاعِمٌ

Applied to a plant or tree.

[Also smooth, or sleek; and the same as مُتَنِّعَمٌ.]

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[A plentiful and easy life. See نَعِمَ عَيْشُهُ .] A pleasant life. (Mgh.) [A soft, or delicate, life.] نَاعِمٌ Soft, or tender: applied to a plant or tree: (Mgh:) [smooth; sleek. And i. q. مُتَنِّعَمٌ .]
Nounمُنَعَّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — white on the forelegs, said of a horsegenerated

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Applied to a horse: white on the forelegs. See أَقْفَزُ.

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, applied to a horse, white on the forelegs: see أَقْفَزُ .
Nounأَنَاعِيمُ1 sense

Core sense — herds of cattle; camels, neat, sheep and goatsgenerated

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Plural of the plural of نَعَمٌ.

For a verse cited, see دَانَى.

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, pl. pl. of نَعَمٌ : see a verse cited voce دَانَى .