*nɣm: 'to speak softly, sing' 1, 'singing, melody' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*nɣm
Meaning	'to speak softly, sing' 1, 'singing, melody' 2
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	MHeb. hif. 1; nᵊʿîmâ 2 (HALOT 705)	HALOT 705	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	nᵊʿîmᵊtā 2 (HALOT 705)	HALOT 705	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	nʿam 1 (Payne Smith 343); neʿmᵉtā 2 (HALOT 705)	Payne Smith 343; HALOT 705	gloss withheld
Arabic	naġama 'he spoke in a low, gentle, or soft voice; he used such a voice in singing' 1; naġmat 'gentle-toned speech; melody in recitation and singing' 2 (Lane 3036)	Lane 3036

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Arabic ġ answers Hebrew and Syriac ʿ (*ɣ). HALOT 705 files the Hebrew under II *nʿm 'speak softly, sing', apart from I nʿm 'be pleasant' (2611).

Updated 26 October 2026